POSITION SUMMARY: Sells industrial, machining and MRO products from various manufacturers to business and industrial establishments including individuals at a manufacturing facility, machine shop, sales office, store, showroom or customer’s place of business. Most sales calls are made externally at the client’s site of business.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Include the following; other duties may be assigned)
- Making consistent sales calls on assigned accounts (onsite and via telephone)
- Introduce and demonstrate new products to accounts
- Survey new potential accounts and existing accounts on a regular basis
- Ensure computer pricing is updated by communicating with manager
- Develop strong vendor relationships
- Analyze changes in market conditions as they apply to territory
- Develop good working relationships with all specialists and support personnel
- Prepare credits and process in a timely manner
- Develop superior product knowledge to assist customer with product application
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Industrial and/or distribution experience preferred but not required
- Bachelor's degree (B.A or B.S.) from a 4-year college or University; or
- 3 - 5 years' of related experience and/or training;
- Machining and/or Machine programming experience beneficial but not required
- Equivalent combination of education and experience.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bring purpose and plan of action before calling on accounts
- Report any observed customer financial problems to management
- Promote Value-Add proposition
- Partner with Inside Sales person on accounts for appropriate support
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and with little supervision
- Must demonstrate good time management skills
- Must possess strong planning, organizational and execution skills
- Must have the ability to set goals and meet deadlines
- Must possess excellent customer service skills
- Must possess a proactive and positive team approach to problem resolution
- Must have the ability to establish strong working relationships with co-workers and management
- Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
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