Job Description

Jones Sales & Marketing Group is seeking a well-organized self-starter for an Entry Level Outside Sales position. This individual will work with retail and wholesale customers and their sales forces to place merchandising programs on behalf of the manufacturer’s JSMG represents. This position will require 30-40% overnight travel primarily within the Southeast US. Expense reimbursement, auto allowance package, a competitive salary, 401k and a bonus program are part of the compensation package.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

·   Planning and time and territory management to insure productivity

·   Respond promptly and effectively to customer inquiries.

·   Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle product and service inquiries.

·   Sales support of distributor backed programs

·   Trade show exhibit set up and booth participation

·   Coordinate sales and marketing materials and campaigns for customers including conception, feasibility, and execution.

·       Retail merchandising store sets

·       Order writing and placement

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

·       College degree or at least some higher education preferred

·       Background in tangible product sales to retailers in the Hardware/Building Material market preferred

·       Graphics and creative ability preferred

·       Understanding of distribution and warehousing business sectors preferred

·       Knowledge of relevant computer applications including Microsoft Office  and Dropbox

KEY COMPETENCIES

·       Attention to detail and systems

·       Communication skills – verbal and written

·       Basic business skills including financial terms and uses

·       Follow-up skills

·       Intuitive, perceptive, and fast learner

·       Reliable and trustworthy

·       Team player

·       Entrepreneurial thinking

·       Expense management

·       Sense of humor

Company Description

Jones Sales & Marketing Group is a manufacturer’s representative agency, based in Columbia, SC, working in the hardware/building material industry. Our clients are major hardware industry manufacturers who have contracted JSMG to market and sell their products to retail stores and through large distribution networks. Currently, our agency works with 20+ manufacturers to market and sell their products. Our owner has been a manufacturer’s representative for over 25 years and has been in this industry for over 43 years. JSMG is well known and respected by our customers and our manufacturers.