The Company
Established in 1958, Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world’s largest industrial
auctioneer, selling more equipment to on-site and online bidders than any other
company in the world. The Company has over 110 locations in more than 25
countries including 38 auction sites worldwide. Ritchie Bros. sells, through
unreserved public auctions, a broad range of used and unused industrial assets,
including equipment, trucks and other assets utilized in the construction,
transportation, agricultural, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum and
marine industries. The Company maintains a web site at www.rbauction.com and sponsors an equipment wiki at www.RitchieWiki.com.

The Opportunity
Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers is seeking highly-motivated, energetic, and reliable ‘blank canvas’
to join our team as a Trainee Territory Manager.  This position
will be based in Denver initially, with the possibility of
relocation to any of the territories within our US Western Sales Division, which
consists of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada,
Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington.

As a Trainee Territory Manager you’ll be placed into a 6 to 12
month ‘learning while doing’ program, that exposes you to every aspect of the
auction business.  Outstanding performers enjoy significant career advancement
opportunities at Ritchie Bros.  Upon successful completion of the training
program, the Trainee Territory Manager will progress to a Territory Manager
position.

Your attitude, desire and ability to learn, willingness to
participate and positively contribute to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ ultimate
purpose, “to create lifetime customers by exceeding their expectations on each
and every encounter”, will be your success factors.  This is a chance to get in
on the ground floor of an exciting and rewarding sales career with Ritchie Bros.
You bring your passion for the “Big Iron” and your desire to succeed in sales
and business and we’ll teach you all that we can about everything our global
business has to offer.

The Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have these attributes:

• Graduation from a post-secondary education program within the
  past two years.
  
• Some work experience under your belt; if you have experience in
  equipment sales or rentals or inside sales, that’s even better. 
  
• You will sell us on the idea that you’ve got “iron in your
  blood”.  Maybe you grew up on a farm or ranch, or you’ve worked in
  construction
  
• before and you love being around heavy equipment.
  
• You will sell us on the idea that you’re willing and eager to
  learn everything you don’t know about heavy equipment and trucks. 
  
• You have a proven entrepreneurial spirit.
  
• You have a passion for people and sales, and everywhere you’ve
  worked, you’ve cared for the business like it was your own.
  
• You have great communication skills and the ability to think on
  your feet.
  
• You’re comfortable with technology and learning new software
  systems.
  
• You thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  
  
• You have the drive to meet or exceed goals without ever
  sacrificing integrity - at Ritchie Bros., closing a deal is secondary to
  developing and maintaining honest customer relationships.   

It’s important for you to note that:

• Overtime is often required in this role.
  
• Travel is a big part of this role and will be required up to
  50% of the time.
  
• An openness to relocate during or at the end of the training
  period is an asset.
  
• Training will be based out of our Denver, CO sale
  site.

Interested?
Ritchie Bros. offers an
excellent total compensation package and a tremendous opportunity to grow your
career in our unique and fun business. 

To make your bid for this excellent position, please
click here.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are
legally entitled to work in the United States.  Ritchie Bros. thanks all
applicants, however, only those who are selected for an interview will be
contacted.  Due to the high volume of applications that we are fortunate to
receive, we respectfully ask that you do not call.