Sugar Grove-Outside Plumbing Sales

Connor Co.; Sugar Grove (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Voluntary Term Life

Medical & Dependent Care FSA

401k

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Connor Co. in Sugar Grove, IL is seeking an experienced outside sales professional to demonstrate plumbing products, quote prices, and grow customer accounts.

You will travel to customer sites, read blueprints, prepare bids, and coordinate deliveries while reporting to the Branch Manager; a strong focus on relationship building and precision is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years outside sales experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the plumbing industry.
• Must be friendly with a positive attitude and self-motivated.
• Must have strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Contact regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders
• Recommend products to customers, based on customer’s needs and interests
• Answers customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, and product uses
• Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates
• Prepare estimates and bids that meet specific customer needs
• Follow-up on estimates and bids submitted to customers
• Ability to read blueprints/schematics
• Provide customers with product brochures or catalogs
• Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
• Arrange and direct delivery of products
• Identify prospective customers or develop territories by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations, attending trade shows and conferences.
• Monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitors’ products, pricing and sales.
• Assist with collection of monies owed from the customers
• Provide Branch Manager with reports or additional tasks as requested
• Attend industry trade shows and product training

Skills

Outside sales

Customer relationships

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Blueprint reading

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Eclipse

Job description

694 Heartland Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554, USA

Description

Contact regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders

Recommend products to customers, based on customer’s needs and interests

Answers customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, and product uses

Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates

Prepare estimates and bids that meet specific customer needs

Follow-up on estimates and bids submitted to customers

Ability to read blueprints/schematics

Provide customers with product brochures or catalogs

Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support

Arrange and direct delivery of products

Identify prospective customers or develop territories by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations, attending trade shows and conferences.

Monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitors’ products, pricing and sales.

Assist with collection of monies owed from the customers

Provide Branch Manager with reports or additional tasks as requested

Attend industry trade shows and product training

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

High School Diploma required, or its equivalent

Minimum of 5 years outside sales experience

Minimum of 5 year’s experience in the plumbing industry

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required:

Must be friendly and have a positive attitude

Self motivated

Critical thinker-using logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions

Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Ability to learn Eclipse software

Must be very detail-oriented and focused on accuracy

Ability to perform assignments with minimal supervision and under tight deadlines

Requires maturity and experience to interface with all levels of management, personnel, and customers

Must have strong interpersonal communication skills

Must maintain a patient and professional attitude while managing a busy workload

Strong organizational skills required

Must be able to determine and prioritize workload

Willingness to travel

Must have a valid driver’s license and dependable transportation at all times

We offer a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package, including the following:

• Medical
• Vision
• Voluntary Term Life
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending accounts
• 401k
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holidays-8 paid days

Benefits covered 100% by Connor Co. for full-time employees include:

Due to Covid-19, we are not accepting applications in person.

No phone calls, please.

At Connor Co., people make a difference!

Education

High School or better.

Experience

Outside Sales

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.