Sales Internship - (12 month placement - 2025)

Applications to be reviewed from: Monday 4th November 2024

Application closing date: Friday 6th December 2024

Are you a University student seeking an industry placement opportunity in Sales?

Do you want to have an impact and join a business where you can make a difference?

• Start date: Monday 30th June 2025


• Length: 12 months


• Salary: £20,000


• Locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Marlow, Newcastle


• Hybrid working (3 days in the office and 2 days from home)

Please note:

• Roles are subject to location which means you may be required to relocate in order to be considered for a position.


• Specific roles and their available locations will be confirmed during the live assessment centres (in February/March 2025)

Join our Internship programme

For University students seeking a year in placement, Softcat's Internship Programme provides a fantastic opportunity to enhance and develop your skills and experience. Our 12-month programme will enable you to take on responsibilities within varied roles, lead on projects and make a genuine impact in our organisation. As we continue to expand and grow our internship programme, this is an exciting opportunity to join!

About the Sales Department

As the largest department, Sales is crucial to our business goals, strategy, and award-winning customer service. This department prides itself on it's vibrant culture, strong teamwork and opportunities for personal growth and development. If you want to be a part of a team that's big on rewards, hard work and incentives then a sales career might just be for you.

Get the most out of your placement year

As Sales Intern, you'll be:-

• Working with our key sales functions, developing knowledge, and understanding of a sales career


• Supporting our SMB customers with their technology requirements


• Collaborating with our sales teams, to support on live requests and project


• Gaining experience in new business development, lead generation, and target marketing


• Learning about Softcat and our key partners' products, and how they can benefit businesses


• Building key sales skills such as communication, customer management and relationship building


• Working towards targets and KPIs with the opportunity to earn extra commission and incentives


• Collaborating with other Softcat interns on group projects

What we're looking for

• A current undergraduate University student studying in the UK/Ireland in your penultimate year, from any degree discipline


• A passion for technology and/or entering the technology industry


• A passion for sales and be keen to learn and develop your skill set


• An enthusiasm to learn and develop your knowledge for new and emerging technologies


• A motivated self-starter, a quick learner and be highly organised


• Demonstrate an alignment to our Softcat values & culture

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home


• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day


• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Join us

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.

You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/