About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Overview

Confidential Client is hiring for an accelerated, entry-level Management & Sales Training Program designed to prepare candidates for a Store Management role within 18–24 months. This structured development program combines hands-on store experience, outside-sales exposure, leadership coaching, and formal training modules to develop sales, operations, customer service, and leadership capabilities.

This role is typically full-time (about 44 hours per week) and may include evenings and weekends.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client’s training program offers a mix of store-based leadership and commercial sales responsibilities. Core duties include:

• Complete training consistent with the established development program
• Support business strategies to increase sales and optimize profitability
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service
• Build and maintain knowledge of all products to make effective customer recommendations
• Develop positive relationships with wholesale and retail customers, including painting contractors and purchasing agents
• Perform store administration tasks and maintain visual merchandising and promotional displays
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures, including safety, loss prevention, and security
• Support employee training, development, performance management, and corrective action
• Respond to and resolve customer and employee concerns
• Partner with store leadership to make outside sales calls and grow market share

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Qualifications

Minimum requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
• Valid, unrestricted driver’s license
• Bachelor’s degree completed by the start of the development program
• Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve items from shelves and floor stacks and lift/carry up to 50 lbs frequently and up to 70 lbs on occasion

Preferred qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in retail, sales, or customer service
• 1+ year of leadership experience supervising or leading teams
• Experience working in team-oriented settings (work, extracurriculars, military, etc.)
• Experience selling paint or related products (helpful, not required)
• Familiarity with timekeeping or CRM systems
• Willingness to relocate for future opportunities
• Multilingual abilities (Spanish proficiency is a plus)

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Schedule, Compensation & Benefits

• Typical schedule: approximately 44 hours per week; may include evenings and weekends.
• Estimated pay (as listed by the source posting): $102,144 per year — actual compensation depends on candidate experience, skills, location, and other factors.
• A general description of benefits will be provided by the Confidential Client during the hiring process.

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Legal & Process Notes

Confidential Client may conduct background checks where permitted and required by law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws (including fair chance/local ordinances where applicable).

Confidential Client will never ask candidates to provide payment, financial account information, or other sensitive personal data as part of the application process.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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