Management Trainee / Sales Associate / Sales Executive

For Management Trainee Position:
Work with other managers to plan and direct the work of the organization.
Help set policies.
Evaluate work output.
Receive classroom instruction in subjects related to their rotational experience.
Attend lectures, watch guest speakers, and create projects, oral presentations, and take tests.
Work in different departments to gain perspective, including marketing, sales, customer services, purchasing, merchandising, and personnel departments.
Handle established accounts to gain familiarity.
Adhere to guidelines of formal written training program.
Attend periodic evaluations.
Achieve a passing score in all areas of the management training program in order to continue in the program.
Participate with store management in interviewing, hiring, and training employees.
Use company reports to analyze sales, gross profit and inventory activity.
Identify trends and recommends proactive or remedial action to manage business situations.
Report market activity to management by monitoring and analyzing competitive price lists and products.
Work with and through management to develop and implement actions that protect company assets and profitability.

For Sales Position:
a sales associate may perform duties such as unloading trucks and keeping overflow stock organized in the back room or warehouse area. For products that will be featured on the store floor, a sales associate will be involved in tagging merchandise with tags (price tags, size tags, sales stickers, etc.). Prices often change, and sales associates are expected to complete price changes by re-tagging and/or moving merchandise. Once this is done, they will arrange the merchandise on the store floor. This means placing the products in an organized fashion.