Management Trainee - Northern California & Central California Regions
The Management Trainee role at Confidential Client is a full-time, three-year rotational program designed to develop future leaders in plumbing, heating, and industrial supply distribution. Trainees gain hands-on experience across all business functions, preparing them to manage profit centers and lead teams with entrepreneurial autonomy. The program offers extensive training, mentorship, and financial incentives, fostering rapid career growth within a supportive company culture.
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.
What You’ll Do
Confidential Client seeks bright, driven candidates for a three-year Management Development Program designed to produce future Profit Center Managers. This rotational program exposes trainees to every part of a distribution business—sales, operations, finance, warehouse, and customer service—so you learn to run a location like an entrepreneur.
- Participate in a structured, three-year rotational training plan across sales, operations, inventory, and finance
- Learn to generate business through customer engagement, territory development, and marketing initiatives
- Support day-to-day operations including warehouse workflows, inventory management, and order fulfillment
- Assist with financial tracking, budgeting, and interpreting KPIs to drive local profitability
- Help recruit, train, and develop front-line teammates and lead small teams during rotations
- Present recommendations to senior leadership for product assortment, pricing, and local customer strategies
Who You Are (Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree with a solid GPA
- Demonstrated leadership in academic, professional, or extracurricular activities
- Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working across functions (sales, operations, finance)
- Willingness and ability to work throughout the assigned region (relocation may be required)
- Entrepreneurial mindset with desire to lead teams and run a business
- Preferred: entry-level experience in sales, customer service, project or people supervision
Skills & Attributes That Help You Succeed
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving in operational settings
- Comfort with accountability and working autonomously
- Resilience, adaptability, and a continuous-learning mindset
- Basic financial literacy (ability to read simple profit/loss and KPI metrics)
What You’ll Get
Confidential Client offers a competitive starting wage plus performance-driven opportunities to increase earnings through sales incentives and profit-sharing. Benefits for full-time teammates (30+ hours/week) typically include:
- Medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
- 401(k) and retirement contributions
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time (sick time also offered to part-time teammates where required by law)
- Paid parental leave and paid community service day
- Pre-tax accounts (healthcare, dependent care, commuter)
- Targeted training, mentorship, and professional development
- Employee discounts and college tuition benefits
- Wellness programs and other voluntary coverages
(Offerings may vary for colleagues covered by collective bargaining agreements or specific intern programs.)
Additional Hiring Information
- Employment is subject to standard pre-employment checks, which may include drug screening where allowed by federal, state, or local law.
- Confidential Client is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. If you need an accommodation, please let the recruiter know.
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.
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