Intern International Diplomatic Sales (Mandatory Internship)

Internship in the International Diplomatic Sales team with insights into the worldwide sale of Mercedes-Benz cars to international organisations, governments, embassies and diplomats. The team is part of the International Corporate, Direct & GUARD Sales department within Marketing & Sales. The work can start from mid-January 2027. At this location the internship must include a prescribed mandatory component.

• Independently carry out pre-sales activities: process and qualify incoming requests from diplomats, embassies and international organisations, from customer advice to creating offers in Salesforce and the Mercedes-Benz order management system, mostly in English
• Support key account managers in creating offers and contracts for governments and their international representations, including clarifying vehicle availability in the target countries with local Mercedes-Benz sales companies
• Implement and follow up international sales campaigns within the Diplomatic Sales channel
• Prepare, carry out and follow up personal and virtual customer appointments and delegation visits
• Contribute to international AI projects in sales to develop internal and customer-facing AI assistants in the Diplomatic Sales team
• Help develop the Salesforce CRM system and the Diplomatic Sales online platform

• Studying business administration, economics, international business, industrial engineering or a comparable degree program
• Fluent German and English, written and spoken; further languages are an advantage
• Good MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote)
• Knowledge of Salesforce and Microsoft Copilot is an advantage
• First experience in sales or direct customer contact is an advantage
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Intercultural competence and customer orientation
• Independent and structured way of working
• Analytical thinking and conceptual skills
• Just as important to us is a strong interest in digital transformation, especially AI applications in sales, and in the automotive industry