Sales and Operations Management Trainee

Penske•St. Louis, MO

40d

About The Position

As a Sales and Operations Management Trainee, you will use your degree to run a business and quickly solve customer problems. Penske provides ongoing training and mentoring in its sales processes, technology, and company culture, helping trainees build skills across sales, operations, finance, customer service, and technology. The position offers exposure to a driven team and opportunities to advance into management at locations nationwide. The role involves developing solutions for consumer and commercial accounts, managing a fleet of vehicles while balancing productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction, generating new business, building customer relationships, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The role is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated safety-sensitive and requires safe, alert work and compliance with applicable driver qualification requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; a concentration in Business or Marketing is preferred.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Results-oriented, with attention to detail and good time-management skills.
Valid driver’s license and ability and willingness to drive Penske vehicles, including a 26-foot box truck.
Regular, predictable, full attendance.
Ability to meet Department of Transportation or company safety-sensitive role requirements, including maintaining a current driver qualification file, annual motor vehicle records checks, a successfully completed DOT Physical, and safety performance history records requests from prior employers in the last three years.
For CDL holders, DOT drug screening within 30 days of start and a FMCSA Clearinghouse review.
Willingness to travel as necessary within the district, work the required schedule, and work at the required location.
Completion of the Penske employment application and submission to a background investigation covering past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner and accept responsibility for personal and others’ safety.
Ability to meet the role’s physical and mental demands, including reading, communicating, remembering and analyzing information, and understanding instructions or guidelines.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Internship or related work experience in a customer-facing role preferred.
Business or Marketing concentration preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop consumer and commercial customer solutions for local and national accounts, including Fortune 500 companies.
Manage vehicle inventory, balancing fleet productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
Generate new business leads and foster existing customer relationships.
Ensure complete customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.
Drive Penske and customer vehicles, including a 26-foot box truck, as required.
Travel as necessary within the district, including to customer yards and training sites.
Maintain a current driver qualification file as required for the role.