Industrial Sales Representative EntryLevel

Katapult Network; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Katapult Network seeks an entry-level Industrial Sales Representative in Minnesota to sell goods to contractors and decision makers in the construction industry. You will collaborate with wholesalers, logistics managers and manufacturers to ensure timely order flow from quote to delivery.

Recent grads are encouraged to apply. The role emphasizes sales strategy development, customer relations, and team training to ensure seamless service at the point of sale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Candidates should demonstrate persuasive selling abilities and resilience.
• Strong relationship-building and sales acumen are essential.

Responsibilities

• Contact new and existing customers to discuss needs and explain how products can meet them.
• Answer questions about products, prices, availability, usage, and terms.
• Quote prices, terms and bid specifications; negotiate prices and service terms.
• Develop and implement strategies to drive sales with new and existing customers.
• Meet with customers to ensure products are up-to-date and discuss service issues.
• Supervise and train staff to ensure seamless customer service.

Skills

Persuasive

Ambitious

Resilient

Relationship building

Sales acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Bachelor's Degree Required to Apply

Katapult Network is designed to help college graduates with zero to two years of professional experience find their next professional career opportunity. We focus on helping recent college graduates, with no experience, get access to full-time, entry-level opportunities with some of Minnesota's top employers. Our clients include ground-breaking start-up companies and well established billion dollar organizations who want to find their next generation of talent.

The Job

We are currently recruiting for an entry level Industrial Sales Representative to sell goods and materials to contractors and top decision makers within the construction industry. This person will work closely with wholesalers, logistics/supply chain managers and manufacturers to ensure that the supply of orders to the current job site is met and sales are completed from start to finish. Recent college graduates and entry-level talent are encouraged to apply.

What You Will Be Doing

• Contact new and existing customers to discuss their needs and explain how these needs could be met by specific products and services
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
• Quote prices, credit terms and other bid specifications
• Emphasize product features based on analyses of customers' needs, and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations
• Negotiate prices and terms of sales and service agreements
• Develop and implement new strategies to drive sales with new and existing customers
• Meet with customers and vendors to ensure that company products and services are up-to-date and to discuss service issues
• Supervise and train staff to ensure seamless customer service

Our Ideal Candidate Has

• Persuasive: convince others to change their minds/behavior by providing compelling advice or information. Be able to "sell" an idea, product or action
• Ambitious: establish and maintain personally challenging goals and exert effort toward mastering tasks due to a strong desire for personal and professional achievement
• Resilient: able to cope with rejection and persist on a task or project despite challenges or set-backs
• Relationship building: establish and maintain interpersonal relationships by developing a constructive and cooperative working rapport
• Sales acumen: knowledge of the principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree

Katapult Network is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity in all of its forms.

People of all identities and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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Similar job titles we would consider: Outside Sales Representative, Industrial Account Manager, Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representative, Sales Development Representative, Junior Account Executive, Junior Account Manager, Client Success Specialist