Commercial Sales

Carter's ACE Hardware; Wekiwa Springs (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation pay

Health insurance options

Bonuses

Flexible hours

Closed Sundays

Family-owned chain

Job summary

Carter's Ace Hardware is seeking a Commercial Sales Specialist to coordinate B2B sales, develop customer relationships, and drive community-focused programs within the Sorrento area. You will learn and apply sales and customer support skills in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Join a family-owned, 9-store chain known for exceptional service and flexible hours; Sundays off and opportunities for bonuses often accompany performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; some college preferred.
• Outside sales and marketing experience with retail programs and new accounts.
• Experience in a retail environment in marketing, sales, or back office.
• Excellent quantitative and computer skills.
• Knowledge of retail computer systems; MS Word and Excel a plus.
• Excellent communication, strong organization and attention to detail; ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Market the business-to-business program to B2B customers.
• Generate sales leads from potential new customers.
• Create and maintain customer relationships and follow up with clients.
• Interview customers, visit outside businesses, and understand buying influences.
• Communicate with and thank customers, build rapport.
• Research quotes and orders; process customer orders.
• Pick, pull, and pack will call or delivery items for customers.
• Source products from vendors and monitor pricing and competition.
• Track purchases to identify trends and opportunities.
• Coordinate local community involvement; empower store staff.
• Provide training on product knowledge, sales, and customer service.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Pricing knowledge

Education

High School diploma

Some college preferred

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Ace Hardware - Immediate Commercial Sales Opportunity

Are you a highly skilled and motivated individual looking for a fun and dynamic work environment? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused role?

Ace Hardware, your local hardware store, is offering an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Commercial Sales representative. As part of our community-focused brand, you will be working with a team of talented individuals who are passionate about providing exceptional service to our customers. By joining Ace Hardware, you will have the chance to learn valuable sales and customer support skills while being part of a loving and enthusiastic work environment.

Benefits:

• Vacation/sick/holiday pay


• Health insurance options


• Bonuses


• Flexible hours


• Closed/off on Sundays


• Family owned/operated 9-store chain

Position Summary:

The primary responsibilities of the Business-to-Business Specialist are to coordinate and maintain the activities of generating Business-to-Business sales, while building and maintaining customer relationships.

Major Responsibilities:

• Market program to Business-to-Business customers


• Generate sales leads from potential new customers


• Create and maintain customer relationships


• Learn customer base by interviewing customers, visiting outside businesses, and understanding critical buying influences in the area


• Communicate with and thank customers


• Research quotes and orders


• Process customer orders


• Pick, pull, and pack will call and/or delivery items for customers


• Establish sourcing of products from vendors


• Monitor competitions pricing, product assortment, services, fees, and marketing efforts to ensure stores Business-to-Business program is competitive


• Track and review Business-to-Business customers purchases to identify trends and opportunities


• Coordinate local community involvement


• Empower and involve entire store personnel


• Provide training to internal team members on product knowledge, sales skills, customer service and technology

Minimum Requirements:

• Education/Training: High School degree, some college preferred. Posses a vast product knowledge of consumable products along with a willingness to learn.


• Experience: Outside sales and marketing experience with retail programs, establishing relationships and new accounts, and other promotional activities.


• Experience in a retail environment either in marketing, sales, or back office.


• Skills/Knowledge: Excellent quantitative and computer skills. Analytical and pricing knowledge with the ability to conduct comparison analysis and make sound decisions.


• Knowledge of retail computer systems, MS Word and Excel a plus.


• Excellent communication skills, exceptional organizational ability, high attention to detail, and ability to multi-task.

Location:

Sorrento Carter’s Ace Hardware 24329 FL-46, Sorrento, FL 32776, USA

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.