Business Development Intern

See yourself at Odyssey…

Join the team as our new Intermodal Business Development Intern!

Who We Are & Why We’re Hiring

Odyssey Rail Intermodal, is an intermodal marketing company (IMC) providing rail intermodal services for steamship, private, and rail-controlled 20’, 40’, 45’ and 53' container equipment moving in international and domestic cargo service.

Based in vibrant Palos Heights, IL, Odyssey is on a journey to constantly innovate logistics. We’re actively recruiting for this key, high profile role in the company because we have experienced tremendous growth and would love for you to join us!

Visit us at: www.OdysseyLogistics.com/careers

About the Job:

The position of Business Development Intern will have primary responsibility to assist the President, Intermodal and Vice President, Business Development with administrative tasks pertaining to gathering and organization of data for the Odyssey Rail Intermodal Sales team, maintenance of customer information in Salesforce and travel coordination for company executives.

In This Role, You Will:

• Collaborate with VP, Business Development and Sales team members to gather customer information
• Accurately input customer data such as names, addresses, and opportunity information into Salesforce
• Edit current data in Salesforce to ensure accuracy
• Run appropriate reports relevant to specific customer opportunities and share with Sales team
• Coordinate travel bookings such as flights and hotel accommodations for Sales team and executive management

Qualifications

We recognize not all applicants have every skill or qualification to match a job description exactly. Odyssey values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets most required qualifications to apply. While having “desired” qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!

Required:

• Bachelors or Associates Degree or currently enrolled in degree program.
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Goal oriented and performance driven
• Creative thinking
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word

Location:

This is an in-office role based Palos Heights, IL.