Sales Intern: Payroll

Full job description

Are you a motivated and a focused individual who is ready to make a real impact? We are looking for a passionate Sales Intern: Payroll to join our team at our Midrand Offices. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our Sales colleagues in the Medium and Small segments with quoting & conducting administrative duties.

What will the programme look like?

The role will also include assisting with sales processes such reviewing all opportunities before quoting. Check that correct tax country and branch are specified. Check that the Sales GP on CRM is calculated correctly, creating of new opportunities on CRM, Email queries to address and respond, typing of quotations, follow up with customers to confirm receipt of quotes, Phone customers to confirm appointments, cold calling potential customers, researching their company’s products or services, loading opportunities on various systems.

This is a hybrid role – three days per week in our Midrand office.

Key Responsibilities

Summary of the Role

You will do a search on CRM and Salesforce to see if an opportunity already exists. If it does, they will just drop the quote on the open opportunities. If there is nothing, the intern will open the opportunity in Salesforce & CRM, drop the quotation on both systems and phone the customer to confirm receipt of the quotation.

Forecasting/ACV values/Commission to BP’s, remains the responsibility of the sales colleague as well as any other communication and stage progress on the systems.

In the case of an opportunity needing to be loaded on Smart sheets, the intern needs to be notified that they must load it in Smart Sheets.

The confirmation email from smart sheet will be forwarded to the ASM to verify the data. The interns will not load it under their own names, but under the name of the opportunity owner.

The interns can be used to confirm appointments and when necessary, move out appointments for their Allocated ASM.

Interns to be trained by their allocated ASM on assisting them with Quotations. Accuracy is still the ownership of the ASM.

Interns to sit in on certain Sales Demos for exposure. ASMs to arrange.

Interns to assist with taking minutes during those meetings/demos when needed by their allocated ASM.

All Interns will assist with Quotations for Runtimes.

Inside Sales Interns will see to the Lead Allocations Sheet and Business Partner Allocations Sheet.

Interns should redirect business related queries to the correct department that has incorrectly been directed to Sales.

Load escalation webforms on behalf of clients.

Assist ASMs to do research on clients.

Assist in completing Due Diligence forms with the assistance of allocated ASM.

What will make me successful?

A grade 12 matric certificate (must have passed accounting)

A commerce qualification preferably in Accounting or Economics

Must have basic Microsoft Excel

A Clear Criminal record

A proactive and motivated attitude with a strong desire to learn and grow

Excellent communication (both verbal & written) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with customers and colleagues

Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently

A detail-oriented mindset, ensuring accuracy and consistency in lead qualification

Adaptability and a problem-solving mindset to overcome challenges in a fast-paced sales environment

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to support the Customer Service team

Office Location

Midrand

What can I expect from the process?

Apply online with CV

Complete a gamified science-driven assessment via Harver, to help us accurately assess if you’re aligned to our values and behaviours, whilst removing any risk of unconscious bias from our process.

If you match the profile, you'll be sent a video interview to record.

If your video interview is successful, you’ll be invited to an Assessment Centre

Successful candidates will join our Intern Programme on 1st October 2025 for 12 months

As we receive a high volume of applications, you may receive a delayed response to your video interview. We thank you for your patience.

Here at Sage, we are committed to inclusivity for all, so if there any adjustments that would help you thrive in the application process or beyond, please reach out to us at earlycareers@sage.com.

Function

Sales

Country

South Africa

Office Location

Johannesburg

Work Place type

Hybrid

Industries:Computer Software

Function: Sales