STEP Associate (Sales Rotational Program) - Columbus, OH

The job

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Job description

Your career grows here.

At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture. We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset-- adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences.

Our 6 legacy brands known as Echo Electric Supply, Holt, PEPCO, Richards, Shaw Supply, and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric.

The Sonepar Training for Emerging Professionals Program (STEP) is a (12-Month) dynamic, intensive rotational program designed to educate, train, and develop skills in emerging professionals and help establish your career. You will get hands on experience in every aspect of our business through on-the-job, e-learning, subject matter expert training, and residency trips. This rotational program includes exposure to site and corporate operations, sales strategies, processes, procurement, project management, E-Commerce, and the Sonepar USA and our Operating Companies' business philosophy. At the conclusion of this dynamic program, you will have the opportunity to present to our Executive Leadership team on key strategic organizational initiatives.

Do you want to work for a Global Leader? Are you a driven self-starter? Is being a part of a company culture that values Performance, People, Customers, and Sustainability important to you? Our program provides the ability to grow your career within our organization, participate in special assignments and gain business acumen through mentor programs. This program will begin in June 2027.

The core rotations of this program are:

• Warehouse/Logistics

• Inside Sales/Counter

• Projects & Quotations

• Marketing/Digital Solutions/E-Commerce

• Outside Sales/Specialty Track

In addition to your rotations, you will also experience:

• Team-Building activities with fellow emerging professionals

• All-expense paid travel to different company locations

• Enhanced understanding of our business through specialized training

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, or related degree required

• Minimum GPA of 3.0

• Possess an enthusiastic/self-starter attitude

• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Flexible and adaptable team player

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What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Profit Sharing
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

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This is a Mid Level role in the Sales and Customers field (Sales and business development) at Sonepar USA Inc. Mid-level roles usually expect some years of relevant experience and the ability to work with limited supervision.

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The city

The job is in Columbus, OH. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Columbus compares. Among the 100 largest places in Ohio, Columbus is #1 by population, #92 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #12 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #81 for rent (#1 = cheapest). Its county, Franklin County, is #4 of 88 counties for average pay ($73,180).

The place in numbers

Columbus has 914,802 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 7.7% of the population of Ohio. It covers 222 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 4,129 people per square mile. The median age is 33.2, 16% younger than the state median (33.2 against 39.7).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,295 a month (rent plus utilities), 25% above the state median ($1,295 against $1,034). Over a year that is 23.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $252,900, which is 3.8 times the median household income ($66,082); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 44.1% of households own their home, 34% below the state average (44.1% against 67.2%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Columbus, OH metropolitan area has 1,105,580 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $51,340 a year, about the same as the national median ($51,340 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (121,850 jobs, median $47,890); transportation and material moving (118,690 jobs, median $43,980); food preparation and serving related (95,180 jobs, median $33,540). The area is most specialised in transportation and material moving (1.2 times) and healthcare practitioners and technical (1.2 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($111,840) and computer and mathematical ($104,470). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Franklin County was 3.4%. 70.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Franklin County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 67.7% drive alone, 1.9% use public transit, 2.5% walk, 18.3% work from home. 6.1% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 43% below the state average (6.1% against 10.8%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

38.2% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 21% above the state share (38.2% against 31.5%). 15.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 187% above the state share (15.0% against 5.2%). The poverty rate is 18.1%, 36% above the state rate (18.1% against 13.3%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 74°F (23.4°C), and the coolest is Jan at 27°F (-2.6°C). About 985 mm (39 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (105 mm) and Feb the driest (62 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Whitehall (5 miles, rent 12% lower); Upper Arlington (5 miles, rent 23% higher); Gahanna (7 miles, rent 13% higher); Grove City (9 miles, similar rent). Rent differences are against Columbus; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

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Distances

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What is the STEP Associate (Sales Rotational Program) - Columbus, OH job at Sonepar USA Inc?

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Columbus, OH.

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Median rent in Columbus is $1,295 a month and median household income $66,082 (ACS 2020–2024).

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• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
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