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Join Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s top 100 industrial companies, and become part of a global leader in abrasives technology. Our products are essential across industries—from automotive and aerospace to electronics, construction, and woodworking.

As a Sales Trainee, you’ll complete a comprehensive training program that equips you with deep product knowledge and strong sales skills. Upon graduation, you’ll manage a sales territory, serving as the primary contact for customers and distributors, helping them solve challenges with our innovative solutions.

What We Offer:

+ Industry-leading training and development

+ Competitive compensation and benefits

+ A defined career path with advancement opportunities

+ The backing of a global organization with 360 years of innovation

If you're driven, customer-focused, and ready to grow with a world-class team, we want to hear from you.

We are seeking motivated candidates from Northeast Ohio with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or equivalent experience. Ideal candidates will demonstrate mechanical aptitude and a strong interest in working across diverse and challenging manufacturing environments.

Upon graduation from the Sales Training program, the candidate will be responsible for a full range of account management activities associated with developing, expanding, and servicing welding, light industrial, construction, and distribution accounts in Northeast Ohio. The account base has significant competitive potential in many industries, including welding, metal fabrication, and general construction. This position will be responsible for selling abrasives, equipment, diamond blades, and sandpaper under the brand names Norton and Norton/Clipper.

The territory the candidate will move into after the Sales Training program has many opportunities, including metal fabrication accounts, distribution conversions, and the concrete construction market. Collaboration with our distributor partners, including Airgas, large buying group members, and construction distributors, must be a focus for success in this territory. This includes planning, joint sales calls, merchandising, and hands-on training. Territory accounts can be demanding and require strategic, focused planning and execution. This position also entails managing relationships with manufacturers’ representatives who assist in sales coverage.

Key qualifications include:

+ A strong work ethic and a high level of self-discipline

+ Self-motivation and enthusiasm

+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

+ Willingness to relocate to open territories within the United States

This is an exceptional opportunity to build a career in professional sales with the industry leader in technical industrial abrasives. We offer a competitive compensation package, including:

+ Generous base salary

+ Performance-based sales bonus plan

+ Home office setup allowance

+ Company-paid relocation to an established sales territory upon completion of training

SGA Sales Training Program: Position Yourself for Success

+ Proven success: Over 60 years of training excellence

+ Comprehensive: 5-month program

+ Hands-on experience: Includes travel to SGA manufacturing facilities and fieldwork with experienced account executives

+ Dynamic learning: Blend of technical and non-technical training

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [email protected] .

Certain locations require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ well-being and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position which is $63,000 to $95,000 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount while in Sales Training is 8% with a max of 16% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The targeted bonus upon completion of the Sales Training is 0% with a max of 65% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.

Saint-Gobain is committed to helping you and your family- _be well_ -in all aspects of your life. Be Well. Be You brings together inclusive programs and meaningful resources to support all aspects of your physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs.

+ Health and Well-being – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.

+ Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance

+ Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options

+ LiveWell Wellness Program

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

+ Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.

+ 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan

+ Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability

+ Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and

+ Accident Insurance

+ Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want

+ Commuter Benefits

+ Group Legal

+ Identity Theft Protection

+ Auto and Home Insurance

+ Pet Insurance and Discounts

+ Back-up Child and Elder Care

+ PerkSpot Employee Discount Program

+ Volunteer Day

With more than 160 locations throughout North America, as well as opportunities to join us in 80 nations worldwide, you can go as far and as fast as your talent and ambition allow. Because we value collaboration and communication, you’ll have the opportunity to work with colleagues from a wide range of businesses, cultural experience, including some of the most respected experts in their fields. Saint-Gobain employees design, manufacture, and distribute materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare, and other industrial application markets.

Developed through a continuous innovation process, our products and services can be found everywhere in our living places and daily life, providing wellbeing, performance, and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency, and the fight against climate change. This strategy of responsible growth is guided by the Saint-Gobain purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”, which responds to the shared ambition of all women and men in the group to act every day to make the world a more beautiful and sustainable place to live. Join our innovative, passionate, and entrepreneurial community to improve the world of tomorrow with us.

Internal Applicant Instructions:

To apply for this position, you must apply through the Internal Open Job Career Center which is located on the SGCNA Intranet.- http://portal.saint-gobain.com/web/hr/openjob.