Product Support Sales Representative

Western States Equipment Co.; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three weeks PTO to start

Company paid health care premium for员工

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Educational reimbursements

Parental leave

Safety & tooling dollars

Job summary

Western States Equipment Co. in Lewiston, Idaho, seeks a driven sales professional to promote product support services and equipment. You will build lasting customer relationships, assess needs, and present tailored solutions across our service and parts offerings.

The ideal candidate has strong communication, negotiation, and planning skills, and a willingness to travel. A high school diploma is required; heavy equipment experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in sales or customer service in industrial equipment is preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English, both written and spoken.
• Driver's license with clean record required.
• Spanish speaking a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell Western States product support services and products in assigned territory.
• Contact prospective and current customers by phone and in person to determine needs and present solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of WSECO products and new offerings to advise customers effectively.
• Manage leads, schedule appointments, and track activities using company CRM.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Self-motivated

Customer relationships

Travel readiness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Western States has a long legacy of providing quality equipment and excellent service to customers. Since 1956, our vision is to make our communities stronger, cleaner, and more productive, not just with our products and service – but through our people. We are committed to:

• The Power of our Purpose: “Building our Communities for a Better Tomorrow”
• Performance through our Values: SAFETY, EXCELLENCE, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABLITY, and INNOVATION
• Customer and Employee Care Commitments: Conveying Warm and Empathy, Actively Listening, Building Trust, and Saying Thank You

WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT HERE:

Recognized as one of the top private companies to work for, we put our employees first. We are fiercely committed to SAFETY and sending every employee, safely home, every single day. Our comprehensive benefits package and complete wellness programs include:

• Three weeks of accrued PTO to start, increases with tenure
• Company paid health care premium option for employees
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellness dollars
• 401k with company match and profit sharing
• Educational reimbursements, tool loans, and safety & tooling dollars
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental leave
• Care Leave

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

THINK-ACT-BE SAFE - At Western States, we empower every employee, every day to work and promote a safe environment to ensure all employees, vendors, and clients have a safe work environment while adhering to all applicable procedures and standards. This includes maintaining clean/clutter free personal work areas and wearing the required personal protective equipment (PPE) as identified in safety policy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Promotes and sells the Western States’ product support services and products into assigned territory. Meets sales objectives.
• Contacts prospective and current customers by phone and in person to determine customer needs, present product support information, and explain available services. Provides information brochures and other incentives to inform customers and influence decisions. Builds strong, long term relationships. Interacts with customers professionally at all times. Prioritizes and schedules time with customers in an efficient manner.
• Communicates broad knowledge set of WSECO products and offerings and is on the “cutting edge” of new product support offerings for customers.
• Researches and presents the solutions that best meet customers’ needs (GET, undercarriage, etc.). Quotes services to customers using a variety of methods or forms, such as bundling, finance options, rebuilds, new machine versus current machine evaluation, etc. to best meet customer needs.
• Performs customer fleet management evaluations and provides customer with recommendations.
• Presents and sells customer support agreements (CSA).
• Monitors customer machine components to insure maximum life to include condition monitoring.
• Utilizes company provided software programs to manage all aspects of workload internally and externally, including communicating with customers, managing leads and accounts, scheduling daily appointments and managing assigned territory.
• Uses the strategic account planning process to align our business with our customers. Participates in the strategic account planning process either as a team lead or team member.
• Works effectively with other departments at Western States to meet our customers’ expectations and achieve company goals. Develops and maintains a spirit of cooperation with all departments within WSECO. Addresses customer issues that arise in a productive manner.
• Communicates WSECO value proposition (Parts, Service, Sales, Rental, Technology Solutions, Engines, etc.) to customers by using available resources and tools. Accesses other technical resources or coordinates customer hand off to others as necessary to meet customer needs.
• Performs administrative tasks such as activity reports and tracking reports in order to keep Product Support Sales Manager up to date on activities.
• Adheres to all customer care standards.
• Actively cares and advocates safety at Western States. Adhere to all applicable safety policies, procedures and standards.
• May accomplish training and serve as a team member in support of Western States’ strategic programs, projects, and initiatives.
• Works within and promote corporate vision, mission, and values of the organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven skills in written and verbal communications, planning, organizing, negotiation, listening, leadership and interpersonal relationship building.
• Self motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude under adverse conditions.
• Must be a self starter and ability to work without direct supervision.
• Knowledge and use of Microsoft computer products, customer management tools, computerized sales planning tools and/or other comparable systems required.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to travel overnight.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proof of high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• 2 years previous sales experience and/or proven customer service experience required. Preference for heavy equipment or comparable industry experience.
• Thorough knowledge of the use and operation of construction equipment preferred.
• Proof of driver’s license and acceptable driving record required.
• Must be able to communicate (speak, read, comprehend, write in English). Preference given for Spanish speaking.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time along with walking, standing, climbing stairs, reaching, pushing, pulling, leaning and twisting.
• Must be able to meet all safety requirements for applicable safety policies.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. It is not intended be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this classification.

This role is designated as safety-sensitive.

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