About the position
This 9-12 months program is designed to prepare entry-level college graduates for a career in building material sales and marketing within Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM). In this role, you will rotate throughout various organizational departments, learning processes, products, and the Carlisle Experience. During the program, you will develop sales, marketing, and overall business acumen while gaining product and industry knowledge to engage with professionals in the business, including senior leadership. During the program, you will work directly under the supervision of a Sales Manager and be paired with a mentor. Successful completion of the program will result in relocation and placement into a Field Sales or Product Marketing position within one of CCM's brands.
Responsibilities
- Build, grow, and maintain positive working relationships with employees, leaders, and customers
- Develop in-depth product knowledge through an 8-week comprehensive training program that combines classroom instruction with hands-on projects.
- Learn and apply selling techniques and CCM's selling processes
- Work in customer service and pricing to understand customer service and delivery policies and procedures
- Travel with Regional Sales Managers, Marketing Specialists, PVC Sales Specialists, and Technical Sales Specialists on sales calls and customer events
- Work in the Marketing group to support the development of strategies as well as customer-facing marketing materials
- Participate in the project management process for new products as well as marketing communications
- Participate in the presentation/demos of product information in contractor-oriented training
- Attend trade shows, customer events, and/or industry-specific seminars
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of CCM's product offerings
- Develop and present a capstone project to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of sales and marketing strategies
- Learn and understand the strategy and benefit of Carlisle Operating Systems COS
Requirements
- Naturally curious with a desire to learn
- Leadership experience through community involvement, student organization, internships or previous work experience
- Ability to communicate (both verbal and written) effectively
- Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize projects and assignments
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to relocate as required and assigned at the completion of the program
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office
- Strong presentation skills
- Authorized to work in the US; sponsorship is not available for this program
- Flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment
