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Role

Are you looking for a way to jumpstart your career in the logistics, distribution, sales, or construction industry? At Colony, our Distribution Leadership Program (DLP) role develops leaders through an immersive rotational experience with hands-on field work and supplemental leadership development. Colony will provide you with the foundation to build a long-term successful career. As a program participant, you can look forward to :

• Access to senior leadership through quarterly discussion
• Mentorship opportunities both on the peer and senior leadership level
• Dedicated support from our HR team

Description

Distribution Leadership Program

This posting is for our 2026 cohort.

Role

Are you looking for a way to jumpstart your career in the logistics, distribution, sales, or construction industry? At Colony, our Distribution Leadership Program (DLP) role develops leaders through an immersive rotational experience with hands-on field work and supplemental leadership development. Colony will provide you with the foundation to build a long-term successful career. As a program participant, you can look forward to :

As a future leader at Colony, you will be building relationships and developing the skills, techniques, and knowledge to lead your team to success for years to come.

A Little About Your Day

Throughout your program, you will have opportunities to travel to branches within the Colony network to give you an immersive experience in operations and sales to better understand how different branches function.

What You'll Need To Have For Success

More About The Program

The overall focus of the rotational program is for you to gain an understanding of the broader Colony business model. As a DLP participant, you are considered a full-time, exempt employee. Upon completion of the Program, the Employer may present the DLP candidate with a job offer best aligned with their skillset and the Employer's business needs. Colony will provide financial assistance for you as you move through the program, allowing you to work in one or more of our branch locations.

Life at Colony

With 50 locations in 20 states and over 1,100 employees, Colony Hardware is the leading distributor of tools, equipment, fasteners, supplies, and safety products to commercial construction and industrial accounts throughout our markets.

Our customers can count on us for same or next-day delivery of over 30,000 products from the top names in the industry right to their job site with no minimum order requirement. At the heart of what we do is building long-term, meaningful relationships.

At Colony, our people are our most valuable asset. Success as a Colony Associate means being reliable, conscientious, and passionate. With our direction centered on teamwork, every employee at Colony will not only find their work to be meaningful but will have the opportunity to grow alongside Colony, both professionally and personally.

Colony's Commitment To Equal Opportunity

Colony Hardware Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, victim of domestic violence, familial status, genetic predisposition or information, disability, Family and Medical Leave, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

Salary range : $60,000.00 to $65,000.00 per year based upon experience and location.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Construction

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