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When YOU grow, WE grow.

At Northern, you’ll learn just how much you’re capable of—and you may even surprise yourself. This isn’t the type of corporate entity driven by board members who’ve never seen a store. This is a company driven by the individuals who make it a great place to be.

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Learning made for you!

LEAD360 is our overarching development program impacting all employees willing to explore, expand and elevate their Northern Tool knowledge, leadership and influence.

  • Explore your personal development through curated resources to grow your skills.
  • Thrive in our values-based leadership model that creates the space to reflect individuality, actively develop your team and elevate your impact.

Lead the Way

When we see potential, we invest in it. Our Advanced Management Training Program is a year long program designed for retail store leaders to accelerate their impact and gain a broader business perspective. Through this experience you’ll strengthen your leadership skills and be given the opportunity to mentor other retail leaders.

“To keep pace with our aggressive growth timeline, it’s critical we invest in building a leadership pipeline of individuals that understand multi-unit management who can achieve results through others.”
- Joe Apolloni, SVP Retail

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Meet Our Team Members – Employee Spotlight

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Meet Veronica Gomez

Veronica started her career with Northern as a Cashier in 2017. Within 6 months she entered our leadership track as a Keyholder and quickly advanced to Store Manager. She was most recently recognized as our Top Performing Store Manager at our President’s Club recognition event.

“Working for Northern Tool has changed my life. My leader believed in me from the start and supported my growth and development along the way.”

Meet Matt Coleman

Matt joined Northern as a Store Manager in 2019 to open our Southeast San Antonio, TX location. In 2022 he joined the Advanced Management Training Program and shortly after graduation he was promoted to become a Regional Sales Manager.

“Northern’s training program helped me learn all aspects of the Regional Manager role. The mix of online training with real world scenarios is invaluable and enables you to make sound, confident decisions as you advance to this position.”

Meet Rick LaRoche

Rick started his career with Northern as an Assistant Store Manager in Burnsville, MN. Over his tenure, he relocated across 4 states assuming greater responsibility with each move. Building on his deep sales expertise and understanding of our customer, he most recently transitioned to drive growth of our direct business.

“Northern’s dedication to employee growth, open communication, and flexibility has really helped me to expand my career. There is opportunity here for anyone that wants to be part of a winning team.”

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