Sales and Operations Management Trainee

About the Role

• Take charge, think fast, and move forward in a fast-paced environment.
• Use your degree to run a business and solve problems for customers.
• Receive ongoing training and mentoring in sales processes, technology, and company culture.
• Collaborate with a high-energy, driven team to build a solid foundation in sales and operations.
• Position reports to the LaVergne, TN location.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop consumer and commercial customer solutions for local and national accounts, including Fortune 500 companies.
• Manage a large inventory of vehicles, 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a 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.
• Ability and willingness to drive Penske vehicles, including a 26’ box truck.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is essential.
• This position is regulated by the DOT and requires maintaining a current driver qualification file. This includes:
• Annual motor vehicle records (MVR) check.
• Successfully completed DOT Physical.
• Safety Performance History records request from prior employers in the last 3 years.
• For CDL holders:
• DOT Drug Screening within 30 days of start.
• Subject to an FMCSA Clearinghouse review.
• Willingness to:
• Travel as necessary within the district.
• Work the required schedule.
• Work at the specific location required.
• Complete Penske employment application.
• Submit to a background investigation (including past employment, education, and criminal history).
• Submit to drug screening.
• This position is designated as safety sensitive by the company, requiring the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Associates must accept responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.

Physical Requirements

• Associate will be required to:
• Read.
• Communicate verbally and/or in written form.
• Remember and analyze certain information.
• Remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• Associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
• Associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.