Sales Business Development: Internship Opportunities at Microsoft

Qualifications
Minium Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Operations, Computer Science or a related field 
• Fluent in English
• Legally authorised to work in South Africa

Responsibilities

• Actively supports efforts to identify appropriate parties to partner with/sell to through conducting a partner/customer assessment of their current needs and defining a value proposition to meet those needs.  
• Contributes to the assessment and pursuit of market opportunities and trends for the specialists that provide opportunities for partners/customers to leverage Microsoft platforms/products by identifying, quantifying, and qualifying opportunities with guidance from others.  
• Works with experienced peers/parties to support the evaluation of opportunities in cooperation with partners to identify and prioritize goals and objectives for an achievable target. 
• Coordinates and collaborates with peers to seek out sales or partnership pursuits with customers/partners and represents customers/partners' interests across internal teams to support the design and implementation of plans/programs with guidance from others. Increases customer's awareness of key influencers/players, as well as Microsoft's value proposition, to contribute to customer models and strategies.  
• Contributes to building and maintaining trusted advisor partnerships with cross-functional partners, representing their team to segment leadership. 
• Actively participates in closing mutually beneficial deals with customers/partners, in collaboration with internal partners (e.g., Sales Management Team). 
• Supports discussions with customers/partners to align and help determine customer/partner and Microsoft needs and desired outcomes for a territory.