Outside Sales Representative

Verto People Ltd; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Verto People Ltd seeks a Sales Representative to drive growth across Northern California. You will develop customer relationships, identify opportunities, and support technical sales activity in a territory that includes Fremont, CA and surrounding areas.

The ideal candidate is a degree-qualified graduate with a technical background in automation, electronics, machine tools or related industries, able to travel up to 50% and collaborate with internal teams to close deals.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified graduate with a technical background in industrial fields.
• Strong customer-facing and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the territory.
• Associate's degree or other technical qualification would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with existing customers in the assigned territory.
• Regularly visit customers to understand requirements and identify opportunities.
• Provide customers with technical and commercial support throughout the sales process.
• Develop, qualify and manage sales opportunities and pipeline activity.
• Identify and prospect new customers and generate new business opportunities.
• Work with internal technical and commercial resources to resolve customer requirements.
• Support customer training sessions, trade shows, open houses and other industry events.
• Maintain strong communication with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to revenue and market share growth within the territory.

Skills

Technical degree background

Automation

Machine tools

Electronics

Customer relationship skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor or Associate degree in technical field

Associate's degree advantageous

Job description

Location: Fremont, CA / surrounding areas

Travel: Up to 50%

The Opportunity

A leading global engineering and industrial technology business is looking to appoint a Sales Representative to support continued growth across Northern California.

This is an excellent opportunity for a degree qualified graduate looking to get into sales, with a technical background in mechanical, electrical, automation, machine tools, electronics, or related technical industries to join an established and highly supportive commercial team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, supporting technical sales activity, and contributing to revenue and market-share growth across an assigned territory.

Working closely with the wider sales team and key account management function, you will:

• Manage and develop relationships with existing customers across the assigned territory.
• Regularly visit customers to understand their requirements and identify opportunities for further business.
• Provide customers with technical and commercial support throughout the sales process.
• Develop, qualify and manage sales opportunities and pipeline activity.
• Identify and prospect new customers and generate new business opportunities.
• Work proactively with internal technical and commercial resources to resolve customer requirements.
• Support customer training sessions, trade shows, open houses and other industry events.
• Maintain strong communication with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to the continued growth of revenue and market share within the territory.

Graduate Sales Engineer / Graduate Sales Representative / Technical Graduate Sales Rep / Regional Sales Representative / Sales Engineer / Technical Sales - The Ideal Candidate:

The company is looking for an outgoing, degree qualified graduate, who would enjoy working directly with customers and developing long-term relationships.

You will ideally bring:

• Technical degree qualified experience to support sales for a industrial company.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: automation, machine tools, electronics, industrial technology or related fields.
• Strong customer-facing and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive approach to identifying and developing new sales opportunities.
• The ability to understand technical requirements and communicate effectively with customers.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confidence working independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams.
• A willingness and ability to travel regularly throughout the territory.
• An Associate's degree or other technical qualification would be advantageous.

IF YOU ARE A RECENT GRADUATE, SOMEONE WITH A MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, TECHNOLOGY DEGREE LOOKING TO GET INTO technical B2B sales, SOMEONE WHO IS GOOD AT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE.