Outside Sales Representative - Houston

Nippon Sanso Matheson; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Matheson is seeking an Outside Sales Rep to sell welding products to business and industrial customers. You will travel the Houston area, call on customers, demonstrate products, quote terms, and manage accounts, helping coordinate training and inventory activities.

The role emphasizes strong communication, problem solving, and responsibility for sales data and reports. A driver’s license and welding-related education are required.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before groups of customers, clients, vendors, managers or employees.

Responsabilités

• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads.
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on customers and solicit orders.
• Displays or demonstrates product and emphasizes saleable features.
• Quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales contracts.
• Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts.

Connaissances

Read and interpret documents

Write routine reports

Speak effectively to groups

Formation

Associate's degree in Welding Technology or related field

Six months to one-year related experience

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Description du poste

OUTSIDE SALES REP

POSITION SUMMARY

Sells products for MATHESON to business and industrial establishments or individuals at sales office, store, showroom or customer's place of business by performing the following duties.

• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based oninformation from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows,Internet Web sites, and other sources.
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospectivecustomers to solicit orders, or talks with customers on sales floor or byphone.
• Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizessalable features.
• Quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales contracts for ordersobtained.
• Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm'sproduction and delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
• Works with inside sales and route sales representatives to keep accountactivities and literature up to date.
• Coordinates customer training.
• Enters new customer data and other sales data for current customers intocomputer database.
• Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts.
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with welding processes, equipmentand deliveries.
• Attends trade shows.
• Performs inside sales when needed.
• Assists with semi-annual inventories.
• Assists co-workers and customers with technical welding questions.
• Assists in collecting outstanding account balances.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

HOURS OF WORK

Typical hours for this position are going to match therequirements of the customer base Monday through Friday. This is a full-timeposition

QUALIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, clients, vendors, managers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Valid Driver's License

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associate's degree in Welding Technology or related field from two-year college or technical school.
• Six months to one-year related experience and/or training or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Pay Range

Pay Range $70,000 to $80,000 plus commission

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Matheson is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth under EEOC. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, Religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status, or disability EOE AAM/F/VET/Disability