Management & Sales Internship

Job Description

Job Title: Management & Sales Internship

Program Overview:

The Sherwin-Williams Management & Sales Internship is a paid, 10-12-week summer program designed to provide interns with comprehensive, hands-on experience in our retail stores. This program offers invaluable insight into various aspects of our business, including management, sales, and store operations, along with fostering meaningful customer experiences. It focuses on practical business-to-business (B2B) and retail learning within a paint store environment.

Key Learning Experiences and Responsibilities:

• Gain comprehensive insight into outside sales by traveling alongside a Sales Representative.
• Spend structured time with your management team to understand leadership and operational strategies.
• Complete a significant project addressing critical business issues, collaborating with peers and receiving support from leadership.
• Engage directly with customers, which may include minors.
• Handle and manage cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise, and other items of value (access may be supervised or unsupervised).
• Professional-level learning will be provided in the following core areas:
  • Sales
  • Marketing/Promotions
  • Merchandising
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Business Management

Post-Internship Opportunity:

Upon successful completion of the internship, participants are highly encouraged to apply to the full-time Management & Sales Training Program (“MTP”) to continue their career growth with Sherwin-Williams.

Eligibility Note: College graduates are not eligible to participate in this internship program but are encouraged to apply directly to the Management & Sales Training Program (“MTP”).

Criminal History Review: Due to the nature of job duties involving customer contact (including minors) and access to valuable assets such as cash, payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, and store merchandise, a review of criminal history is deemed necessary. This is to protect the business, its operations, reputation, and the safety of the Company’s customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

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 (e.g., work experience, extracurricular activities, military service).
• 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.

About Sherwin-Williams:

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. We believe that our employees are the strength behind our success. We are committed to investing in and supporting our people in three key areas:

• Life: Providing rewards, benefits, and flexibility to enhance your health and well-being.
• Career: Offering opportunities to learn, develop new skills, and grow your contribution.
• Connection: Fostering an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities.

We invite you to “Create Your Possible” with us.

Benefits:

Sherwin-Williams is dedicated to helping our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter, and feel better. This commitment begins with a wide array of world-class benefits. From retirement and health care to total well-being and daily commutes, your welfare matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation Disclosure:

Compensation decisions are made based on the specific facts and circumstances of each case, influencing where actual compensation falls within the stated wage range. The listed wage range accounts for various factors, including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for applicable geographic differentials. All wage range, other compensation, and benefits information provided is accurate as of the posting date, but the Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status, or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

Recruitment Fraud Warning:

Please be aware that Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.