Sales Leadership Development Program

3 months ago

Plymouth, United States Polaris Full time

Leadership Development Program Overview

The Polaris Sales Leadership Development Program (SLDP) accelerates career development for recent college graduates who wish to further develop core business, leadership, and sales competencies. Our unique two-year development program allows you the opportunity to work in roles within Sales to build a solid business foundation and gain leadership and field experience.

Through your business rotations, you will be given challenging assignments to accelerate your career development for future positions of significant responsibility. The variety of work gives you an introduction to what working at Polaris is all about and helps you decide where you can best apply your interests to meet the company's needs. During this program, you will also establish mentor relationships with our business leadership that will continue throughout your career with Polaris. Polaris provides the resources, support, and environment you need to achieve both personal and professional success in this role.

Program Length: 2 Years
Rotation Length: 6 Months (4X)
Placement Locations could Include : Plymouth, MN; Medina, MN; and/or Field Sales Rotation

Areas you’ll gain exposure to in your rotations include:

Low Funnel Marketing & Sales : local dealer marketing, dealer trainings & development, dealer communications, dealer website strategy. 

Business Development & Channel: dealer policies, dealer distribution footprint, key market performance management, showroom display & merchandising.

Product Line Sales: Program Development & Execution, Demand/Supply Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Retail Critical Thinking Leadership.

Field Sales: Dealership Experience, Retail Root Cause & Countermeasure, Dealer Operations Improvement. Solicitation Ownership.

Upon completion of the Development Program, you may transition into a full-time Sales-related position within the business, contingent on business needs and the skills and experience you demonstrate during the program.

Development Program Benefits:

Pay for Performance Company which uniquely allows employees to receive Annual Profit-Sharing bonuses based upon the performance of the employee.

A generous 401K employee’s contribution matching program.

Tuition Reimbursement program to support employees who want to further their education after starting employment.

Engage in transformative development alongside a diverse group of cross-functional peers throughout your DP journey.

Participate in our Annual Summit event in Minnesota, an event dedicated to your growth. Here, you’ll gain invaluable insights from top executives, forge connections with fellow DPs, and embrace a wealth of professional development activities.

Relocation package (where applicable) uniquely designed for our Development Program.

The Selection Process:

Applications will be open from September to December 2024. If selected, you will participate in a MS Teams panel interview with an HR leader and two functional business leaders. Upon accepting an offer, in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 (depending on your graduation date), you will collaborate with the Early Talent team to be matched with your first rotational assignment, team, and location through a thorough matching process. This process begins with the Early Talent Team providing guidance on the matching process and completing a Brand Slide. The Brand Slide, tailored to your specific program, provides insights to the team and assists in identifying the most suitable rotation aligned with your strengths, areas for development, interests, and business needs.

Required Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in Sales, Marketing, or other related field, with a graduation date between December 2024 and June 2025.

Minimum overall GPA of 3.0

Must be willing to travel and relocate between sites for your rotations, as well as be mobile beyond the rotational program to support your career development.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office software: Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, SharePoint.

Active leadership experience in student organizations and/or work experiences with interest to continue to grow your leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous Internship/Co-op experience

Previous dealership experience.

Previous internship experience working in a powersports or manufacturing industry.

Previous internship experience working with durable goods or equipment.

Previous leadership experience in work, organizations, or classroom.

At Polaris we put our employees first, by offering a holistic approach to their health and financial wellbeing. Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture. At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan. Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future. In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings. Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work. Employees at Polaris drive our success and are rewarded for their commitment.

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