Manager In Training

The Career Development Program (CDP) Associate participates in a structured, fully employed 18-month development program designed to build broad business knowledge, functional experience, and professional capability through rotational assignments, formal learning, mentoring, and project-based work.

Throughout the program, CDP Associates gain hands-on experience across multiple areas of the business while contributing meaningful work within each assignment. Participants are expected to take ownership of their development, build strong business relationships, apply learning across experiences, and demonstrate increasing levels of capability, accountability, and responsibility.

The CDP is designed to prepare participants for continued career growth by providing exposure to different areas of the organization and helping participants develop the supervisory, skills, experience, and business knowledge needed for future opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Complete assigned functional rotations and develop an understanding of the key processes, systems, performance measures, and business drivers within each area.
• Contribute to meaningful projects, assignments, and business priorities throughout each rotation.
• Work collaboratively with managers, subject matter experts, leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Assess business data and processes across rotating departments and propose solutions for operational efficiencies.
• Own professional development by actively participating in required training, mentoring, professional development, and other CDP learning experiences.
• Partner with rotation managers to define targeted development goals and key performance indicators for each rotation.
• Participate in formal performance and development reviews throughout the program, including self-evaluations.
• Apply foundational skills from each rotation to execute increasingly complex assignments.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No formal responsibility for supervising others

Required:

• High school diploma or GED
• Demonstrated leadership through employment, education, military service, athletics, community involvement, or other experiences.

Preferred:

• Associate’s degree in business, operations, engineering, technology, supply chain, construction equipment, automative technology, or a related field.
• Previous internship, co-op, technical, operational, customer service, or other relevant work experience.
• Previous exposure to equipment, service, parts, rental, sales, manufacturing, logistics, or related industries.
• Previous experience working in a project-based or cross-functional team environment.
• Previous experience using business systems, technology, or data to support problem-solving and decision-making.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong desire and ability to learn, develop, and take on increasing levels of responsibility.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize work, manage multiple priorities, and meet established expectations.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to work effectively with individuals across different functions and levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated initiative, accountability, professionalism, and resourcefulness.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments, responsibilities, environments, and business needs.
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