Management & Sales Training Program – Sales Management Training

Job Description

2026 Management & Sales Training Program (Cascade) | Sherwin-Williams

The Tone:
This is an accelerated, entry-level, full-time program at Sherwin-Williams, designed to prepare participants for a Store Management role within 18-24 months. Sherwin-Williams, through its paints, coatings, and innovative solutions, aims to inspire and improve the world by protecting what matters. This role is crucial for developing future leaders who will drive market share growth and oversee significant business operations. The program offers a clear career trajectory with extensive opportunities for professional growth and leadership development within the organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Cascade Region

• Team: Collaborates with store management, progressing into an Assistant Store Manager position.
• Mission: To accelerate talent for a Store Management role, grow market share, and provide leadership for million-dollar store operations.
• Tech Stack: Timekeeping systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Program Completion: Successfully complete an 8-week initial training, followed by ongoing development consistent with the established program to prepare for a Store Management role.
• Business Oversight: Collaborate with store management to oversee a million-dollar business, offering leadership and strategic insights into the store’s development.
• Sales & Market Growth: Drive the company’s market share expansion by selling high-quality products to large commercial users, including painting contractors, purchasing agents, and manufacturers.
• Customer & Operations Management: Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service, build comprehensive product knowledge, and maintain outstanding store conditions and visual merchandising standards.
• Team Support & Administration: Support employee training, development, performance management, and corrective action, respond to and resolve customer and employee complaints, and complete necessary store administration.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must possess at least a bachelor’s degree by the start of this development program, qualifying it as an entry-level position focused on accelerated career progression.
• Experience: This is an entry-level development program; no specific years of prior professional experience are explicitly required beyond educational attainment. Candidates must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship, and hold a valid, unrestricted Driver’s License.
• Skills: Ability to learn and excel at customer service, sales, marketing, finance, and operations; developing foundational leadership skills; building professional networks and positive customer relationships.
• Bonus: At least one (1) year experience in a retail, sales, or customer service position; at least one (1) year of experience in a leadership role, supervising others, or leading teams; previous experience in a team-oriented setting; prior work experience selling paint and paint related products; experience using timekeeping and/or CRM systems; willingness to relocate for future job opportunities; ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language, especially Spanish.