Sales Internship

Sales Internship | Summer 2025

SPS Commerce Campus Recruiting Program

Thank you for considering a position with SPS Commerce! The Talent Acquisition team will review and contact applicants directly with next steps beginning in November 2024. We appreciate your patience while we carefully review each application. 

Who is SPS Commerce? 

A tech-driven, market-focused company that simplifies retail supply chain processes, so products make it to customers faster, more consistently, and cost-effectively. We solve retail supply chain problems by cutting through inefficiency with innovation and automation. At SPS we empower retailers, suppliers, distributors, grocers and logistics partners to work better together with our people, our process and our tech products. We have the world’s largest retail network, and we don’t just lead the industry, we are the industry.    

Why SPS Commerce? 

We believe every employee makes a difference. We ensure employees have the tools, resources and training to explore new ideas and execute them. We’re collaborative by nature, we believe in the power of asking questions and we thrive on leading the industry. Our success comes from playing as a team and always playing to win. Which we do, a lot. We’re big enough to offer a variety of opportunities, training, and exposure to different roles. Yet small enough that everyone makes an impact. Careers don’t just grow here, they’re made here.  

What is Sales at SPS Commerce?  

The SPS Commerce Sales team Gets After It. Our global sales team works directly with retailers and suppliers, of all sizes, to develop strong relationships, uncover opportunities, advise, and propose SPS Commerce’s suite of solutions that positively impacts their business. This team's passion and integrity fuels the growth of our network - they are collaborative by nature and believe in the power of asking questions.  

SPS invests in its sales force, providing extensive training and career opportunities. The SPS Sales Training Program will lead you in learning successful prospecting, developing foundational skills in consultative selling, and understanding the full Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sales cycle.   

Sales Internship Program Overview 

An SPS Commerce internship is more than just a summer job. During your 12-week paid internship, you will collaborate with seasoned professionals, solving real-world customer problems, and contribute to the success of our business. Our success comes from playing as a team, and interns are a valued part of Team SPS from day one.  

You will join a cohort of other interns and participate in programming to develop you as a professional. Together you will dig deeper into how you work best, learn how to leverage your experience, and strengthen your interpersonal and sales skills. You will do all of this while building strong connections with peers and your SPS team. We strive to develop our interns so that one day, they can lead in their industry. By the end of your summer with us, you will feel more equipped to do just that: lead.  

What You'll Learn 

• Software-as-a-Service Sales 

• Navigating Sales Tools (Salesforce, Gong, etc.) 

• Researching to qualify a Prospect 

• Time management to increase sales efficiency 

• How to approach a call with the proper mindset 

• Pipeline management 

• SPS Products and go-to-market messaging 

• Giving and receiving feedback effectively 

• Insights Discovery 

• Interviewing Skills 

• Resume Best Practices 

• Building a Professional Brand 

Essential Responsibilities 

• Investigate prospective client’s current environment through inquisitive and exploratory questions 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Account teams to maximize upsell to Suppliers 

• Work through objections prospective clients may have 

• Utilize Salesforce to accurately track progress and share updates 

• Ensure timely communication with key stakeholders of milestones and risks 

• Other duties as assigned 

Minimum Requirements 

• Current Juniors and Seniors pursuing a four-year Bachelor’s degree 

Preferred Experience 

• Ability to work well in a collaborative setting and be a team player 

• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to balance multiple tasks concurrently 

 EOE including disability/ veteran