Sales and Operations Training Rotational Program (full-time internship)

Your career grows here.

At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture. We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset-- adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences.

 

Our 5 legacy brands known as Holt, PEPCO, Richards, and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric.

 

The Sonepar Training for Emerging Professionals Program (STEP) is a 12-month dynamic, intensive rotational program designed to educate, train, and develop skills in emerging professionals and help establish your career. You will get hands on experience in every aspect of our business through on-the-job, e-learning, subject matter expert training, and residency trips. This rotational program includes exposure to site and corporate operations, sales strategies, processes, procurement, project management, E-Commerce, and the Sonepar USA and our operating companies' business philosophy. At the conclusion of this dynamic program, you will have the opportunity to present to our Executive Leadership team on key strategic organizational initiatives.

 

Do you want to work for a global leader? Are you a driven self-starter? Is being part of a company culture that values performance, people, customers and sustainability important to you? Our program provides you the ability to grow your career within our organization, participate in special assignments, and gain business acumen through mentor programs. 

 

Locations: Omaha NE, Lincoln NE, Sioux City IA or Des Moines IA (this opportunity turns into a full-time position after the 12-month program)

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Meet the established sales objectives for respective Branch location, including following sales leads, engaging customers, demonstrating product knowledge, and processing and fulfilling orders.
• Engage in tactical learning of warehouse operations and logistics.
• Analyze sales data against general market conditions in order to identify sales opportunities and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the competition.
• Train and demonstrate the usage of Company products for customers based on identified customer needs, product quality and features, and in fulfillment of the Company commitment to service.
• Build relationships with key vendors in assigned markets to promote vendor products and develop marketing strategies.
• Acquire and demonstrate knowledge of Company pricing, purchasing, and finance programs for representation to customers and senior Company leadership.
• Maintain open lines of communication with customers and Company technical support to ensure the attainment of sales objectives.
• Manage various projects by developing an in-depth understanding of customer business needs and leveraging internal and external partnerships to deliver products and services.
• Research key strategic organizational initiatives and prepare presentations for the Company Executive Leadership team.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• A four year college degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, o