Central Dispatch Intern - Summer 2025

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Business Operations

Job Profile

Intern – Functional

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Can work remotely but need to live in the specified city, state, or region

Travel %

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Hourly base pay rate is $21.06 - $31.63/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated, action-oriented, and detail-focused individual to join our team as a Central Dispatch Business Intern.  This remote role will provide a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and rapidly growing marketplace business within the automotive logistics space of Cox Automotive, a leader in vehicle remarketing services, digital marketing, and software solutions for automotive dealers, manufacturers, and consumers.

What You Will Learn

• Overview of an auto transportation marketplace/SaaS organization
• Understanding of the daily operations of a business
• How to track and analyze the performance of new products/launches and operational activities
• Effective communication with different stakeholders (orally) as well as presentation skills (PPT)
• The art of consultative influence to organize, prioritize, and coordinate complex team efforts.

What you’ll do:

• Help analyze and report on results of operational activities, new market launches, etc.
• Work closely with the operations team, client, account manager, product, and other cross-functional teams to meet the business’s needs.
• Consolidate and interpret business data, assist in analysis, use key business drivers to identify trends, and ensure alignment with goals and objectives
• Support relevant project management activities: goals/objectives, charters, plans, timelines, risk assessments, stakeholder assessments, communication plans, issue/risk logs, and status reports.
• Input and track the progress of Project assignments, report to stakeholders, and build out timelines for cross-functional and matrixed teams, with flexibility and bias for outcomes
• Representing Central Dispatch within the internship program and participating in activities/outings

Who you are:

• Pursuit of a degree in the primarily related disciplines of Business and/or Data & Analytics
• Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to balance multiple, changing priorities and work under tight deadlines and experienced in organizing, prioritizing, and coordinating one’s work in a dynamic environment, with an action-oriented posture
• Strong and proactive communication skills
• Proficiency in Office, with ideal emphasis on data, organization, and presentation productivity tools that complement accomplishing tasks and purposes of the above-defined responsibilities.

Intern/Co-Op sessions are considered temporary employment. No full-time employment commitments are made. However, depending on our business needs, some interns may be considered for a full-time position following the conclusion of the session conditioned upon the intern graduating from their academic program and being available to commence full-time employment at a specified time.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

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