Manages customer solutions, vehicle inventory, fleet productivity, profitability, customer satisfaction, lead generation, and customer relationships. The trainee receives ongoing development in sales, operations, finance, customer service, and technology while supporting business operations and driving company vehicles as needed.
Position Summary:
Take charge. Think fast. Move forward. As a Sales and Operations Management Trainee in our fast-paced environment, you will use your hard-earned degree to run a business and quickly solve problems for our customers – who will depend on you to achieve success.
Location: 1610 Enterprise Rd, Mississauga ON
Pay rate: $26.25/hr
Penske will introduce you to our sales processes, leading-edge technology and winning company culture through ongoing training and mentoring to help cultivate the skills and expertise you need to succeed in all aspects of our business: sales, operations, finance, customer service, technology and more. You’ll collaborate with a high-energy, driven team as you build a solid foundation in sales and operations. You’ll enjoy flexible schedules, excellent benefits, associate incentives and discount programs. You’ll be on the fast track to furthering your management career, with advancement opportunities at hundreds of our locations nationwide.
Responsibilities:
- - Develop consumer and commercial customer solutions to local and national accounts - including many of the Fortune 500.
- - Manage our large inventory of world class and nationally recognized vehicles, balancing fleet productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced and dynamic workspace
- - Generate new business leads as well as foster existing customer relationships
- - Ensure complete customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.
- - Other projects as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
- - Bachelor’s degree required, preferred concentration in Business or Marketing
- - Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- - Internship or related work experience in a customer facing or sales role preferred
- - Results oriented, attention to detail and good time management skills
- - A valid Class 5 driver’s license is required, as is the ability and willingness to drive our Penske vehicles, including a 26’ box truck
- - Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
- - Willingness to travel as necessary within the district (customers yards, close geographical area and training sites), work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a reference check.
Physical Requirements:
- -The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- -The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain
- instructions or guidelines.
- -While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- -Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is committed to the principle of equity in employment - As part of this commitment, Penske endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Sarah Karan, Recruiter at (905) 819-8001 or [email protected] to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions
Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.
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