Business Development Intern

Customers include contractors, manufacturers, institutions and government agencies. Regional distributors acquired since 2001 still operate under their local names.

Internship overview:

Zahod Wholesale is hiring a Business Development Intern for Jul 2027. Zahod Wholesale is hiring business development interns to find and qualify new leads, run outreach and support the sales team on calls. Fully remote, target-based work. Remote within Slovenia. The team meets in Ljubljana once a quarter, travel covered. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed.

Your projects:

• Track daily and weekly targets in a shared sheet.
• Prepare simple pitch decks and one-page proposals in Google Slides.
• Identify possible partners such as agencies, colleges or resellers and list them with contact details.
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them.
• Follow up with leads who have gone quiet, using approved email sequences.
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams.
• Update every interaction in HubSpot or Zoho CRM on the same day.

Basic qualifications:

• Eligible to work in Slovenia.
• Based in Slovenia for the duration of the internship.
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day.
• Self-motivated and okay with targets. Some weeks will be slow, and that is normal.
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally.
• Good internet connection that can handle video calls.
• Clear spoken and written English. Hindi, Urdu or another local language is a plus for some markets.

Preferred qualifications:

• Strong network in college clubs or startup communities.
• Exposure to any CRM like HubSpot, Zoho or Salesforce.

What you get out of it:

• Cold calling and objection handling, with call reviews from the sales manager.
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend.

Program dates: Jul 2027, 6 months.

Pay: €540 - €620 per month

Perks:

• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Mentorship.
• Certificate of completion.

We review applications as they come in.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jul 2027.

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