Pre Owned Sales Intern

**Tasks**:
**Position Objective**:
The Pre-Owned Sales & Systems Intern will assist the National Pre-Owned Manager with new projects and day-to-day operations to achieve department goals and provide excellent service to the Porsche Dealer organization.

Key to this role is an advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel and a high aptitude for learning web based/proprietary systems. The role will manage troubleshooting inquiries, system testing & implementation. As such, software skill sets are highly desired for this position.

Organizational skills are also critical, including budget tracking, dealer inquiry follow-up and purchase order management. Experience with SAP is preferred but not required.

Included in the scope of the Pre-Owned department:

- Porsche Certified Pre-Owned program including sales incentives, brand marketing & warranty care
- Porsche Off-Lease vehicle remarketing through wholesale vehicle auction channels.
- Porsche Finder - a global vehicle inventory platform accessed through Porsche.ca

This individual will play a key role in supporting these elements at every point, creating an opportunity to learn about all facets of the automotive industry from a unique viewpoint.

Experience in automotive is not required but a willingness to learn, stellar attention to detail and great work ethic are essential for success.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Create and maintain business systems to maximize dealer satisfaction and usability.
- Internal system troubleshooting, testing and implementation
- Monitor Pre-Owned KPIs and proactively identify areas to address
- Administrate the department budget ensuring payment and tracking
- Provide ad-hoc project support as required, including presentation development
- Dealership support and communication
- Submit reports to local management
- Plan and monitor various department budget

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**:
**Education**:

- Recent graduate of an accredited college diploma or bachelor’s degree program in IT Systems Management, Software Engineering or Business Management.
- A certification in Web development, Google Analytics and/or UX is an asset

**Experience (Job and Industry)**:

- Experience demonstrating both qualitative and quantitative skills is highly favoured.
- Experience in reporting development, bookkeeping and project management is welcome.

**Skills**:

- Excellent oral and written communications skills and a strong attention to detail
- Excellent project management skills with proven track record of target achievement (time, quality, execution)
- Ability to work independently as well as in (international) teams
- Works well under pressure
- Languages (French) is an asset but not a requirement

Please note that this internship will commence in November

**Exclusive look behind the scenes**:
Porsche is an equal opportunity employer and we take pride in our diversity. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Porsche will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Porsche does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, family and medical leave status, military status, criminal conviction history, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.