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Business Development Co-Op- Saginaw

Part-time

Nexteer Automotive

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Compensation
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Location
Saginaw, MI
Role Type
Co-op
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Nexteer Automotive’s Student Program offers students opportunities to apply classroom learning in a professional environment and gain hands-on experience and industry exposure. This co-op supports account managers and a director with business development work, including sales data analysis and organizing sales materials. Candidates must be local to Saginaw, pursue a relevant bachelor’s degree, meet student-status and GPA requirements, and be able to work the stated semester and summer hours.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft Excel, requiredPower BI, nice to haveERP Systems, requiredSales Data Analysis, requiredPricing Analysis, requiredCost Analysis, requiredVolume Forecasting, requiredTariff Analysis, requiredCross-Functional Communication, requiredData Translation, requiredPresentation Skills, requiredAnalytical Thinking, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredProblem Solving, requiredBusiness Acumen, requiredAutomotive Industry, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, or Data Analytics, requiredFull-Time Student, requiredGPA 3.0+, requiredUS Work Authorization Without Sponsorship, requiredLocal to Saginaw, required

Full job description

The Student Program at Nexteer Automotive offers high potential students meaningful opportunities to apply classroom learning in a professional environment while gaining hands on experience and valuable industry exposure. Learn more about our student program and career opportunities at Nexteer by visitingwww.nexteer.com/careers.

Student Job Responsibilities

Technical & Analytical Skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP and data cleaning and basic financial modeling)

  • Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI) preferred

  • Exposure to ERP systems

  • Ability to analyze sales performance data, pricing and cost breakdowns, volume forecasts and program assumptions, and complex tariff data.

Communication & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Strong ability to communicate with cross-functional teams, including Sales / Account Managers, Finance, Engineering, Program Management, and Supply Chain.

  • Ability to translate technical or financial data into clear business insights

  • Comfortable presenting findings to internal stakeholders

Problem-Solving & Business Acumen

  • Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail

  • Ability to identify pricing risks and opportunities, volume or forecast gaps, and key contractual data.

  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven automotive environment

Support Account Managers and Director

  • Director’s requests for help with the open issues or breakdown assistance

  • Organize Sales folder “help us get cleaned up” all folders in the shared drive should have our; Email version of the quotes sent, Quote letter if applicable, and breakdowns we give to customers (ie amortization charts, capital breakdowns etc)

Requirements

  • Candidate must be attending a 2-year college or 4-year university local to Saginaw

  • Candidate must be pursuing a Bachelors in Business, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chair Management, Engineering, Economics or Data Analytics

  • Candidate must be able to work 20-32 hours during Fall and Winter semesters

  • Up to 40 in the summer

  • Must have cumulative 3.0 GPA on 4.0 scale

  • Must be a full-time student (12 or more credits) during Fall and Winter semesters

  • Candidate must have right to work in the US and not require current or future sponsorship

Nexteer is an Equal Opportunity Employer Disabled/Minorities/Veterans/Women

Nexteer is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employees to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.

Accessibility for Applicants with Disabilities:If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please email [email protected]. Please provide your contact information and details about the posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need an accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.

How this job compares

Set against the 20,429 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Michigan median$127–201K/yr225 salary ranges
  • US median$24–28/hr504 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 354 open Business Development jobs in Michigan and 20,429 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (16,522 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,290 of the 20,429 open Business Development jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Sales jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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