The Sherwin-Williams Floorcovering Management & Sales Training Program is an exciting opportunity designed to equip you for a role in Floorcovering Facility Management or Sales Representation within 18-24 months. Embracing a promote-from-within philosophy, we provide a pathway for advancement into positions such as Floorcovering Operations Manager or Field Technician after successfully completing the initial 8-to-12-week training. Sherwin-Williams Floorcovering serves professional clients across major markets throughout the United States, offering you career versatility and growth potential.
This position typically requires a commitment of 44 hours per week, which may include evenings and/or weekends.
Upon successful completion of the training program, candidates will have the opportunity to be positioned as either a Floorcovering Operations Manager or Floorcovering Field Technician in states such as Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio.
Throughout the training program, you will collaborate with facility leadership, sales, and regional management to oversee a multi-million-dollar business. You will gain valuable insights into facility operations, core products, installation techniques, customer service, and client development. This knowledge will empower you to significantly contribute to your team's success, grow market share, and service commercial clients, including large property management companies, builders, and renovation contractors.
Benefits of participating in this program include:
- Limitless Career Opportunities: A supportive structure with formal discussions aimed at reviewing your objectives and development.
- Leadership Development: Build a foundation for successful leadership by mastering customer service, sales, marketing, finance, and operations.
- Professional Networking: Engage with the community to establish essential relationships that foster business growth and personal success.
As a management trainee, you will have customer interaction, which may involve minors; also, you will have access to cash, electronic equipment, store merchandise, and more. Thus, a review of criminal history is necessary to ensure the safety of our customers, staff, and business.
At Sherwin-Williams, we believe in diverse career paths and opportunities for everyone. We invite individuals of all backgrounds to apply and show us their potential.
Getting Started:
- Online Application: Find the role that interests you on our Careers page. Set aside 15 minutes to create your profile.
- Digital Interview: Qualified candidates will be invited to complete a digital video interview. This includes a few behavioral questions that you can complete at your own convenience, but within 7 days of receiving the invitation.
- In-Store Interview: Candidates who excel in the video interview will be invited to meet with our team at a location such as a store, specialty wholesale branch, or delivery service terminal.
At Sherwin-Williams, we offer a wide range of world-class benefits, including those designed to promote health, financial well-being, and quality of life. For more details about available benefits, please visit our benefits overview page.
Responsibilities:
- Complete the training program as outlined.
- Support strategies to enhance sales and profitability.
- Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through exceptional service.
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of products to provide effective customer recommendations.
- Build lasting relationships with both wholesale and retail customers.
- Manage store administration tasks.
- Ensure compliance with safety and security policies.
- Uphold outstanding store conditions and visual merchandising standards.
- Assist in employee training and development.
- Quickly respond to and resolve customer and employee complaints.
- Partner with Store Manager for outside sales calls to boost market share.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years old.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country without sponsorship.
- Valid, unrestricted Driver's License is required.
- Bachelor's degree is necessary by the start of the program.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and 70 lbs on occasion, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- If currently employed with Sherwin-Williams, a performance rating of at least meets expectations (3) on your latest appraisal is required.
- Must complete all HR Cloud eLearning courses necessary for your position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One (1) year of experience in retail, sales, or customer service.
- One (1) year of leadership experience supervising teams.
- Experience in team-oriented settings such as work, extracurricular activities, or military service.
- Prior experience selling floorcovering or related products.
- Familiarity with timekeeping or CRM systems.
- Willingness to relocate for future job opportunities.
- Ability to communicate in more than one language is a plus, especially Spanish.