Outside Sales Representative - Florida Keys

The Home Depot; Lorida (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot outside sales representative is responsible for driving incremental sales growth and profitability through account relationships, focusing on Complex Business Expansion and new business development. The OSR will monitor KPIs, achieve Sales and Margin targets, and collaborate with the Pro Sales Manager.

Travel typically requires overnight trips 20% to 50%. The role emphasizes building relationships, leveraging data, and delivering value to professional customers within the Home

Qualifications

• Must have strong face-to-face and phone communication skills.
• Experience building and managing professional networks.
• Ability to cultivate new business and grow existing accounts in a retail/professional context.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate net new sales relationships and drive Complex Business expansion.
• Manage Salesforce-based activity and maintain a healthy sales pipeline.
• Prospect for new business and convert opportunities into quotes and orders.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Relationship building

Sales prospecting

Communication

Networking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. The Outside Sales Representative (OSR) is responsible for driving incremental sales growth and profitability through account relationships, specifically focusing on Complex Business Expansion and new business development. The OSR will monitor key performance indicators for assigned professional customers and meet or exceed Sales and Margin performance to plan by working with the Pro Sales Manager. OSRs leverage data, customer insights, and review pertinent Pro customer satisfaction results to understand customers' perspectives and use the information to drive local decisions and strategies to improve competitive position and drive capability adoption.

Communicate weekly activities with Pro Sales Manager.

Responsibilities

• ~60% - Cultivate Net New Sales Relationships - Utilize local community events to continuously represent The Home Depot Pro brand and drive new business and grow Complex Business expansion. Sell all products and services available from the enterprise, including Commercial Credit options, Volume Pricing Program, delivery, will call pickup, and website ordering. Produce new account revenue in line with current organization through individual targets/quotas. Partner with Inside Sales Support Representative as a daily point of contact to drive an end-to-end quoting, ordering, and transaction experience for customers. Establish effective partnerships with assigned customers by completing in-person sales appointments. Develop strategies focused on expanding customer base within defined sales territory. Drive incremental sales growth by cultivating business relationships with assigned customer portfolios and prospecting to drive incremental sales growth.
• ~10% - Customer Relationship Management - Utilize Salesforce to plan future sales call activity, manage ongoing customer communications, and maintain a healthy sales pipeline.
• ~20% - Sales Prospecting - Conduct initial customer meetings and build relationships, selling The Home Depot value proposition and win opportunity to quote materials. Prospect for new business leveraging leads provided by internal Sales Development team as well as leads generated in the field via existing customer relationships, stores, and within the community.

This Position typically reports to the Pro Sales Manager.

Travel Requirements

~ Typically requires overnight travel 20% to 50% of the time.

Physical Demands

Most of the time is spent sitting in the same position or standing/walking or there is some requirement to lift or handle material or equipment of moderate weight (8-20 pounds).

Typically in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors such as temperature extremes, moving machinery, loud noise, and fumes that cause noticeable discomfort or a moderate risk of accident or illness.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• ~5 years of professional work experience
• ~2 years account management/sales management experience~2 plus years home improvement or home building industry experience
• ~ Successful professional growth in a high-paced retail environment
• ~ Demonstrates a strong ability to create and cultivate an active network of relationships both inside and outside the organization
• ~ Ability to leverage relationships to accomplish sales and profitability goals
• ~ Deep understanding of Pro customer needs with a focus on fulfilling 100% of their product, credit, and performance requirements
• ~ Determine how each customer would prefer to be served and tailor communications and customer-facing activities appropriately
• ~ The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Additional Requirements

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

~Preferred Years of Work Experience:

~Builds Networks

Customer Focus