Sales Representative

Advanced Electronic Services Inc. TN1; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Electronic Services Inc. TN1 is seeking a dynamic sales professional to prospect and close industrial electronic, motor, and hydraulic service opportunities in the Smyrna, Murfreesboro, or Nashville area.

You will develop targeted customer plans, manage relationships, and collaborate with operations to ensure successful onboarding and ongoing revenue growth. A four-year business degree and 1–3 years in a technical sales role are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must reside in Smyrna, Murfreesboro or Nashville area.
• Four-year degree in business or equivalent required.
• 1–3 years in electronics, motor, hydraulic, or technical repair with sales/customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Generates leads aligned with AES core services.
• Follows up on leads from internal and external sources.
• Cold calls and networks to identify key decision makers.
• Develops sales plans to support AES objectives.
• Establishes daily/weekly/monthly/yearly sales plans and track progress.
• Negotiate terms and close sales with operations input.
• Onboard new customers and maintain partnerships.
• Attend staff meetings and industry trade shows to maximize sales.

Skills

Sales prospecting

Account management

Customer relationship building

Industry knowledge: electronics/motors

Education

Four-year degree in business or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Candidate must reside in the Smyrna, Murfreesboro or Nashville area. All other candidates will not be considered.

Profitably maintains and grows industrial electronic, motor and hydraulic sales while meeting organizational objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Generates leads by monitoring business and industry that align with AES core services.
• Follows up on leads generated by internal staff, web services and/or external sources.
• Cold calls and networks to identify key decision makers with potential new customers.
• Develops a sales plan of targeted customers and industries that supports AES’s strategic objectives and as directed by leadership.
• Establishes daily, weekly, monthly and yearly sales plan, including number of calls, number of units, type of units, sales volume, margins, etc.
• Monitors progress to track success record and make corrective action to achieve closed sales.
• Demonstrates Company values on a consistent basis in every interaction with customers and internal support teams.
• Responds timely to customer requests/inquiries, providing detailed information from operations regarding delivery or quality concerns.
• Negotiates the terms of an agreement and closes sales, in conjunction with input from operations to ensure margins, delivery and quality specifications are well understood and communicated effectively.
• Partners with internal departments, such as Customer Service and Account Manager, to achieve flawless transition from new customer to solid business partner, effectively onboarding new customer.
• Vets potential customers based on how their needs serve AES, ensuring a mutually beneficial partnership between the Company and customer.
• Attends staff meetings and other required meetings to discuss sales trends, issues, competitive activities, and opportunities to maximize sales efforts.
• Consistently achieves measurable results in the increase of new revenue through effective marketing and sales techniques.
• Attends industry trade shows to represent AES and enhance brand recognition.
• Performs other duties directed by leadership.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

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

Must reside in the Smyrna, Murfreesboro or Nashville area.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Four-year degree in business or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• 1-3 years of experience working in electronic, motor, hydraulic or other technical repair industry with a minimum of one year in a sales, account management or customer-facing role.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Demonstrated technical knowledge about the services AES offers customers – electronic, electromechanical and other industrial repair services.
• Familiarity with electronic, electromechanical and industrial repair markets.
• Excellent ability to read and interpret customer needs, providing ideas about how AES’s services can help support their business.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels and functional areas of the business.
• Ability to handle job-related matters in a professional, diplomatic and confidential manner.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be self-driven and able to conduct business with minimal oversight/supervision. Strong initiative with a drive to excel is a requirement.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ability to successfully find information via the Internet.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong listening skills.
• Ability to present ideas and concepts clearly and effectively to all levels of the company and to external customers.

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.

• Usual office environment with frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing.
• Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office equipment or computers.
• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone.
• Occasional bending, climbing, stooping in order to examine raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.
• Position requires ability to frequently travel to and from customer sites, including driving a motor vehicle and flying on commercial flights.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Generally works in a climate-controlled environment.
• Ability to travel domestically 40-75% of the time.

Occasional: activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Frequent: activity exists 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and vets.