Sales Trainee - Access Equipment - Texas

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

The role of Sales Trainee is the starting point of a career adventure working within JLG’s North American Field Sales team. This role has a long and storied history in the organization, with some of our most senior leadership starting their careers as Trainees at JLG. The goal of the role is to equip the candidate with all the skills, knowledge and relationships necessary to act as an advocate for our customers. The successful candidate will spend time rotating through job functions in various departments including Inside Sales, Field Aftermarket and Whole goods sales, Marketing, Finance, Purchasing, and Manufacturing. The role will involve 50% travel to visit and build relationships with customers.

YOUR IMPACT

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

- Understand and learn all areas of JLG sales team through a rotational program.
- Work with the inside sales team to enter orders, and field customer calls.
- Act as an inter-department liaison coordinating essential company activities on behalf of the sales team.
- Partner with sales team members to ensure alignment on customer and regional needs or trends.
- Partner with sales representatives to enter customer information and configure machines that meet customer’s current and future demands.
- Analyze regional sales and order book entries to provide credible input for the forecasting process.
- Handle certain administrative tasks as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelors degree in business or a related field
- Ability to travel 50-70%

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in a manufacturing industry.
- Ability to work independently and within a team structured environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.
- Strong customer focus and effective use of a consultative approach.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where requirements are constantly changing.
- Located close to a major airport

WORKING CONDITIONS

The following represents general working conditions for this role. Specific conditions may vary depending on business needs and individual circumstances.

Pay Range:
$51,400.00 - $79,200.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.