SAP SAP iXp Internship - Sales Support Associate SSA Barcelona 

South Africa, Gauteng, Sandton 

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Language Requirements:

In addition,is required, as it is the working language across teams. Native English speakers are also encouraged to apply:

Start Date: 1st or 15th of each month (6-month placements)

Our team is friendly, diverse, dynamic, and innovative, with a multicultural environment of 28+ nationalities. You will also develop an understanding of different cultures while working in a meaningful, customer-focused role, underpinned by our values of collaboration, trust, innovation, going the extra mile, and maintaining a growth mindset.

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Who You Are:

You are interested in starting a career in IT sales and are attracted to customer-facing roles. You take initiative, persevere, stay curious, and enjoy working on meaningful, innovative projects

• You’re likely in the final stages of your education (bachelor's or master’s student).
• Your university must be able to sign a tri-party agreement with SAP (required by Spanish law).
• You’re studying something like Business Administration, Management, Sales, Marketing, Data/Process Management, IT/Digital Transformation, etc.
• Ready for a full-time, 6-month placement (39.5 hours per week).
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Canva.
• Detail-oriented and capable of delivering high-quality work.
• Driven, proactive, and collaborative with a problem-solving mindset.
• An active listener who understands assignments and delivers results.

As a Sales Support Associate Intern, your mission is to help our sales teams operate smarter and better. You’ll support best-in-class customer engagement by assisting Account Executives as they convert prospects into SAP customers. You’ll also partner with Sales Managers to run team operations smoothly and showcase performance insights to their senior leadership. Your impact will be both strategic and operational.

What You Will Learn — and How

During your internship, you will

• Discover how to identify new potential customers through research, news, and social media signals.
• Enrich account profiles by analyzing key industries, company trends, and prospect activity.
• Track industry developments and contribute to sales intelligence efforts.
• Assist with light content creation (e.g., newsletters, microsite updates, outreach templates).
• Support the preparation of meetings with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Help organize internal team meetings, sales visits, and customer-facing events.
• Maintain sales trackers, follow up on actions, and support basic reporting workflows.
• Collaborate on marketing and outbound sales campaigns.
• Drive post-event follow-up tasks and engagement.
• Learn and apply AI tools to enhance speed, creativity, and quality of customer facing output.
• Contribute ideas to improve sales operations through tools, workflows, or fresh perspectives.
• Finally, you will promote the intern program via social media, universities, job boards, etc.

Perks:

• Paid placement: a stipend of 1,000 euros per month (gross, full time).
• Opportunity to grow within the company after your studies.
• Gain valuable experience within a global IT company and access to a strong career development framework.
• Dedicated managers for day-to-day activities and program management.
• Part of a wider intern community.
• Specific onboarding and learning framework.
• Familiarity with key digital marketing and sales tools.

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Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.