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 a Management Trainee for a three-year Management Development Program serving the Northern and Central California region. This hands-on rotational program is designed to develop future Profit Center Managers by exposing trainees to operations, warehouse/distribution, sales, finance, and customer engagement. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity based in Union City, CA, with relocation within the region possible.

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What You’ll Do

• Rotate across core functions: warehouse operations, inventory management, sales, customer service, and financial reporting.
• Support branch operations from stocking and logistics to customer-facing sales activities.
• Assist with analysis and reporting to inform pricing, product selection, and local sales strategies.
• Learn people management: hiring, coaching, scheduling and performance management.
• Contribute to local sales and marketing efforts to grow the branch and customer relationships.
• Participate in structured training and mentorship, and take on increasing responsibility toward managing a profit center.

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Program Highlights

• Three-year structured management development program with defined rotations and milestones.
• One-on-one mentorship throughout the program.
• Rapid career progression toward a Profit Center Manager role for high performers.
• Performance incentives including sales-based incentives and profit-sharing opportunities.

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What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree with a solid GPA.
• Demonstrated leadership in academic, professional, or extracurricular activities.
• Strong interpersonal and critical-thinking skills; comfortable balancing hands-on operational tasks with analysis and people leadership.
• Willingness and ability to work across the region (may require relocation).
• Appetite for autonomy and business ownership — motivated by running operations and leading teams.
• Entry-level experience in supervision, sales, operations, or customer service is a plus.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: $28.34 per hour (as posted for Union City, CA).
• Full-time benefits (eligible after meeting hours requirement):
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Accident, hospital indemnity, and critical care coverage
  • Life insurance and long-term disability
  • Pre-tax accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter benefits
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time (sick time also offered to part-time teammates as required by law)
  • Paid pregnancy and parental leave; paid community service day
• Additional (full-time and part-time):
  • 401(k) with company contributions and a retirement cash account
  • Targeted training programs, wellness program, employee discounts, and college tuition benefits
• Profit-sharing and sales incentives provide opportunity to increase earnings as you progress.

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Additional Details & Compliance

• Employment is contingent on a background check and pre-employment drug screening where permitted by federal, state, and local law.
• Confidential client is committed to reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process. If you need an accommodation, please notify Careertakes.
• This posting follows applicable California requirements for pay transparency by listing the posted hourly compensation.

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Next Steps

If you’re an entrepreneurial, results-oriented early-career professional who wants to learn every facet of a distribution business and advance quickly into management, this program is built for you. Qualified candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and leadership potential are encouraged to apply through the Careertakes platform for consideration with our confidential client.

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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.