Industrial Sales Person

Elliott Electric Supply; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Elliott Electric Supply in Mobile, AL seeks an outside sales professional to establish initial contact with prospective customers, cultivate relationships, and identify opportunities for expanding company involvement in the MRO and Industrial Contractor sectors across South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

The role requires self-motivation, strong communication, and the ability to manage existing accounts while prospecting for new business.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will possess industry and territory knowledge.
• Must manage well-established existing customer relationships and prospect for future opportunities.
• College coursework in sales, marketing or business administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes initial contact with prospective customers and develops new business opportunities.
• maintains and develops customer contacts and solicits opportunities for additional company involvement.
• Provides follow-up contacts to ensure customer satisfaction and provide technical/product guidance as needed.
• Solicits new business opportunities on a routine basis to expand Elliott Electric Supply involvement at customer locations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivated

Self-starter

Personable

Extroverted personality

Well organized

Education

College courses in sales, marketing or business administration preferred

Job description

Establishes initial contact with prospective customers and takes responsibility for identifying and developing new business opportunities. Develops and maintains customer contacts and solicits opportunities for additional company involvement. Provides follow up contacts to assure customer satisfaction and to provide required advice in various technical and product capability areas. Solicit new business opportunities on a routine basis for expansion of the company involvement at customer locations. This postition will focus on MRO and Industrial Contractor business in the South Alabama and Florida Panhandle markets.

This is a safety-sensitive position, the ability to work in a constant state of awareness and in a safe manner is imperative. Candidates offered employment must undergo a pre-employment drug test. The test screens for drugs including amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamines, opiates, oxycodone, and phencyclidines, following the cutoff levels set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will possess industry and territory knowledge required for maximum potential. In addition, he/she must be to able to manage well established existing customer relationships and prospect for future opportunities in trading areas served. College courses in sales, marketing or business administration preferred. Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, self-starter, personable, extroverted personality, well organized.

Physical Requirements: Ability to sit for extended periods of time. Ability to access customer business locations. Must be able to operate an automobile.