2026 Management and Sales Summer Intern (Chicago Metro - South)

The Sherwin-Williams Management & Sales Internship is a paid, 10-12-week summer program offering hands-on experience in our retail stores, providing insight into management, sales, and store operations as well as meaningful customer experiences. Our store internship program is designed to provide you with a comprehensive learning experience through practical business-to-business and retail experience working in a paint store. You will gain insight into a career in outside sales by traveling with a Sales Representative and spending structured time with your management team. You will also complete a project that addresses critical business issues alongside your peers and with the support of leadership.

Our intern experience provides professional-level learning in the following areas :

• Sales
• Marketing / Promotions
• Merchandising
• Customer Relationship Management
• Business Management

Following successful completion of the program, interns are highly encouraged to apply to the Management & Sales Training Program ("MTP") and further grow their career with Sherwin-Williams!

College graduates are not eligible to participate in the internship program but are encouraged to apply to our Management and Sales Training Program ("MTP") instead.

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

Customer Service : Provide friendly, professional assistance in-store and over the phone.

Sales Support : Maintain displays and assist customers with product recommendations.

Product Knowledge : Understand merchandise to answer questions and ensure inventory accuracy.

Inventory & Merchandising : Restock shelves and support visual merchandising.

Store Operations : Assist with transactions, product prep / mixing, and store upkeep.

Logistics Support : Help unload deliveries and organize stockrooms.

Training & Compliance : Attend training and follow store policies.

Team Collaboration : Support teammates and resolve basic customer concerns.

Project Responsibility : Work on a team-based project addressing a real business challenge.

Minimum Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

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