2025 Sales Leadership Development Program - Automotive

Sherwin-Williams is seeking motivated individuals with an interest in sales, customer service, leading a successful team to join our Leadership Development Program ("LDP"). LDP is an eight (8) week program offering hands-on experience working in an Automotive Branch designed to provide successful candidates with a comprehensive learning experience through practical experience.

Successful candidates will be placed in training position in an Automotive Branch in X Region (Include list of states).

During this program, participants will gain essential insight into sales, customer service, finance, and strategic business planning to support operations. Participants will also have access to professional networking opportunities to build cross-functional partnerships with Marketing, Operations, and Research & Development.

Our training experience provides you with skills necessary for a successful career in management and professional sales. Upon successful completion of the 8-week training program, participants will progress into an available Assistant Branch Manager position.

Relocation may be required based on business needs for the 8-week training period and placement as an Assistant Branch Manager after training. If placement does not occur after the initial 8 weeks, your training may continue at other branches within the region based on business needs.

*You must be willing to relocate to any one of these locations for the training program*

This training program is currently scheduled to begin in [Month & Year]

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

LDP's will support Branch
Managers in essential aspects of branch operations including the following
functions:

Develop branch market plan
based on market conditions, branch mission, and financial objectives

• Implement business
  strategies to increase sales and optimize profitability
• Build knowledge of
  products to ensure effective customer recommendations
• Provide excellent customer
  service
• Verify that customer
  orders and transactions are completed and documented accurately
• Maintain branch inventory
  levels
• 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 any
  customer and/or employee complaints
• Assist in determining
  staffing needs and develop work schedules
• Analyze management and
  financial reports, including financial ratios relative to Profit & Loss
  ("P&L")
• Assist in making
  deliveries, as needed

Minimum
Requirements

• Must be at least eighteen (18)
  years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work
  in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work
  visa status now or in the future
• Must have a valid, unrestricted
  Driver's License
• Must be able, with or without
  reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks
  and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion
• Must have at least a bachelor's
  degree by the start of this development program
• Must be willing to relocate for
  this position, if required

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness to relocate,
  as required, upon completion of the development program
• Have a bachelor's degree
  or higher in Sales, Marketing, Management, Business, Operations, or Supply
  Chain
• Have at least one (1) year
  experience working in a retail, sales, or customer service position
• Have previous experience
  working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular
  activities, military service, etc.
• Have at least one (1) year
  of experience in leadership role(s), supervising others, or leading teams