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, Paints, coatings & retail.

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

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What You’ll Do

This Management & Sales Training Program is an accelerated, entry-level development program designed to prepare you for a Store Management role in roughly 18–24 months. You will begin with an intensive 8-week training period and then gain hands-on retail and commercial sales experience while working alongside store leaders.

Typical schedule: approximately 44 hours per week; may include evenings and weekends.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Complete structured training consistent with the established program
• Support business strategies to increase sales and optimize profitability
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service
• Build and maintain product knowledge to make effective customer recommendations
• Develop relationships with wholesale and retail customers, including large commercial accounts
• Assist with store administration and visual merchandising standards
• Ensure compliance with safety, loss prevention, and security procedures
• Support employee training, development, performance management, and corrective action
• Respond to and resolve customer and employee concerns
• Partner with the Store Manager to make outside sales calls and expand market share

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What You’ll Gain

• Limitless career opportunities with a promote-from-within philosophy and a clear management career path
• Leadership development focused on sales, operations, finance, and customer service
• Professional networking opportunities in the community and with commercial customers
• Experience managing a high-volume, million-dollar business and developing sales strategies

Note on criminal background checks: this role involves contact with customers (which may include minors) and access to cash, electronic equipment, personal information, merchandise, and other items of value. A criminal history review will be required where necessary to protect customers, staff, and business operations.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated salary: $96,555 per year (estimated)
• Comprehensive benefits and employee support resources are available; information will be provided during the recruitment process.

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Minimum Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age
• 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 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 occasionally

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Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in retail, sales, or customer service
• At least 1 year experience in leadership or supervising roles
• Experience working in team-oriented settings (work, extracurriculars, military service, etc.)
• Experience selling paint or paint-related products (helpful but not required)
• Familiarity with timekeeping or CRM systems
• Willingness to relocate for future opportunities
• Ability to communicate in more than one language; Spanish language ability is a plus

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Additional Details

This role is offered by a Confidential Client operating in the paints, coatings & retail industry. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Confidential Client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA federal contractor, and will not ask candidates to provide payment or sensitive financial information during the recruitment 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.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.