Outside Sales Position
General Job Description:
To achieve and manage sales goals and related objectives with assigned customers/territory. Develop and maintain customer relationships to identify and meet customer needs and achieve company desired sales outcomes for HVAC controls products and services.
Primary Job Duties:
Responsibilities listed below are not an all-inclusive list and additional tasks related to sales and sales management may be required or modified at any time.
- Participate with the development and manage a sales business plan for assigned customers and territory to demonstrate growth, training, marketing and sales objectives
- Identify and establish contact with potential customers, lead follow up, cold calls, in person visits
- Schedule and perform product demonstrations and training with customers
- Attend industry trade shows, conferences to identify sales leads and networking with customers/vendors
- Follow industry trends to identify new marketing opportunities for sales growth
- Collaborate with marketing department for sales growth strategies
- Generate, analyze and manage necessary sales reports as needed
- Ongoing continuing professional development
- Update customer databases as needed
- Assist with resolving customer service issues/product troubleshooting as needed
- Develop and maintain a high level of product knowledge and be a “product champion”.
- Other duties as assigned
Skills/Knowledge Needed:
- HVAC/building controls sales experience (preferred)
- Effective computer skills to be able to work with and manage necessary job-related software and electronic communication: (i.e. Microsoft office365, inventory software, group/team project communication)
Additional Skills/Knowledge Desired:
- Exercise independent decision making and use discretion and judgement that is in line with company’s culture and business goals.
- Able to build and maintain effective, positive internal/external working relationships with customers, vendors and co-workers.
- Demonstrates integrity and accountability in all work activities.
- Enthusiastic and energetic
- Able to prioritize responsibilities and demonstrate effective time-management.
- Able to articulate clearly in all verbal and written communication.
- Comfortable with basic math skills
- Able to travel overnight as needed for sales objectives and other events (i.e. conferences, training, etc.)