Sales Intern

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About Platione
----------------Platione is an emerging B2B SaaS marketplace empowering Indian SMEs to digitize their businesses, showcase products/services, streamline sales, and connect with genuine buyers. We enable SMEs to launch their online presence, manage leads, handle CRM, and leverage AI-powered tools for business growth.

We’re now looking for passionate Sales and Marketing Interns to join our dynamic team and be part of our growth journey. If you love startups, are excited about B2B markets, and want to make a direct impact on real businesses — this is for you!

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What You’ll Do — Key Responsibilities

Sales & Lead Generation

• Research and build lists of prospective B2B leads across industries and regions
• Perform cold calling and email outreach to drive lead engagement
• Follow up on warm leads and maintain relationships to convert them to active users
• Assist in managing lead pipeline through our CRM and support sales closure

Data Entry & Industry/Product Analysis

• Conduct structured online research and gather market intelligence on specific industries and B2B products
• Organize and curate B2B listings within the Platione platform for SEO optimization and better buyer experience
• Assist with improving product taxonomy and category structure based on research insights

Digital Marketing Support

• Support execution of Platione’s digital marketing campaigns (Email, Social Media, Paid Campaigns)
• Help customers of Platione with content optimization for their product listings and business pages
• Participate in blog content creation and SEO-friendly copywriting for Platione and its customer businesses

SEO & Customer Success (Bonus Responsibilities)

• Assist in improving on-page and off-page SEO for Platione platform and customer business pages
• Support onboarding of new customers and help nurture them through the platform’s early adoption journey
• Provide basic customer support and help resolve onboarding queries effectively.

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What We’re Looking For

• Final year students from any discipline (preferred: Business, Marketing, Commerce, Mass Media, or similar) who are looking to continue this as job.
• Passion for B2B space, startups, digital marketing, and business growth
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi
• Willingness to make cold calls and engage directly with business owners
• Strong internet research skills and attention to detail
• Basic knowledge of digital marketing concepts, SEO is a plus
• High energy, self-driven, with a "roll-up-your-sleeves" startup mindset
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently with accountability

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What You’ll Get

• Real-world exposure to B2B SaaS Sales & Marketing at scale
• Opportunity to work directly with founders and core team
• Learn modern tools: CRM, SEO platforms, marketing automation, and more
• High impact internship — your work will directly contribute to business outcomes
• Pre-placement opportunity: strong performers may be offered a full-time role post internship

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fresher, Internship
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: ₹8,500.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Food provided
• Internet reimbursement

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wakad, Pune, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to continue this as a Full Time Job after completing internship immediately?
• Why do you think we should hire you for Sales Role?
• Why do you want to work in Sales?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Location:

• Wakad, Pune, Maharashtra (Required)

Work Location: In person