June 2025 Leadership Development Program- Sales

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SherwinWilliams values the unique talents and abilities from all backgrounds and characteristics. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply including individuals with disabilities and Protected Veterans.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

SherwinWilliams is seeking motivated individuals who have a drive for sales in a businesstobusiness organization to join our Sales Leadership Development Program. This training program is designed to develop key skills and experience that will lead to a Sales Representative position within our Performance Coatings Group supporting one of our technical divisions which include Coil Industrial Wood General Industrial Packaging or Protective and Marine.

The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a 1012month program that will expose participants to the various aspects of the Performance Coatings Group. Participants will spend the full program in one assignment that will provide a deepdive experience in Sales. LDP participants will be in one position for the entire program until post program placement.

Participants should be open to initial relocation for program and possible longterm relocation for post program positions. The program is hosted by our different Business Groups including General Industrial Protective and Marine Coatings Coil Coatings General Packaging and Industrial Wood. Our trainees are matched with one of our groups and locations. Relocation is a requirement for this program.

Please review the list of possible locations on the job posting.

*You must be willing to relocate to ANY one of these location*

• Portland OR
• Richmond VA
• San Antonio TX
• Sacramento CA
• Atlanta GA
• San Leandro/Oakland CA
• Indianapolis IN
• Detroit MI
• Boston MA
  

Our participants should also have the ability to travel overnight up to 50% of the time.

What you will gain:

The Leadership Development Program is a 1012month program designed to develop key skills and experience that will lead to a Sales Representative position in our Performance Coatings Group supporting one of our technical divisions

• Become an effective business leader in technical sales customer service and businesstobusiness relationships.
• Build knowledge and understanding of SherwinWilliams sales process business operations paint products market segments customers and gotomarket strategy
• Excel at sales customer service finance and strategic business planning (or business operations)
• Professional networking opportunities to build crossfunctional partnerships

Following successful completion of the program you will have the opportunity to apply for a postprogram promotion as a Sales Representative.

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 Companys customers staff employees vendors contractors and the general public.

This position is eligible for health benefits such as medical dental and vision coverage Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) disability coverage security retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package including personal leave paid parental leave medical leave vacation and holidays. Fulltime regular employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are eligible for:
010 paid holidays throughout the calendar year including 1 floating holiday
In the year of hire 313 paid vacation days prorated based on hire date including a minimum of 3 frontloaded paid flex days which can be used for unplanned absences such as sick days.
Nonexempt employees who work within the state of Washington will accrue paid sick leave at an accrual rate of 1 hour per every 40 hours worked
Employees who work within the city of Seattle Washington will accrue paid sick leave at a rate of 1 hour per every 30 hours worked
4 workweeks (on a 12month rolling calendar period) of paid Military leave for employees who are absent from work due to service in the uniformed services
5 days of paid Bereavement Leave following the death of an immediate family member and 3 days of paid Bereavement Leave following the death of any other family member
After one year of employment Paid Parental Leave following the birth adoption or placement of a foster child

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a bachelors degree by the start of this development program
• Must have 2.8 GPA or higher
• Must have at least one (1) year experience working in a retail sales or customer service position
• Must be open to relocation based on business need for this position and upon completion of this development program again for post program position and promotional opportunities
• Must have a valid and unrestricted drivers license
• Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship now or in the future
• Must of 18 years of age or older
• Must have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word Excel Power Point Teams and/or Outlook)
• Must be able with or without reasonable accommodation to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 100 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working in a teamoriented setting including work experience extracurricular activities military service etc.
• Prior work experience utilizing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system

About Performance Coatings Group at SherwinWilliams:

The SherwinWilliams Performance Coatings Group supplies a broad range of highlyengineered solutions for the construction industrial packaging and transportation markets in more than 120 countries around the world. There are seven business units under the Performance Coatings Group which include: Automotive Finishes Coil Coatings Engineered Polymer Solutions General Industrial Coatings Packaging Coatings Protective & Marine and Industrial Wood Coatings. The industrial markets we service include but are not limited to: Beverage & Food Cans Furniture Flooring Cars Airplanes Marine Oil & Gas Electronics Military and Appliances.

SherwinWilliams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability age pregnancy genetic information creed marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor SherwinWilliams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.