Outside Sales Representative - San Benito, TX

Nippon Sanso Matheson; San Benito (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc. is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to sell welding products to business and industrial establishments within the assigned Texas territory. Travel to customer sites, showrooms, and trade events may be required.

You will compile leads, visit customers, quote prices, prepare contracts, coordinate deliveries, and support inside sales to maintain up-to-date account activity and literature.

Qualifications

• Reads and interprets safety rules and manuals.
• Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Able to speak effectively before groups of customers and coworkers.
• Calculates figures such as discounts, commissions, and percentages.

Responsibilities

• Sells Nippon Sanso Matheson products to businesses and individuals in the field.
• Travels within assigned Texas territory to call on customers and solicit orders.
• Demonstrates products using samples or catalogs and highlights features.
• Quotes prices and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained.
• Maintains customer data and records in the computer system.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Public speaking

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Education

Associate's degree in Welding Technology or related field

Job description

OUTSIDE SALES REP Salary Range $60,000 to $80,000

POSITION SUMMARY

Sells products for Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc. (NSM) to business and industrial establishments orindividuals at sales office, store, showroom or customer's place of business byperforming the following duties.

ESSENTIAL 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

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listedbelow are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating andmaintenance 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 concretevariables 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 collegeor technical school;
• Six months to one year related experience and/or training or;
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

The company 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