J-1 Visa Sales Compensation Manager Jobs
Sales Compensation Manager roles in the United States are accessible to international professionals through J-1 visa sponsorship under the Trainee or Specialist program category. Designated sponsor organizations issue your DS-2019, letting you gain structured U.S. experience in compensation design, incentive modeling, and sales operations at an American host employer.
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We make life more comfortable. Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future. Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products. From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.
ABOUT THE JOB
Hanes Geo Components
Your Leading Supplier of Geosynthetic and Environmental Products and Solutions
As a division of Leggett & Platt, Hanes benefits from the resources and support of a global, engineered products manufacturer. Through the acquisition of top companies, Hanes Geo Components has already established itself as a nationwide resource of product knowledge and supply. With Hanes' rapidly expanding network of regional distribution facilities across North America, chances are we have a service and stocking facility near you. Our premier product portfolio includes TerraTex geotextiles which have been of the highest quality for over 25 years. Whatever the specification requirements – AASHTO M288, NTPEP, Corp of Engineers or state DOT – you can be confident that Hanes Geo Components has the best certifiable fabrics in the geotextile industry.
Hanes Companies, a division of Leggett & Platt (Member of S&P 500), is seeking a Management Trainee. This supply chain focused position is a great opportunity for someone to learn our business and match their skill set with career growth opportunities in mind. You will work directly with key management personnel to learn the business and will make business decisions that will influence the company’s overall performance. Domestic and international travel will be required to help build relationships and drive strategic growth.
OBJECTIVES
- Fine tune working capital management skills
- Establish and execute market and product strategies
- Develop key supplier and customer relationships
- Sharpen negotiating, marketing and selling skill sets
DAY-TO-DAY DUTIES
- Forecast demand and purchase products needed in line with market service expectations
- Apply negotiation skills
- Analyze product costs vs. market pricing
- Drive product positioning that optimizes sales growth and profitability
- Link customer product requirements with supplier capabilities and production schedules
- Monitor daily orders; recognize and implement improvements to order fulfillment
- Work closely with sales staff to update customers’ product demand, product quality requirements and new product development needs
- Coordinate new product development and new market development efforts
- Assess customer quality requirements and implement suggested improvements in product and service quality
- Other duties as assigned
We will provide training on our products, markets, and inventory management methods. A bachelor’s degree in a business related field of study is required. Candidates must have strong analytical skills and be able to effectively communicate.
COMPENSATION
- Competitive salary and benefits offered: health/dental/vision insurance, 401-K, and discounted stock program.
Hanes Companies is a people-first organization dedicated to providing a complete benefits package for our employees and their families. Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings with company match, discount stock plan, paid time off, paid holidays, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement, education reimbursement, and many more!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.
OUR VALUES
Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.
- Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
- Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
- Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
- Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us! We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you. Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer
For more information about how we handle your personal data in connection with our recruiting processes, please refer to the Recruiting Privacy Notice on the “Privacy Notice” tab located at http://privacy.leggett.com
INTRODUCTION
We make life more comfortable. Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future. Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products. From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.
ABOUT THE JOB
Hanes Geo Components
Your Leading Supplier of Geosynthetic and Environmental Products and Solutions
As a division of Leggett & Platt, Hanes benefits from the resources and support of a global, engineered products manufacturer. Through the acquisition of top companies, Hanes Geo Components has already established itself as a nationwide resource of product knowledge and supply. With Hanes' rapidly expanding network of regional distribution facilities across North America, chances are we have a service and stocking facility near you. Our premier product portfolio includes TerraTex geotextiles which have been of the highest quality for over 25 years. Whatever the specification requirements – AASHTO M288, NTPEP, Corp of Engineers or state DOT – you can be confident that Hanes Geo Components has the best certifiable fabrics in the geotextile industry.
Hanes Companies, a division of Leggett & Platt (Member of S&P 500), is seeking a Management Trainee. This supply chain focused position is a great opportunity for someone to learn our business and match their skill set with career growth opportunities in mind. You will work directly with key management personnel to learn the business and will make business decisions that will influence the company’s overall performance. Domestic and international travel will be required to help build relationships and drive strategic growth.
OBJECTIVES
- Fine tune working capital management skills
- Establish and execute market and product strategies
- Develop key supplier and customer relationships
- Sharpen negotiating, marketing and selling skill sets
DAY-TO-DAY DUTIES
- Forecast demand and purchase products needed in line with market service expectations
- Apply negotiation skills
- Analyze product costs vs. market pricing
- Drive product positioning that optimizes sales growth and profitability
- Link customer product requirements with supplier capabilities and production schedules
- Monitor daily orders; recognize and implement improvements to order fulfillment
- Work closely with sales staff to update customers’ product demand, product quality requirements and new product development needs
- Coordinate new product development and new market development efforts
- Assess customer quality requirements and implement suggested improvements in product and service quality
- Other duties as assigned
We will provide training on our products, markets, and inventory management methods. A bachelor’s degree in a business related field of study is required. Candidates must have strong analytical skills and be able to effectively communicate.
COMPENSATION
- Competitive salary and benefits offered: health/dental/vision insurance, 401-K, and discounted stock program.
Hanes Companies is a people-first organization dedicated to providing a complete benefits package for our employees and their families. Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings with company match, discount stock plan, paid time off, paid holidays, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement, education reimbursement, and many more!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.
OUR VALUES
Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.
- Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
- Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
- Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
- Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us! We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you. Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer
For more information about how we handle your personal data in connection with our recruiting processes, please refer to the Recruiting Privacy Notice on the “Privacy Notice” tab located at http://privacy.leggett.com
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Sales Compensation Manager
Align your credentials to Trainee eligibility
The J-1 visa Trainee category requires a degree plus one year of related experience, or five years of work experience without a degree. Document your compensation analysis, incentive plan design, or sales operations background before approaching any host employer.
Target host employers with compensation analytics teams
Focus your search on companies large enough to have a dedicated sales compensation function, typically those running commission structures across multiple sales territories. Finance, SaaS, and insurance sectors hire most frequently for this specialty in the United States.
Use Migrate Mate to find J-1-aligned roles
Search Migrate Mate to identify U.S. employers actively hosting international professionals in compensation and finance roles. Filtering by J-1 compatibility saves time compared to manually screening job postings that rarely advertise host-employer status.
Confirm the training plan covers your core functions
Your DS-2019 requires a detailed training plan specifying the skills you'll develop. Verify that your host employer's plan explicitly covers incentive compensation modeling, quota-setting processes, and reporting tools, not just generic finance exposure.
Check whether your home country triggers the two-year rule
Some J-1 participants must return home for two years before changing to H-1B visa or other immigrant-pathway visas. If your home country appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List maintained by the State Department, factor that into your longer-term U.S. career planning.
Verify your host employer's wage against OFLC Wage Search
Your designated sponsor must confirm the offered wage meets prevailing wage standards for the role and location. Cross-check the position against OFLC Wage Search before your DS-2019 is issued to catch any discrepancy early in the process.
Sales Compensation Manager J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Sales Compensation Manager role?
The Trainee category applies if you hold a relevant degree plus at least one year of compensation or finance experience, or if you have five or more years of relevant work experience without a degree. The Specialist category may apply for senior professionals with specialized expertise in incentive compensation design. Your designated sponsor determines which category matches your background before issuing the DS-2019.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for this type of role?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as Cultural Vistas or AIPT, not your hiring employer. The employer acts as the host organization, providing the work experience and signing the training plan. The designated sponsor issues your DS-2019, monitors program compliance, and remains your point of contact with the State Department throughout the exchange.
How do I find U.S. employers willing to host a J-1 Sales Compensation Manager?
Migrate Mate lets you search for U.S. employers and roles that align with J-1 hosting arrangements, which narrows the field considerably compared to generic job boards. Because employers rarely advertise J-1 compatibility in job postings, targeting companies with established international hiring patterns in compensation or finance functions increases your chances of finding a host willing to coordinate with a designated sponsor.
Does a J-1 Sales Compensation Manager role require a specific training plan?
Yes. Your designated sponsor requires a formal training plan, typically a Form DS-7002, before issuing the DS-2019. For this role, the plan must detail the compensation-specific skills you'll develop, such as incentive plan modeling, commission reconciliation, quota analytics, or compensation benchmarking. Generic descriptions of finance work are unlikely to satisfy a sponsor's review. Your host employer drafts the plan, and the sponsor approves it.
Can a J-1 Trainee stay in the United States and transition to a different visa later?
Possibly, but the two-year home residency requirement affects many J-1 participants. If your home country is on the State Department's Exchange Visitor Skills List, or if your program was government-funded, you may need to return home for two years before qualifying for an H-1B or permanent resident status. A waiver process exists but is not guaranteed. Check your DS-2019 and your country's listing early in your planning.