Sales Support - Student Placement

Sales Support Intern - Industrial Placement Year (12-months)


This is a unique opportunity to spend a year with one of the UK's most important Datacentre providers - supporting critical national services, including Defence and Intelligence.


We're recruiting on behalf of a specialist data centre organisation that provides secure, high-availability infrastructure to government clients.

They're offering a rare 12-month placement within their sales team - giving you first-hand exposure to the full sales cycle, client engagement, solution development, and strategic delivery.



Role Responsibilities:



  • Supporting senior sales professionals with lead generation, client outreach and campaign execution

  • Assisting with the sales process from initial engagement through to deal closure and client handover

  • Coordinating internal teams to prepare proposals, documents (NDAs, call-off agreements) and reporting

  • Helping to develop marketing materials and assist at partner or industry events

  • Engaging with clients, partners and internal stakeholders - acting as an ambassador for the brand

  • Monitoring industry trends and sharing insights with internal teams

  • Building real-world commercial, technical and interpersonal skills in a high-trust, high-impact environment


Role Requirements:



  • You're currently studying for an undergraduate degree and eligible for a 12-month industrial placement

  • Predicted 2:1 or above in any discipline - but business, tech or engineering backgrounds preferred

  • Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills

  • A natural relationship builder, detail-oriented, and self-motivated

  • Comfortable with Microsoft Office tools, especially Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint

  • Interest in technology infrastructure and public-sector transformation projects

  • Willing to travel (occasionally) across the South of the UK for meetings or events

  • You must be able to start on 1st July 2025

  • Potential employment opportunity after graduation



Paying £22k.

London based - 4 days per week on site.




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