About the role

As a Management Trainee, you will complete a structured development program within the Distribution & Building Finishing department at Sika. You will participate in training programs, workshops, and coaching sessions while supporting departmental operations, contributing to assigned projects, and building strong working relationships with mentors, managers, and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Complete all learning milestones and development activities throughout the program

• Participate actively in training programs, workshops, coaching sessions, and other learning opportunities

• Learn and apply company policies, business processes, systems, and best practices

• Support departmental operations and contribute to assigned projects and business initiatives

• Conduct regular distributor, dealer, customer, retail store, and jobsite visits, with clear visit reports and key learning summaries

• Support the review of distributor and dealer performance, including sales trends, product mix, store coverage, and execution gaps

• Support channel activities for Building Finishing products, including product campaigns, promotional execution, POSM coordination, retail visibility, and in-store execution improvement

• Collect and summarize customer, dealer, contractor, and applicator feedback to support product positioning and campaign planning

• Work with sales, technical, marketing, and product teams to understand customer requirements and help identify suitable Building Finishing solutions

• Participate in market and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for distributor network expansion, store penetration, and product assortment improvement

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Materials Science, Construction Management, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related discipline

• Fresh graduates or candidates with up to two (2) years of relevant experience in construction, distribution sales, retail channel management, technical sales, product marketing, project coordination, or related fields

• Strong interest in construction materials, building finishing solutions, distribution channels, retail execution, and customer-facing business development

• Good analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate market, customer, and jobsite information into practical business insights

• Good communication and presentation skills in both Thai and English

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Willingness to travel for distributor visits, dealer visits, customer visits, jobsite visits, product application training, and cross-functional assignments

About us

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and industrial manufacturing. Sika has subsidiaries in 102 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. With more than 34,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.