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Sales and Operations Management Trainee

Penske

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Compensation
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Location
Traverse City, MI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DOT PhysicalBachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

The Sales and Operations Management Trainee develops customer solutions, manages vehicle inventory, generates business, and supports customer satisfaction. Penske provides training and mentoring across sales, operations, finance, customer service, and technology, with opportunities to advance into management. The role is based at Penske’s Traverse City location and includes driving company and customer vehicles, with travel within the district as needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer SolutionsInventory ManagementLead GenerationCustomer Relationship ManagementCommunicationResults OrientationAttention to DetailTime ManagementDrivingLifting 25 Lbs

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeBusiness or Marketing ConcentrationCustomer-Facing Internship or Related Work ExperienceValid Driver's LicenseDOT PhysicalSafety Performance History RecordsBackground InvestigationDrug Screening

Full job description

Position Summary:

Take charge. Think fast. Move forward. As a Sales and Operations Management Trainee in our fast-paced environment, you will use your hard-earned degree to run a business and quickly solve problems for our customers – who will depend on you to achieve success.

Work Location: 1645 W South Airport Rd Traverse City, MI

Penske will introduce you to our sales processes, leading-edge technology and winning company culture through ongoing training and mentoring to help cultivate the skills and expertise you need to succeed in all aspects of our business: sales, operations, finance, customer service, technology and more. You’ll collaborate with a high-energy, driven team as you build a solid foundation in sales and operations. You’ll enjoy flexible schedules, excellent benefits, associate incentives and discount programs. You’ll be on the fast track to furthering your management career, with advancement opportunities at hundreds of our locations nationwide.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Develop consumer and commercial customer solutions to local and national accounts - including many of the Fortune 500.

  • Manage our large inventory of world class and nationally recognized vehicles, balancing fleet productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced and dynamic workspace

  • Generate new business leads as well as foster existing customer relationships

  • Ensure complete customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferred concentration in Business or Marketing

  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Internship or related work experience in a customer facing role preferred

  • Results oriented, attention to detail and good time management skills

  • A valid driver’s license is required, as is the ability and willingness to drive our Penske vehicles, including a 26’ box truck.

  • Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.

  • As this position requires driving Penske and customer vehicles, it is regulated by the DOT and requires a current driver qualification file to be maintained as required by the role. The driver qualification file includes: an annual motor vehicle records (MVR) check, a successfully completed DOT Physical, and Safety Performance History records request from prior employers in the last 3 years. Additionally, CDL holders will have a DOT Drug Screening within 30 days of start and subject to a FMCSA Clearinghouse review.

  • Willingness to travel as necessary within the district (customers yards, close geographical area and training sites), work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.

Job Category: Management Trainee

Job Family: Operations

Address: 1645 W South Airport Rd

Primary Location: US-MI-Traverse City

Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Req ID: 2612852

How this job compares

Set against the 53,373 open Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Michigan median$87–131K/yr468 salary ranges
  • Michigan median$17–19/hr128 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,195 open Sales jobs in Michigan and 53,373 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
Sales postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (29,432 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 11,102 of the 53,373 open Sales jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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