Sales Planning Summer Intern

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Summary:

The Toyoda Gosei Group is a leading global manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive components, safety systems and LEDs. Globally Headquartered in Japan with a network of 67 group companies in 17 countries and regions, the Group brings its extensive range of products to customers all over the world.

Toyoda Gosei North America (located in Troy, MI) has an opening for a Sales Planning Summer Intern. The Sales Planning intern will work with the TGNA Sales Planning teams to understand internal database relationships, assist with testing, discrepancy reporting, and training/learning video demos for internal use.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Learn and understand the functionality of TG’s Sales Dept new Global Sales 1 used for sales forecasting and new business notification (aka: GS1) to aid in discrepancy reporting, efficiency studies, and system communication testing for the betterment of the sales department.
• Shadow current team members to understand Sales Planning and Sales Account Manager processes and their functionalities related to GS1 and other internal systems.
• Enhancement of and/or creation of work flows and training demos for TGNA’s GS1 portal responsibilities.
• Enter or update existing customer information in internal databases, if needed at time of internship.
• Learn and understand new Sales Quote System for quote data entry, either testing and/or actual quote information.
• Learn and understand RFQ Tracker for possible efficiency study.

Qualifications and Competencies:
• Minimum of 2 years’ undergraduate studies completed
• Coursework towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and/or Engineering Management, Economics, Marketing, Communications, Finance/Accounting, or related fields
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products (including Excel); SAP experience is a plus
• Motivated and eager to learn and understand TGNA automotive sales & sales planning systems and processes.
• Excellent organization and communication skills required
• Spanish and/or Japanese speaking and literacy skills are a plus, but not required.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented

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