Sales Trainee

USA MOT Motion Industries, Inc.; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company offers a Sales Trainee program that prepares you to become an Account Representative or a Customer Service Representative. You will shadow experienced colleagues, learn our product lines, and gain exposure to our customer base while working in the branch warehouse to understand shipping, inventory, and delivery functions.

Through online and satellite classes conducted by the Training Department, you will build presentation, product, sales, and leadership skills to advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Distribution or related field preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership potential.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Participates in company sponsored training classes.
• Develops competent presentation skills.
• Trains across branch roles: inside sales, outside sales, inventory, delivery, warehouse, and admin.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Self-motivation

Interpersonal skills

Leadership qualities

Analytical skills

Follow-through

Computer skills

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Distribution or related field

Job description

SUMMARY

The Sales Trainee allows the employee to prepare for a role as an Account Representative or a Customer Service Representative. During this period, the Sales Trainee shadows account representatives and customer service representatives to gain experience in sales, company product lines, as well as customer base. Additionally, the Trainee works in the branch's warehouse to become familiar with shipping and receiving, inventory, and delivery functions. The Trainee also participates in various online and satellite class settings that are conducted by the company's Training Department. These classes include, but are not limited to: product, sales, and leadership training.

JOB DUTIES

• Participates and succeeds in company sponsored training classes.
• Develops competent presentation skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Trains in all levels of a branch including, but not limited to: inside sales (customer service representative), outside sales (account representative), inventory, delivery, warehouse, and administrative.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a bachelor's degree preferably in Industrial Distribution or related field.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Achievement oriented and self-motivated.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Able to follow through on tasks.
• Moderate computer skills, including communicating internally and externally via email.
• Customer service oriented.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to travel occasionally.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

None required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

No Supervisory Responsibility

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

No

COMPANY INFORMATION

• options for healthcare coverage
• 401(k)
• tuition reimbursement
• vacation
• sick
• holiday pay

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Since 1928, GPC has set the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. Today, we're proud to say we're the largest global auto parts network and a leading industrial parts distributor, one that offers rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale. Our strengths are in the relationships we build and the value we deliver by merging local expertise with a global force.