Sales and Management Trainee - COMET

The opportunity:

Our Career Opportunity and Management Employment Training (COMET) is the exclusive awardwinning fast track training program of Applied Industrial Technologies. COMET is for those who desire a challenging role in the sales and distribution of industrial components. You will learn about the business from the ground up. Be part of an organization with a bright future.

Your training program will include 10 months of personalized training and coaching by managers and peers many of whom started in the same position. You will receive product training and soft skills training in sales communications and customer service through oneonone small group web based methods and onthejob training. We will introduce you to our sales and operations processes technology and strong company culture focused on customer satisfaction personal mastery and individual/team contributions.

Our program which runs from September through Juneof each year has produced sales professionals local managers national account managers regional managers and vice presidents for Applied. Our service center locations are flexible with the date of hire for their COMET associate. They will work with the ideal candidate to find a start date that is mutually beneficial. That means you will not need to wait until September to start a successful career with Applied.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree
• Valid drivers license and clean driving record

Preferred:

• Internship or related work experience in a customer facing role
• Proven leadership skills
• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Technology or Communications

Desired characteristics:

• Strong desire to build a sales career
• Mechanical interest
• Results oriented attention to detail and good time management skills
• Potential to fill leadership roles in the future

Work for a corporation that believes in developing its people. Applied employees believe in the company and love the environment. Individual contributors with fresh ideas and passion for excellence are encouraged and rewarded.

Different Voices. New Perspectives. Boundless opportunities. Applied is committed to offering equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees based on their training experience and overall qualifications and without regard to race color religion gender veteran or citizenship status age disability national origin or any other category protected by applicable law. We are also committed to a drugfree workplace. We encourage applicants of all ages and experience as we do not discriminate on the basis of an applicants age. We value you your background and your unique experiences that help add to the richness of the Applied team.

Connect with a great stable company with strong performance and growth. We look forward to learning more about you and will respond to qualified candidates.

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) is a leading industrial distributor that offers more than five million parts to serve the needs of MRO and OEM customers in virtually every industry. In addition Applied provides engineering design and systems integration for industrial and fluid power applications as well as customized mechanical fabricated rubber and fluid power shop services. Applied also offers maintenance training and inventory management solutions that provide added value to our customers.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry gender sexual orientation age disability protected veteran status marital status medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability please send an email to or callto let us know the nature of your request.