Meter Specialist

Core & Main; Kentucky; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main, based in St. Louis with nationwide reach, seeks a technical sales expert to support the sales team in troubleshooting, training, and offering solution-oriented guidance for utility commodities.

The role blends office and field work, prospecting new accounts, guiding the consultative sales process, coordinating with engineering and program management, and leading client presentations.

Qualifications

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prospect new accounts and retain existing ones.
• Deliver solution sales oriented technical products and configurations.
• Influence customer specifications for company benefit.
• Provide strategic direction to local sales team and drive consultative sales.
• Serve as technical interface between customer and engineering, manufacturing, and program management.
• Lead presentations to high level leadership and manage contract negotiations.

Skills

Technical expertise

Sales support

Field work

Client liaison

Education

BS/BA in related discipline

Job description

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Job Summary

Serves as technical expert for the sales team and advises the customer in troubleshooting technical issues, training, and offering solution-oriented sales guidance. Is the technical expert in utility commodities (water, wastewater, stormwater, gas, electric) measurement and data automation technologies and software. Will require servicing technology in both an office environment as well as in a field setting.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities And Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for prospecting new accounts, retaining existing accounts, and increasing opportunities with existing customers.
• Delivers solution sales oriented technical products, services, installations, and configurations to assigned customer for specific technical product and/or application of product.
• Influence customer specifications for customer and company benefit.
• Provides strategic direction to local sales team and drive a team consultative sales process with customers.
• Serves as technical expert for the sales team and advises the customer in troubleshooting technical issues, training, and offering solution-oriented sales guidance.
• Provides technical interface between customer and company engineering, manufacturing, and program management representatives.
• Requires servicing technology in both an office environment as well as in a field setting.
• Lead presentations to high level leadership.
• Perform as primary local contact liaison with customer for contract negotiations and contract maintenance

Requirements

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
• “2-3” years’ experience in a related field.

This information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this role. It is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this role. This description supersedes any previous or undated descriptions for this role. Management retains the right to add or change the duties of the position at any time

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.

None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.

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