Sales Development Intern- Nashville

Job Description:

During the 10week summer internship program you will have the opportunity to work side by side with our experienced Store Sales Reps. You will spend your time with your Mentor learning the ropes and uncovering what it takes to be a successful Sales professional for SherwinWilliams Consumer Brands Group.

Do you want to be a part of a team that never quits welcomes creativity and is the worlds largest paints and coatings company in the world If so keep reading because we have an exciting opportunity for you. SherwinWilliams Consumer Brands Group is offering a PAID internship for college students that offers handson experience in a wellknown Home Center that carries SherwinWilliams Retail North America Divisionsproducts Valspar HGTV by SherwinWilliams Cabot Minwax Purdy Thompsons Water Seal and more. This opportunity could also lead to fulltime career opportunities upon graduation!

Your summer will start off with a virtual Opening Kickoff event where you will learn all about the SherwinWilliams Consumer Brands Group and be introduced to all of the exciting items your summer internship will entail.

While working side by side with your Mentor and other SherwinWilliams Store Sales Reps you will be introduced and begin to develop aspects in sales analytics marketing activations training Key Decision Making (KDM) exposure business acumen and business communication. Interns will also be exposed to SherwinWilliams professionals ina variety of functional areas.

After participating in all of these learning experiences you may have the opportunity to visit our main office in Davidson North Carolina where you can Create Your Possible and conduct a presentation on the exciting and new experiences that you learned throughout the summer.

We hope that by having you join our team for 10weeks you get to learn experience new things and potentially be offered a full time Sales Trainee or Store Sales Rep position upon your graduation.

The training location for the internship will be in the Nashville area and interns must be located here for the duration of the 10week program. A valid drivers license is also required due to the expectation that our interns will be traveling to multiple stores in the assigned area to get the true experience of a rep within our company.

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be enrolled in a college or university during the internship
• Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without now or in the future requiring sponsorship for employment visa status.
• Must be able to work all scheduled hours which may include weekends.
• Must be able with or without reasonable accommodation to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and/or carry up to 70 lbs. frequently and up to 100 lbs.
• Must have a valid unrestricted drivers license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least one (1) year experience in Customer Services Sales Marketing or other Business related field.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Must have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word Excel Power Point Teams and/or Outlook)
• Previous experience working in a teamoriented setting including work experience extracurricular activities military service etc.
• Ability to read write comprehend and communicate in Spanish
• Be a rising or current Junior or Senior in college or university at the start of the internship program
• Previous relevant internships or coop experience.

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.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for the role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

The wage range other compensation and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.