Apparel Sales Specialist – Northeast

Grimco; Carlstadt (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid maternity & paternity leave

Paid holidays

PTO

401(k) with profit sharing

Employee referral program

Job summary

Grimco, a family-owned wholesale distributor serving the sign and graphics industries since 1875, seeks an Apparel Sales Specialist to drive Northeast apparel sales.

Based in New Jersey, you will manage new business, grow existing accounts, and lead a field-driven sales effort across CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT with regular travel. You’ll partner with the Director of Apparel and leverage CRM to move opportunities to closure.

Qualifications

• 1-7 years of professional sales experience.
• Comfortable prospecting and building strong relationships with customers at multiple levels of an organization.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Organized and disciplined approach to opportunity, pipeline, and CRM management, with the willingness to learn technical products, equipment, applications, and production processes.
• Self-motivated and comfortable operating independently, while able to influence and collaborate with an internal sales organization without direct management responsibility for those individuals.
• Competitive, curious, coachable, driven to succeed, and motivated by growth and opportunity to grow.
• Ability to adapt quickly as the market, technology, customer needs, and Grimco’s Apparel business continue to evolve.

Responsibilities

• Drive New Business: Identify, pursue, and win new Apparel customers across Screen Printing, DTF, DTG, and Embroidery.
• Grow Existing Accounts: Increase Grimco’s share by expanding the products, technologies, and solutions existing customers purchase.
• Tell the Grimco Story: Clearly communicate Grimco’s story, capabilities, and value proposition to customers.
• Develop the Sales Team: Engage and motivate Grimco Sales Representatives to pursue Apparel opportunities.
• Maintain a Strong Field Presence: Spend 3-4 days per week in the field visiting customers and prospects.
• Build and Manage Pipeline: Maintain a healthy pipeline and CRM activity to move opportunities toward closure.

Skills

Sales experience

Prospecting

Relationship building

Communication skills

Presentation skills

CRM management

Self-motivated

Independence

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Grimco, a family-owned wholesale distributor serving the sign and graphics industries since 1875, seeks an Apparel Sales Specialist to drive Northeast apparel sales.

Based in New Jersey, you will manage new business, grow existing accounts, and lead a field-driven sales effort across CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT with regular travel. You’ll partner with the Director of Apparel and leverage CRM to move opportunities to closure.