Sales Manager Trainee
$65,500–$114,600 year
On-site · Santa Rosa, California, United States
Job Summary
Sales Manager Trainee program at CarMax offering a six-to-nine-month in-store leadership rotation designed to prepare the candidate for a future Sales Manager role. Lead and motivate a commissioned sales team to achieve strong results, collaborate with other store managers to drive performance, coach team members to meet individual goals, analyze sales performance metrics to exceed targets, identify challenges to ensure exceptional customer experiences, and uphold CarMax EH&S requirements. The role emphasizes development through hands-on learning, coaching, and ongoing performance feedback, with opportunities to progress into store leadership while supporting evening and weekend operations.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of three years of management experience with a proven track record of success
- Experience in a sales-driven environment with strong performance results
- Ability to execute long- and short-term sales strategies effectively
- Skilled in developing action plans to drive team performance
- Strong ability to communicate clearly and influence others
- Ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve goals
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends to support store operations
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