Residential Sales Trainee - Northeast

Shaw • Dalton, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Shaw Industries is looking for ambitious, people-centered talent to join our Residential Sales Trainee Program: a dynamic career-launching experience designed to develop the next generation of high-performing sales professionals. As a Residential Sales Trainee, you’ll receive hands-on training, real-world experience, and personalized coaching while learning the ins and outs of Shaw’s products, customers, and market strategy. By the end of the program, you’ll be ready to step into a professional selling role with confidence, product expertise, and a strong network behind you. Our extensive 8-10 week sales training program at our headquarters in northwest Georgia prepares associates for a successful sales career supporting our residential hard and soft surface businesses. Associates participate in everything from team building activities, plant tours, product knowledge assessments, corporate networking, professional presentations and much more. Following training, trainee's are placed into one of our sales locations throughout the US as a Territory Manager where they apply what they learned with the support of other successful sales leaders. Here, they get to learn best practices while gaining hands-on, on-the-job training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, or related field
• Interest in a long-term career in sales
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel
• Willingness to relocate to the market area in the US

Nice To Haves

• Thrive in relationship-driven, people-first environments (Build Customer Satisfaction)
• Have strong communication and presentation skills (Influence Others)
• Are energized by achieving goals and solving customer challenges (Execute Action Plan)
• Are curious, adaptable, and eager to learn (Adaptability)
• Are comfortable traveling and working independently (Initiate Action)

Responsibilities

• Participate in team building activities.
• Attend plant tours.
• Complete product knowledge assessments.
• Engage in corporate networking.
• Deliver professional presentations.
• Apply learned skills in a sales location as a Territory Manager.
• Learn best practices.
• Gain hands-on, on-the-job training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level