Sonepar Training for Emerging Professionals (STEP) Program - Lincoln, NE

Your career grows here.

At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture. We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset-- adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences.

Our 5 legacy brands known as Holt, PEPCO, Richards, and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric.

The Sonepar Training for Emerging Professionals Program (STEP) is a 12-month dynamic, intensive rotational program designed to educate, train, and develop skills in emerging professionals and help establish your career. You will get hands on experience in every aspect of our business through on-the-job, e-learning, subject matter expert training, and residency trips. This rotational program includes exposure to site and corporate operations, sales strategies, processes, procurement, project management, E-Commerce, and the Sonepar USA and our operating companies' business philosophy. At the conclusion of this dynamic program, you will have the opportunity to present to our Executive Leadership team on key strategic organizational initiatives.

Do you want to work for a global leader? Are you a driven self-starter? Is being part of a company culture that values performance, people, customers and sustainability important to you? Our program provides you the ability to grow your career within our organization, participate in special assignments, and gain business acumen through mentor programs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Meet the established sales objectives for respective Branch location, including following sales leads, engaging customers, demonstrating product knowledge, and processing and fulfilling orders.
• Engage in tactical learning of warehouse operations and logistics.
• Analyze sales data against general market conditions in order to identify sales opportunities and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the competition.
• Train and demonstrate the usage of Company products for customers based on identified customer needs, product quality and features, and in fulfillment of the Company commitment to service.
• Build relationships with key vendors in assigned markets to promote vendor products and develop marketing strategies.
• Acquire and demonstrate knowledge of Company pricing, purchasing, and finance programs for representation to customers and senior Company leadership.
• Maintain open lines of communication with customers and Company technical support to ensure the attainment of sales objectives.
• Manage various projects by developing an in-depth understanding of customer business needs and leveraging internal and external partnerships to deliver products and services.
• Research key strategic organizational initiatives and prepare presentations for the Company Executive Leadership team.

Minimum Qualifications

• A four year college degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, or a related degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 preferred

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, blueprints, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from small groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to perform math functions representative of the job such as; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals and metric scales; computing rate, ratio, and percentages and to draw and interpret bar graphs; calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and proportions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Profit Sharing
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

Who we are:

We're the world's number one distributor of electrical products, solutions and related services. Echo Electric is owned by Sonepar, a global company with over 500 locations nationwide. Whether you grow at one of our local Opcos or at one in another region, we want you to grow with us! All associates are regularly trained and we value promoting from within when possible.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Echo Electric, a Sonepar Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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