Management Trainee, Pathfinder Global Initiative

LESSO; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

LESSO Group is launching a Management Trainee program through the Pathfinder Global Initiative in Seattle. Trainees will undergo six weeks of training in China and then return to Seattle to assume a sales management role, guiding a local team.

The program includes visa sponsorship, offering rapid growth in a global manufacturing environment. Candidates should be legally eligible to work in the United States, fluent in Chinese, and eager to master LESSO products and grow local business in

Qualifications

• Proficient in Chinese and eager to learn the LESSO products.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities are essential.
• Demonstrated leadership potential for future sales leadership in Seattle.

Responsibilities

• Trained in China for six weeks under Pathfinder Global Initiative.
• Upon graduation, return to Seattle to become sales manager.
• Visa sponsorship (including H-1B) is available for this role.
• Engage with local markets to develop LESSO’s Seattle operations.

Skills

Proficient in Chinese

Eagerness to learn

Excellent problem-solving skills

Leadership potential

Education

University degree from Seattle area

Job description

Job Title: Management Trainee, Pathfinder Global Initiative

LESSO Group

LESSO (Stock Code: 2128.HK) is a global leader in piping solutions. With over 40 years of steady growth, we have developed our business in multiple sectors, including piping systems, building materials and home furnishings, and new energy. In 2025, our sales revenue was USD 3.6 billion.

Pathfinder Global Initiative

The Pathfinder Global Initiative is our flagship program to cultivate future international leaders of the company. It is helping us becoming a Global LESSO. Under the Initiative, we recruit enterprising young talents around the world, and train them in our global headquarters in Shunde, China, and our factories and sales offices around the country. Upon graduation from the program, they will be promoted to be sales managers in a foreign country, often in a city where we have yet to set up sales office.

In early 2024, before we started Pathfinder Global Initiative, LESSO had local sales teams in 20 cities across 10 countries outside China; today, our sales and marketing teams are based in over 150 cities across 60 countries outside China.

LESSO America

LESSO America Inc is headquartered in Corona, CA. We have six warehouses to serve the piping solution community around the country, in Philadelphia, PA; Savannah, GA; Orlando, FL; Markham, IL; Fort Worth, TX; and Victorville, CA. The Pathfinder Global Initiative is recruiting young talents from the cities within a four-hour drive from our warehouses.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the United States;
• Proficient in Chinese;
• Familiar with a metropolitan area in the US (Seattle，WA）, preferably holding a degree from a university in this area;
• Eagerness to learn, capable of mastering the LESSO products in a short period of time;
• Excellent problem-solving skills, capable of leveraging the Group’s resources to develop local business in Seattle，WA;
• Have the potential to lead LESSO’s operations in Seattle，WA and manage a local team of 10.

Role

• To be trained in China for six weeks under the Pathfinder Global Initiative;
• Upon graduation from the program, return to Seattle，WA to be our sales manager.
• Visa sponsorship (including H-1B) is available for this role;
• Intriguing local opportunities of a rapidly growing global manufacturer.