Summer Project Intern

Company: Techline
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Techline is a wholesale stocking distributor reselling electric, lighting, water, and wastewater utility products to municipals, utilities, contractors, and related customers. Techline is based in Austin, Texas, with office locations in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Techline's San Antonio location is seeking to hire a university student for a seasonal position starting in mid-May 2023 through mid-August 2023.
Primary Purpose:
This seasonal position will be supporting a project that provides exposure to inside sales, accounting, and operations within Techline. This project will provide excellent real-world business experience to an individual that is motivated and task-oriented.
This project is designed to increase the efficiency of Techline's inside and outside sales team by identifying and inactivating obsolete product catalog numbers in the product database. An obsolete product is defined as a product with no inventory on hand or no sales activity within a specified amount of time depending on the type of product.
Project Description:
--- Work with inside sales and product specialists to identify obsolete products.
--- Establish an upgrade path for those obsolete catalog numbers by mapping them to active catalog numbers where appropriate.
--- Collect catalog weblinks for all current product catalog numbers.
--- Identify and liquidate slow-moving inventory on hand in conjunction with individuals from the accounting/operations teams.
--- Relocate those slow-moving products in the warehouse to free up valuable rack space.
--- Develop a liquidation plan for the slow-moving inventory on hand.
--- Follow all Company safety procedures.
--- Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor(s)
Ideal Interns Will:
--- Have at least 60 hours of college credit
--- Be pursuing a degree in Business or a related field
--- Display punctuality
--- Have strong computer and Microsoft application skills
--- Have the ability to work in a professional office environment
--- Demonstrate initiative to take on new projects and learn new skills.
--- Exhibit the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
--- Provide attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
--- Possess strong written and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with professionals of all organizational levels.
--- Exhibit the ability to negotiate and problem-solve.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and Experience Requirements:
--- Must be a current student, in good standing, pursuing a degree in Business or a related field.
Work Environment: This job operates in professional office environments. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. Work on the project will mostly be conducted Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM at Techline's office located at 4314 Dividend Drive in San Antonio, Texas. However, occasional travel to Techline's headquarters in Austin, Texas may be needed to interface with the appropriate resources.
Techline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Techline does not sponsor H-1B visas.
Techline was incorporated in 1987 as a wholesale distributor of electrical products. We began with one location, staffed by four employees, serving rural cooperatives and municipalities in the Central Texas area. Today, we have expanded to include Nationwide Packaging Services and Service Centers across the Southeast United States to efficiently and effectively distribute products and services to our customers.

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