Description
Achieves maximum sales profitability, growth and account penetration within an assigned territory and/or market segment by effectively selling the company’s products and/or related services. Contacts and secures new business accounts/customers.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Promotes/sells/secures orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship-based approach.
- Demonstrates products and services to existing/potential customers and assists them in selecting those best suited to their needs.
- Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization’s products/services.
- Makes telephone calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
- Researches/sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential.
- Develops clear and effectively written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
- Expedites the resolution of customer problems and complaints.
- Coordinates sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting, logistics and technical service groups.
- Analyzes the territory/market’s potential and determines the value of existing and prospective customer’s value to the organization.
- Creates and manages a customer value plan for existing customers highlighting profile, share and value opportunities.
- Identifies advantages and compares organization’s products/services.
- Plans and organizes personal sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time Investment for the territory/segment.
- Supplies management with oral and written reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
- Keeps abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends through the reading of pertinent literature and consulting with marketing and technical service areas.
- Participates in trade shows and conventions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Mechanical Aptitude a plus.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software to complete reports and logs.
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment with associates.
- Education and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field is preferred.
- Automation, fluid power industry or related industry experience is strongly preferred.
- A valid KY driver’s license.
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Our Benefits!
- #1 CULTURE!!!
- Fun, Family-Oriented Work Environment!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits that begin on your 1st day of work!
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Company Paid Life, Dependent Life, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 10 Paid Holidays per year
- Vacation & Personal Time
- Employer HSA Contribution
- Company Paid Bereavement Time
- Company Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- On-site Gym
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AHP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
