Sales intern summer

The Sherwin-Williams Management & Sales Internship is a paid, 10-12-week summer program offering hands-on experience in our retail stores, providing insight into management, sales, and store operations as well as meaningful customer experiences.

Our store internship program is designed to provide you with a comprehensive learning experience through practical business-to-business and retail experience working in a paint store.

You will gain insight into a career in outside sales by traveling with a Sales Representative and spending structured time with your management team.

Our intern experience provides professional-level learning in the following areas :

• Sales
• Marketing / Promotions
• Merchandising
• Customer Relationship Management
• Business Management

Following successful completion of the program, interns are highly encouraged to apply to the Management & Sales Training Program ( MTP ) and further grow their career with Sherwin-Williams! College graduates are not eligible to participate in the internship program but are encouraged to apply to our Management and Sales Training Program ( MTP ) instead.

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 Company’s customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public. Minimum Requirements :

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must be enrolled in a college or university at the time of the internship or co-op program
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion

• Must be willing to work all scheduled hours, which may include evenings and weekends, with or without reasonable accommodation
• If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have received at least a meets expectations (3) rating on your most recent performance appraisal
• If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have completed all HR Cloud eLearning courses required for your current position

Preferred Qualifications :

• Have a valid, unrestricted Driver’s License
• Have at least one (1) year experience working in a delivery, retail, or customer service position
• Have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
• 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

Last updated : 2024-09-07