Business Development Intern
Polaris Consulting
About the Role
As a Business Development Intern, you’ll support our business development team in finding and engaging businesses that could benefit from custom ERP and automation solutions. You’ll learn how technology sales works, from first conversation to discovery calls, demos, and closing. This is a hands-on role with real exposure to B2B solution selling.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and identify potential clients in manufacturing, trading, distribution, retail, and services
- Generate and qualify leads through LinkedIn, email, calls, and networking
- Reach out to business owners and decision-makers to introduce our ERP and automation offerings
- Understand client pain points (manual processes, disconnected systems, reporting gaps) and relay them to the technical team
- Assist with proposals, presentations, and product demo scheduling
- Maintain lead and pipeline data in the CRM
- Follow up with prospects and support relationship-building
- Track market trends and competitor offerings in the ERP and automation space
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Management, IT, or a related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Confident, persuasive, and comfortable speaking with business owners and senior stakeholders
- Curious about technology, software, and how businesses operate
- Self-motivated, organized, and quick to learn
- Basic knowledge of MS Office / Google Workspace
Nice to Have
- Prior experience or internship in sales, marketing, or business development
- Understanding of ERP, CRM, SaaS, or automation tools



