Outside Sales Person

Elliott Electric Supply; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Elliott Electric Supply is seeking a sales professional in the Atlanta area to establish initial contact with prospective customers and identify new business opportunities. The role develops and maintains customer contacts, solicits opportunities for greater company involvement, and follows up to ensure satisfaction with technical and product guidance.

The position requires the ability to manage existing accounts while prospecting for future opportunities in the trading areas served, and it is a

Qualifications

• The candidate should have industry and territory knowledge for success.
• Ability to manage established customer relationships and prospect future opportunities.
• College courses in sales, marketing or business administration preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, self-starter, personable and organized.
• Maintain active personal auto liability coverage: $100,000 BI / $300,000 per accident.

Responsibilities

• Establish initial contact with prospective customers and identify new opportunities.
• Develop and maintain customer contacts and solicit opportunities for greater company involvement.
• Provide follow-up to ensure customer satisfaction and needed technical/product advice.
• Solicit new opportunities regularly to expand company involvement at customer locations.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Self-starter

People skills

Extroverted

Organization

Education

Sales/Marketing/Business Admin courses

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 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. M ust maintain active personal auto liability coverage with minimum limits of $100,000 bodily injury per person and $300,000 per accident.

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