Sales Development Program Sales Associate - Trench Safety

About the role

As a Sales Associate on our Trench Safety team, you'll embark on a structured training path designed to prepare you for a future role as an Outside Sales Representative. You'll work alongside industry experts who are eager to help you gain hands-on experience with our technical products while developing the relationship-building skills that drive customer success.

What You'll Do

• Begin your training at a local branch, shadowing both sales and operational roles to gain an inside-out understanding of the full equipment-rental lifecycle
• Join your peers across North America for a digital onboarding class, designed to sharpen your sales technique for success in our industry while providing a collaborative training environment that helps you build and leverage a strong internal support network
• Progress through a series of outbound sales campaigns that provide exposure to different construction verticals, varying customer spend levels, general vs specialty equipment rentals, and both new and existing customer segments
• Master key United Rentals sales tools, including our CRM, inventory management platforms, customer portal, and mobile applications
• Lead high-level sales conversations involving price negotiations, multi-piece rental requests, government and educational collective agreements, equipment service contracts, the sale of used equipment at the end of its rental life, and much more
• Learn proven sales methodologies to deliver solutions for our customers and drive revenue growth
• Participate in local team initiatives such as daily safety huddles, customer appreciation events, equipment yard sale events, customer entertainment outings, charity drives, and 1UR internal team-building workshops
• Track your Sales Development progress through multiple achievement levels, with access to real-time sales performance metrics and weekly peer-ranked competitions
• Receive daily feedback from corporate and local leadership meetings, call coaching sessions, and ride-alongs to local jobsites. You will drive engagement during these meetings by developing sales strategies for your accounts and creating realistic timelines to achieve your goals
• The average Sales Associate spends 4-6 months in the Sales Development Program (SDP) before promotion to an Outside Sales Representative (OSR), with the timeline dependent on market conditions and individual performance
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience in a customer-facing sales role preferred
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Proficient computer and mobile phone/tablet skills
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
• Must live within reasonable driving distance of assigned branch and report on-site M-F

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave
• United Compassion Fund
• Employee Discount Program
• Career Development & Promotional Opportunities
• Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only)
• Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US Hourly Only)
• Paid Sick Leave
• An inclusive and welcoming culture

Pay

Compensation Range $31.05 - $46.60