Communication Skills, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Distribution Channel, Driver's License, Electricity, English Language, Field Sales, Financial Planning, Inside Sales, Inventory Management, Logistics, Maintenance - Electrical, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Assurance, Residential Construction, Warehousing, Willing to Travel
Summer Internship Program
With 700+ locations around the country CED is one of the nation's leading, privately held electrical distributors. CED distributes electrical products while also simultaneously creating value added services to our customers in the commercial, residential, industrial, and solar markets. Our customers power your homes, buildings, and manufacture the things you use every day. A commitment to quality through our core values of service, integrity, and reliability has made us one of the nations largest distributors of electrical products and services. Get a head start on your career! CED offers competitive, paid, rotational internships so you can have hands-on experience in the electrical industry from different perspectives. As a CED intern, you will gain experience in each aspect of company operations including:
- Warehousing & Logistics
- Inventory control & Quality assurance
- Customer Relations
- Purchasing Logistics
- Financial Planning
- Management & Project Management
- Inside/Outside sales
Interns are also involved in completing real projects for profit center managers that directly affect decision making. Through each rotation, interns will have a unique insight into CED's culture and career opportunities. We are looking for talented individuals with excellent communication and relationship building skills. If you are driven, enthusiastic, and highly motivated, apply today for the opportunity to be a part of our internship program!
Reports to: Training manager
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree
- Current, valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
- Authorization to work in the United States (without requiring work authorization sponsorship by CED now or in the future)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite software
Additional Competencies:
- Strong negotiation skills
- Detail oriented
- Ability to solve problems
- Must be a self-starter who can handle a heavy volume of work and be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time
Working Conditions:
Conditions vary based on the intern's current segment of the training and may include warehouse, office, and external environments. During some segments, activities may include lifting, sorting, standing, possible extreme heat/cold conditions. Office segments may include sitting for extended periods. Various segments will include some travel both by car and by air.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No
Essential Job Functions:
Learning all aspects of the CED business
Communicating both written and spoken in English.
CED is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability | Veteran
Compensation Range: The compensation range for this position is $14 to $20 hourly.
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Consolidated Electrical Distributors
- # 97 on Fortune’s “America’s Privately Held Companies” List
- 600 facilities nationwide and 50 in Southern California
- Customer-base ranges from contractor, industrial, major film studios, municipalities, Universities to any commercial end-users of electrical products.
- Wholesale Electrical Distributor working with international manufacturers such as Sylvania, Square D, Philips, General Electric, Hubbell, and many others
- Specializing in lighting products, solar power products, automation and general electrical supplies
- The Trainee path will teach you our business and how to be successful in sales, sales management, and operations management as well as administrative functions
- Make decisions for your success by having the benefit of working for a large company while working within the scope of a small-business where you can contribute and make a difference
- Monday-Friday workdays; daytime hours. No weekends.
- Salary plus full-benefits including paid holidays, paid vacation, training bonuses, 401K program and profit-sharing
- Industry leading company that works off three principals: “Service, Reliability and Integrity”
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Wholesale Trade/Import-Export
http://www.cedcareers.com/