Futures Are Built Here

Early Career & Internships

Thinking about starting your career at Graybar? Graybar offers several entry-level opportunities to help you grow and develop. Through training and mentorship, Graybar can help you grow through collaboration with customers, suppliers, and employees in unique ways that develop industry-leading digital capabilities to strengthen Graybar’s position in the supply chain.

Summer Internship Program

Graybar offers a summer internship program for students who are undertaking a business-related degree with a focus on professional sales, supply chain management, industrial distribution, or similar. The program has positions across the country, which provide participants with the opportunity to learn relevant skills through hands-on experience, research, and job shadowing. Interns will work on projects alongside experienced team members and will have the opportunity to build their professional network while participating in real-world business scenarios.

Hours: Full-Time
Eligibility: College juniors graduating in December or May
Duration: Approximately 8 weeks (summer), up to 11 weeks
Compensation: Paid internship + all benefits eligible to full-time employees

Trainee Roles

Leadership Trainee

Students who complete the internship will be evaluated for full-time opportunities in our Leadership Trainee Program after graduation. It provides career guidance and professional development while you gain skills in your area of interest.

Sales Trainee

Our Sales Trainee positions are permanent full-time roles, Monday - Friday, where you will learn the electrical distribution business and Graybar’s sales process through a mix of formal training sessions and hands-on learning.

Join Our Talent Network

Please join our talent network to be considered for future positions, even if there are no openings available. All you need to do is complete a short form and attach your CV and or resume.

The Internship Experience

  • Hands-on experience based on an interest area

  • Team projects

  • Professional networking

  • Exposure to various business functions

  • Cohort with interns across the country

Morgan M.

Financial Manager
"I would recommend the Graybar internship to others because there is something for everyone at this company. I think that no matter what someone’s goal is, there is something you can learn, and Graybar’s culture makes it a great place to start out your career."

Darian H.

Coordinator Quotations Department
"I would recommend the Graybar Internship because it is a great way to kick start your professional career. The Graybar Internship provides the perfect opportunity to take what you have learned throughout your time spent at college and apply it directly to the field of electrical distribution."

Brady T.

Sales Representative
“I recommend Graybar to everyone who is looking at internships. The opportunities I got are unmatched and the work I put in was appreciated and seen. The people I worked with unknowingly brought up almost all the business concepts and terms I learned in college, which helped solidify my interest in sales and showed my education was worth it.”

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