Penske

Diversified transportation, logistics, and motorsports provider

Sales and Operations Management Trainee

Field SalesPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeLa Vergne, TN, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required; a concentration in Business or Marketing is preferred.
Effective written and verbal communication skills are required.
A valid driver's license and the ability and willingness to drive company vehicles, including a 26-foot box truck, are required.
Regular, predictable, full attendance is required.
A current driver qualification file must be maintained, including an annual motor vehicle records check, a completed Department of Transportation physical, and requests for safety performance history records from prior employers covering the last three years. CDL holders must also complete a Department of Transportation drug screening within 30 days of starting and are subject to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Clearinghouse review.
Willingness to travel within the district, including to customer yards, nearby locations, and training sites, work the required schedule and at the specified location, complete the employment application, and submit to a background investigation and drug screening are required.
The ability to remain alert and work safely is required, including accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
The associate must be able to read, communicate verbally and in writing, remember and analyze information, and remember and understand instructions or guidelines.
The associate must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands to touch, handle, and feel, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
The associate must have close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Develop consumer and commercial customer solutions for local and national accounts, including Fortune 500 companies.
Manage the vehicle inventory by balancing fleet productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
Generate new business leads and foster existing customer relationships.
Ensure complete customer satisfaction.

Desired Qualifications

Internship or related work experience in a customer-facing role is preferred.
Results orientation, attention to detail, and good time management skills are desired.

Position Summary:

Take charge. Think fast. Move forward. As a Sales and Operations Management Trainee in our fast-paced environment, you will use your hard-earned degree to run a business and quickly solve problems for our customers – who will depend on you to achieve success.

Penske will introduce you to our sales processes, leading-edge technology and winning company culture through ongoing training and mentoring to help cultivate the skills and expertise you need to succeed in all aspects of our business: sales, operations, finance, customer service, technology and more. You’ll collaborate with a high-energy, driven team as you build a solid foundation in sales and operations. You’ll enjoy flexible schedules, excellent benefits, associate incentives and discount programs. You’ll be on the fast track to furthering your management career, with advancement opportunities at hundreds of our locations nationwide.

This full time position will work at our Lavergne, TN location and offers great advancement opportunities.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop consumer and commercial customer solutions to local and national accounts - including many of the Fortune 500.

• Manage our large inventory of world class and nationally recognized vehicles, balancing fleet productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced and dynamic workspace

• Generate new business leads as well as foster existing customer relationships

• Ensure complete customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferred concentration in Business or Marketing

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

• Internship or related work experience in a customer facing role preferred

• Results oriented, attention to detail and good time management skills

• A valid driver’s license is required, as is the ability and willingness to drive our Penske vehicles, including a 26’ box truck.

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.

• As this position requires driving Penske and customer vehicles, it is regulated by the DOT and requires a current driver qualification file to be maintained as required by the role. The driver qualification file includes: an annual motor vehicle records (MVR) check, a successfully completed DOT Physical, and Safety Performance History records request from prior employers in the last 3 years. Additionally, CDL holders will have a DOT Drug Screening within 30 days of start and subject to a FMCSA Clearinghouse review.

• Willingness to travel as necessary within the district (customers yards, close geographical area and training sites), work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Company

Penske

Diversified transportation, logistics, and motorsports provider

Penske provides a range of transportation services, including retail automotive sales and service, truck leasing and rental, and logistics solutions, plus professional motorsports activities. Its offerings work through distinct units: Penske Automotive Group sells and services vehicles, Penske Truck Leasing rents and maintains trucks with fleet management, and Penske Logistics handles end-to-end supply chain services. The company differentiates itself by operating multiple transportation and entertainment businesses under one private global umbrella, enabling cross-sell opportunities and large-scale coordination. Its goal is to deliver reliable, end-to-end transportation and logistics solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide while growing its diversified portfolio and leveraging scale.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Bellflower, CA
Founded: 1969

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