Sales Intern - Summer 2025 at Medline Industries, Inc. in Northfield, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Summary

With more than 50+ years of consecutive growth, we’ve created a dynamic workplace where over 36,000 employees worldwide are empowered to grow and add to our entrepreneurial culture.

To support our continued growth, we’re looking to add new talent, like you, to our team! Our people are genuine, creative, and proactive problem solvers who have access to leadership for rapid alignment to make decisions driven by what’s right for our customers.

A Medline internship offers you real-world, hands-on experience where you can make a true impact. Interns take ownership of their projects and get a feel for day-to-day work in their respective roles. In addition to a typical Medline workday, the summer is jam-packed with enriching activities, such as social and networking events, leadership presentations, learning and development opportunities, community service projects, plus so much more. The tangible skillset you’ll build while doing meaningful work will set you apart from your peers.

Covering a variety of business areas and needs, our internships are available to rising seniors in undergraduate programs. Engineered for personal and professional development, our summer program runs for ten weeks from early June through mid-August.

A Sales Intern at Medline will work closely with the Sales Division team members and will be exposed to multiple areas of the business, including marketing, sales, negotiation, quality assurance, operations, and financial strategies.

Job Description

The responsibilities of the position include:

• Shadow experienced sales professionals and learn sales techniques


• Assist in development and execution of product trials, conversions, and/or prime vendor implementations


• Collaborate and build effective relationships within accounts as well as with internal partners (Field Sales Reps, Management, and Product divisions)


• Assist with physical product conversion and executing clinical trials


• Gather data and information on customers


• Mentoring and networking opportunities with sales leadership

Qualifications:

• Junior standing with 3.0 minimum GPA preferred


• Previous internship experience in sales, customer service, marketing, and/or business preferred


• Ability to travel for field sales training and job shadowing (within state and out of state)


• Active interest in the Healthcare industry preferred


• Excellent organizational, planning, communication and follow-up skills required


• Excellent presentation skills for large and small groups


• Must have strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills


• Must have a bias toward action and be results oriented


• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook


• Unrestricted permanent US work authorization

Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here.

Every day, we’re focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what’s right to delivering business results, together, we’re better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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