
Sales Representative – Trainee
POOLCORP
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Murrieta • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $60,000 per year
Job Level
Entry Level
About the role
- Receive hands-on sales training by traveling with our outside sales representatives and participating in sales and service calls.
- Shadow contractors/builders, service/maintenance, and retail store customers to learn their aspect of the swimming pool, irrigation and landscaping business.
- Participate in classroom training sessions (lecture, role play and computer lab) at the state-of-the-art EDGEucation Center in Plano, Texas.
- Increase your job knowledge by participating in sales conferences, obtaining sales certifications, researching marketing trends and using marketing tools.
- Give a comprehensive presentation to senior level management for completion of the Sales MIT program at the end of the 6 month program.
- Other job duties and special sales projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or Associate’s degree in Management, Selling & Sales Management, Marketing or other related discipline with a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
- At least 6 months of work experience in sales and/or customer service experience in a sales, service or distribution industry.
- Results driven, self-starter with the ability to lead a team with rapidly changing priorities.
- Strong leadership skills are a must!
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change, uncertainty and rejection.
- Willingness and ability to relocate during and after the program (at company expense) for career development opportunities.
- Ability to travel 25% of the time.
- Ability to maneuver heavy machinery, such as pallet jacks, forklifts, etc. and lift products up to 75 pounds.
- Preferred: Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite with ability to learn inventory system and additional software.
Benefits
- 401k with company match
- health benefits
- wellness program
- education reimbursement
- paid travel
- employee stock
- paid time off
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs
- 401 (k) with generous company match
- 13 days of paid time off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays
- 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs
- Bonus Programs that include Employee Recognition and Referrals, Summer Madness, and Annual Performance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Discounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
salescustomer servicemarketingpresentation skillsheavy machinery operationinventory management
Soft skills
results drivenself-starterleadershipadaptabilityteam leadership
Certifications
sales certifications