Commercial Training Specialist II

Company Overview

POOLCORP is the leading business-to-business distributor of swimming pool and landscape supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products.  Through our subsidiaries, SCP Distributors LLC, Superior Pool Products LLC, and Horizon Distributors Inc., we operate in more than 440 wholesale Sales Centers worldwide with nearly 6,000 employees serving the needs of customers by offering a wide array of products and value-added support.

Our Covington, LA headquarters provides exceptional support (i.e., IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Sourcing, etc.) to each of our Sales Centers.  Our extraordinary company culture encompasses a high work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community presence all within a family-oriented work atmosphere.  At POOLCORP, we strive to employ only the very best. 

Why POOLCORP? 

Because it’s a place where you can make an impact and grow!  At POOLCORP you’ll find a wealth of opportunities that support your individual and long-term career goals.  Our stable work environment is further enhanced by our generous compensation and benefits package.  Publicly traded since 1995, POOLCORP is a global organization with a long history of continuous success - clearly making it an industry leader – in so many ways!

 
So, end your job search here – at POOLCORP – Where Outdoor Living Comes to Life!

Job Summary:

The Commercial Training Specialist will be responsible for visual renderings which will be used to train, support, and guide processes in the commercial sales, operations, and marketing space.  The goal of this position is to create quality “go to” resources where beginners, intermediate, and in some case advanced salespeople can get very detailed knowledge about customers, vendors,  design firms and more.  These documents will also allow us to continually download valuable essential knowledge from our more experienced staff. The tools created by this role will be used to achieve consistent successful outcomes, scalability, and accountability.  

Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains very detailed resource documents for customers, vendors, products categories, and engineering design firms; makes changes as needed.

• Creates high quality tailored marketing visual presentations directed at very specific audiences. (Design firms, Municipalities, Construction firms, Real Estate boards, etc.)

• Creates and keeps current training tools for teaching and learning the commercial category.

• Creates visual accountability reporting for all segments of commercial category.

• Research market trends and developments relevant to the commercial category.

• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Five or more years’ experience in creating high-quality marketing content.

• Solid commercial aquatic industry knowledge.

• Proven working experience training and developing others.

• Microsoft Power Platform certification (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate).

• Extensive Microsoft Power Point skills.

• Detail-oriented work style with strong organizational, planning and presentation skills.

• Excellent writing, proofreading and communication skills.

• In-depth knowledge of Excel.

• Working knowledge of Adobe and similar editing tools.

• Ability to work effectively without oversight.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or other related fields preferred.

Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply!  Currently, POOLCORP has over one hundred and twenty military personnel serving on our team. We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions. 

All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized.

POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.

At POOLCORP, we are committed to our employees’ success. Our comprehensive benefits program offers the flexibility of benefits that meet the needs of our employees and their families. Some of these benefits include medical, dental and vision care, company-paid life and long-term disability insurance, prescription drug coverage, flexible spending and health savings accounts, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan, and employee assistance and education reimbursement programs. These benefits can help build a foundation for the future while helping employees live a healthy lifestyle. Please note that benefits are subject to change. For more information about compensation and benefits, visit https://www.poolcorp.com/careers/compensation-benefits/

The annual compensation for this position Nationwide is between $68,000 and $92,000 based on a full-time schedule. Additionally, this position may be eligible for relocation or cost of living adjustments. The application window for this position is expected to close after 30 days of posting, but will remain open until filled.