Gulf Coast Industrial & Commercial Outside Sales Pro

Turtle; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401 (k) plan

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Vacation

Employee Negotiated Discounts

Job summary

Turtle & Hughes is seeking an experienced Industrial and Commercial Outside Sales Associate for the Gulf Coast region, based in La Porte, TX. This field-based role covers a broad territory with regular customer visits and travel, focusing on industrial facilities, refineries, and commercial customers.

You will develop relationships across multiple levels of organizations, identify opportunities, and coordinate with internal teams to deliversolutions that meet customer requirements while

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of outside sales experience in the Gulf Coast industrial/commercial markets.
• Established relationships with customers, contractors, or decision-makers in the Gulf Coast market.
• Proven track record of developing new business and growing existing accounts.
• Ability to sell through relationships, technical understanding, and value, not just price.
• Strong prospecting, presentation, negotiation, and follow-up skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop new industrial accounts and expand existing customer relationships.
• Build relationships with plant managers, maintenance personnel, procurement teams, engineers and other decision-makers.
• Identify opportunities beyond individual product transactions and sell electrical distribution products and project solutions.
• Identify upcoming plant projects, expansions, and maintenance requirements to generate new business.
• Coordinate with internal teams to support larger industrial requirements and protect gross margin.
• Protect gross margin while developing long-term customer relationships.
• Maintain accurate customer, opportunity, and activity information in systems.

Skills

Outside sales

Relationship building

Gulf Coast market knowledge

Travel

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Turtle & Hughes is seeking an experienced Industrial and Commercial Outside Sales Associate for the Gulf Coast region, based in La Porte, TX. This field-based role covers a broad territory with regular customer visits and travel, focusing on industrial facilities, refineries, and commercial customers.

You will develop relationships across multiple levels of organizations, identify opportunities, and coordinate with internal teams to deliversolutions that meet customer requirements while