Outside Sales Representative

Ayer Sales; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Career growth opportunities

Employee referral program

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

FCG University training

Job summary

Ayer Sales, Inc. is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to cover RI, CT, VT and Western MA. You will travel within the territory, meet customers in person, and drive sales growth through value-based selling.

You will build lasting relationships, create customized proposals, and manage margins while collaborating with Flow Control Group’s broader network of suppliers and customers. Strong communication, organization, and self-motivation are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in field sales and building client relationships.
• Ability to travel within territory and drive a personal vehicle.
• Strong knowledge of company products and competitive landscape.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-person sales coverage for assigned territory using a personal vehicle.
• Develop maximum sales potential through competitive strategies and product knowledge.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing accounts and grow base.
• Contact customers by phone, mail, or in person; meet sales goals.
• Create customized proposals to meet customer requirements.
• Manage profit margins within company guidelines.
• Respond promptly to customer requests.
• Utilize company leads to expand customer base and follow up.
• Maintain organized files on accounts and submit sales reports.
• Provide monthly documentation of proposals status.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Travel required; some overnight travel may be required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Selling skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Team player

Strong work ethic

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us: Founded by Bruce Ayer in Somerville, MA, Ayer Sales has grown from a small storefront to a leading distributor of industrial piping, valves, and fittings. With a commitment to exceeding customer expectations, we provide high-quality products and exceptional service. Our team of experts delivers tailored solutions for diverse industries, ensuring reliability and trust. Join Ayer Sales to be part of a dedicated and innovative organization where your contributions drive success and customer satisfaction.

Ayer Sales, Inc

About Us: Founded by Bruce Ayer in Somerville, MA, Ayer Sales has grown from a small storefront to a leading distributor of industrial piping, valves, and fittings. With a commitment to exceeding customer expectations, we provide high-quality products and exceptional service. Our team of experts delivers tailored solutions for diverse industries, ensuring reliability and trust. Join Ayer Sales to be part of a dedicated and innovative organization where your contributions drive success and customer satisfaction.

For more information, visit Ayer Sales.

About Us: Ayer Sales is an industrial distributor specializing in plastic pipe, valves, and fittings. By exceeding our customers’ expectations and our competitors’ service level, we add value to the products we sell and develop the trust and loyalty of our customers. At Ayer Sales, we rely on our consistent value propositions to provide our customers with the best possible experience and build lasting relationships. Our dedicated Associates have decades of industry experience to help provide the right product. Ayer Sales has been in business for over 50 years; we’ll be there when our customers need us.

Summary/Objective: The Outside Sales Representative is responsible for achieving long-term sales growth, margins, and profitability in their assigned territory/defined customer base. Success is achieved by technical sales support, sales lead generation, and general business development for the territory and other select accounts, as required.

Territory:

• RI, CT, VT & Western MA

Essential Functions:

• Provides in-person sales coverage of an assigned territory, requiring the use of a personal vehicle
• Develops maximum sales potential out of assigned territory through competitive sales techniques and knowledge of the company's products and services, as well as the competition's strengths/weaknesses
• Builds and maintains quality relations with existing assigned accounts and grows account base and volume of sales consistently
• Contact customers via telephone, correspondence, or in person by traveling as frequently as necessary to meet and surpass profitable sales goals for the company
• Creates customized proposals to meet specific customer requirements in an efficient manner
• Manages profit margins within company guidelines
• Receives and resolves customer requests promptly
• Utilizes company leads to expand the current customer base and follows up on all leads promptly
• Maintains updated, organized files on all accounts in the assigned territory
• Completes and submits sales reports on account activity
• Provides monthly documentation with outstanding proposals, proposals secured, and proposals lost
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Competencies and Abilities:
• Excellent interpersonal and selling skills with a strong emphasis on value-based sales
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Ability to develop strong technical knowledge of company products
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, writing, and reading skills, with the ability to communicate on all levels
• Strong computer skills and the ability to work with Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets
• Discipline to be a self-starter and work independently
• Strong work ethic
• Awareness and sensitivity to deadlines
• Working knowledge of a geographic area
• Ability to work in a team environment

Work Environment:

• Exposure to high levels of heat or noise may occur while visiting the customer's plant environment. Moderate noise (i.e., computer printers, traffic) exists daily in the work environment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, kneel, crouch, lift up to 25 pounds, and drive for long periods of time and distance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.

Travel: The Outside Sales Representative travels regularly to customer locations to perform sales responsibilities and problem-solving. Some overnight travel may be required. Daily trips are expected to manage a successful territory.

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Ayer Sales operates as a vital subsidiary within Flow Control Group (FCG), a prominent holdings company that is a leading solutions provider focused on technically oriented products and services for flow control, fluid handling and process, industrial automation, and life sciences with locations throughout North America. As a critical intermediary between over 3,000 suppliers and 15,000 customers, over 90 brand companies, and close to 1,700 employees, FCG’s distribution and technical expertise serve an essential function in the movement of mission-critical components to a diverse array of end markets and applications.

Why Build a Career with Us?

Everyone’s an Owner of the Company: Because every team member contributes to Flow Control Group’s success, everyone has the benefits of ownership! Flow Control Group has a broad-based employee ownership program extended to every employee within our portfolio companies.

Competitive Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance (among other plans)
• competitive 401(k) matching program
• career growth opportunities
• employee referral program
• paid time off and holidays
• as well as parental leave

Training: FCG University learning and training platform available to all employees offering over 80k courses.

Career Growth Opportunities: At Flow Control Group, we are committed to your professional development. With a vast network of over 100 brands across North America, we provide unparalleled opportunities for growth and advancement. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to take it to the next level, we offer custom training programs, mentorship, and a supportive environment to help you achieve your goals. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your contributions make a real impact.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Flow Control Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristics.