Outside Sales Representative

Freedom Waterworks; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Freedom Waterworks is seeking an Outside Sales Representative in Houston, TX. This role focuses on developing new business opportunities and maintaining client relationships to drive sales growth, from order to delivery.

The successful candidate will conduct regular in-person visits, expand the customer base, and collaborate with management to target new accounts, while providing quotations and resolving issues to ensure customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sales experience in a relevant industry preferred.
• Strong communication and customer relation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent sales experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with vendors and customers to ensure satisfaction from order to delivery.
• Conduct regular in-person visits to engage with clients and expand the customer base.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with management to target new accounts.
• Provide product quotations, resolve issues, and fulfill orders based on customer needs.
• Analyze competitive landscape and communicate strategies to management.
• Continuously improve sales skills and product knowledge to maintain a professional image in the field.
• Collaborate with customers, vendors, and internal teams to resolve service issues.
• Maintain detailed records of sales activities and forecast for the territory TX, NM, OK, AR, LA.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Leadership

Active listening

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Business, or related field

Job description

• Department: Sales

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Status: Full Time

Reports To:

Positions Supervised: None

Summary/Objective

The Outside Sales Representative is responsible for developing new business opportunities and maintaining relationships with existing clients to drive sales growth. This role leverages a strong understanding of the core customer base and product offerings while ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the order and delivery process.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with vendors and an assigned customer portfolio, collaborating with branch associates to ensure customer satisfaction with our products and services from order to delivery and beyond.
• Conduct regular in-person visits to engage with both new and existing clients, managing sales performance within an established customer base while actively seeking to expand it.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities by collaborating with management to develop effective sales strategies and target new accounts.
• Perform various duties, including providing product quotations, problem resolution, and executing order fulfillment based on customer needs.
• Analyze competitive landscape within the territory, formulate sales strategies, and communicate these strategies to management for alignment.
• Continuously enhance sales skills and product knowledge to maintain a professional image in the field.
• Collaborate with customers, vendors, and internal departments to efficiently resolve service-related issues.
• Maintain detailed records of sales activities, including calls, orders, and any customer or vendor relationship issues.
• Provide regular sales forecasts for assigned territory (TX, NM, OK, AR, LA )and undertake additional duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• A minimum of 3 years of sales experience in a relevant industry is preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge and experience in the water and/or wastewater sectors is a plus.
• A successful candidate will be results-driven, self-motivated, and capable of completing tasks efficiently while fostering relationships in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills are essential.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, leadership skills, and active listening are required.
• Self-motivated with the capacity to multi-task and adapt quickly to new information.

Compensation

The compensation package includes a base salary of $60,000 per year, plus commission that can yield a total compensation ranging from $125,000.00+ annually.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Business, or related field OR
• A minimum of 3 years of sales experience in a relevant industry is preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to travel to TX, NM, AR, OK and LA
• A plus if living in Houston, TX

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.