Inside Sales/Marketing Summer Intern

Inside Sales/Marketing Summer Intern

Country: United States

City: Portland, Maine, United States

State: Maine

Location: Office South Portland

Division:

Posting date: Sep 18, 2026

Pay Range: $20.00-$22.00

Sappi North America

Sappi North America, headquartered in Boston with corporate offices in Portland, Maine, is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited, a global renewable resource company that uses every part of the tree to make sustainable woodfiber products. With over 12,000 employees and operations in seven countries, we serve customers worldwide. Our diversified businesses include Packaging, Speciality and Graphic Papers and Dissolving Pulp, offering premium products for various industries. From cosmetics packaging and food industry barrier papers to textiles and the clothes you wear, Sappi’s solutions are vital to the future of sustainable alternatives to plastic and other fossil fuel-based products.

NOT A REMOTE POSITION

Position Summary:

As a member of the Sappi North America Sales & Marketing team supporting marketing and customer service. The internship involves interaction and coordination between multiple functional groups supporting outside sales, logistics, and supply chain operations.

Major Job Responsibilities:

• To provide operational excellence by delivering superior customer service and focusing on continuous improvement for our customer support activities. The position will help with vacation coverage and work with the team to manage customer orders and the order fulfillment process.

• This internship will provide the opportunity to identify a point of interest for the required co-op project, as well as work with the inside sales team and other relevant departments to secure the information and support necessary to complete the project during the duration of the internship.

Job Functions:

• Work with Sappi mills, warehouses, and the Inside Sales team to support tactical activities for delays, stock checks, and rerunning orders.

• Will learn about the process of order placement through fulfillment in an allocated market for graphics, packaging, and specialty products produced both domestically and globally.

Minimum Education and Skills Requirement

• Currently enrolled in a four (4) year Pulp & Paper, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, or Business major.

• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills, oral and written communications skills with the ability to work with various personnel to meet departmental needs.

• Must be a self-starter who can work independently and possess the ability and desire to work effectively, with attention to detail, to meet the requirements of the position.

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.

HR Contact for Questions:

Name: Bethany Kurlanska

Email: [email protected]

Telephone number: 207-857-1008