Accelerated Commercial Experience – ACE

Accelerated Commercial Experience (ACE)

Rexel USA is the US presence of one of the world’s largest electrical distributors – Rexel. Comprised of several banners including Rexel C&I, Rexel Automation, Gexpro, RES, Capitol Light, Platt, and Parts Super Center, Rexel USA is approximately a $4.5 billion dollar business serving 3 main end markets: Industrial, Commercial and Residential.

Rexel USA’s Accelerated Commercial Experience (ACE) Program is a two-year intensive training and development program that provides graduates a fast-tracked opportunity to gain broad exposure to multiple areas of business within the Electrical Distribution industry. Our internship experience is a snapshot of the ACE program, condensed into a 12-week experience. We accomplished this initiative through a series of diverse assignments, projects, and classroom training. All assignments are a value-add for the business and developmental for the individual. Successful completion should lead to permanent placement in one of several career paths, of which a sales career path is strongly preferred. Other career paths include project management, customer solutions, product specialists, and some functional positions (as needed). Positions open to majors in Industrial Distribution, Sales, Supply Chain, and General Business Administration.

Essential Functions

Participants will complete various rotations in the following disciplines:

• Warehousing/Logistics
• Sales
• Operations
• Project Management
• Energy Solutions
• Automation

Education And Experience

• The ideal candidate demonstrates the following attributes:
• strong leadership experience
• self-starter
• professionally mature
• self-confident
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• analytical and problem- solving skills
• In addition, preferred candidates are assertive, team players, creative, and mobile. Relevant internship/co-op experience preferred.
• To be eligible, students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA upon graduation and be open to relocation, as it is required both to complete the program as well as to achieve career success.

Language Skills:

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to effectively communicate with customers and staff to make an accurate assessment of customer needs. Ability to create and make presentations.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to verify and calculate figures such as commissions. Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations required to accurately complete assigned tasks.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form. Ability to use sound judgment and problem solving skills to analyze customer problems and to recommend the proper course of action. Ability to organize and prioritize job projects and requirements.

Attendance Demands:

The attendance demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Attendance is required Monday through Friday within normal business hours. The employee will be required to travel to different locations nationally. Employee may be required to work overtime, and occasional Saturdays and Sundays.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, inventory software, internet software and order processing systems.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, handle, or feel, and required to speak, read, and hear English. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This position will requires approximately 90% domestic travel and ability to travel by air transportation and operate a motor vehicle.
• This position may occasionally be exposed to extreme weather conditions in a warehouse environment at company branches or vendor or customer sites.
• This is a high stress and fast paced environment.
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