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Internship Program

Get a head start on your career. CED offers competitive, paid internships for juniors and seniors to experience the electrical industry hands-on, from eight different perspectives. It provides unique insight into CED’s culture and career opportunities for the right individual.

Manager training program

We hire a small number of new trainees each year — self-motivated, sales-oriented, geographically flexible men and women who possess an entrepreneurial spirit. And we invest a lot into each of them.

We immerse candidates into the electrical distribution industry through four structured phases that include on-the-job, home and classroom training.

It’s up to them to choose their path, and to steer their opportunity.

Phase 1 Warehouse & Counter Training

You will learn how to,

• safely operate equipment

• how to ship and receive

• process paperwork

• handle back orders

• how to organize the warehouse.

• gain product knowledge

• develop sales skills

Phase 2 Operations Training

Learn what happens day to day behind the scenes. During this phase you will learn the ins and out of our credit office, service center and administration.

Phase 3 Customer Service Training

Inside Sales Relationships are critical to this business, so we’ll arm you with techniques to master phone sales and joint calls with outside sales people. We’ll teach you how to interpret blueprints, understand job project management and to bid and quote jobs.

Purchasing You’ll learn how purchasing decisions are made and executed, as well as controlling inventory write downs and supplier returns.

Phase 4 Outside Training

In the final phase of CED’s training program, you will be in the field, incorporating everything that you’ve learned to build contacts and sales. By the time you graduate from the program, you’ll understand how to capitalize on the skills and resources you’ve developed.