Vendor Specialist, Sales

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Arizona is seeking an experienced sales professional to build relationships with customers, vendors, and internal teams while guiding the full sales cycle from qualification to deal execution. You will forecast vendor pipelines, manage leads and quotes, and promote IT solutions within OEM equipment environments, leveraging Excel, Word, and Outlook to support outcomes.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of progressive sales experience, vendor-specific certifications, and an associate

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant work experience in sales or related fields.
• High School Graduate or equivalent experience required.
• Vendor-Specific sales history or certifications.
• Associate degree in business, marketing, computer science or related field or an equivalent combination of formal education, training and directly related progressive job experience.
• 1–3 years of progressive experience that includes selling, marketing and promoting solutions to customers.
• Substantial experience in sales or sales management, particularly in quoting complex OEM equipment.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• 1–3 years of progressive experience in sales/marketing/promoting solutions within IT or system solutions distribution.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, vendor, and internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Forecast and vendor pipeline management including leads, quote follow-up, and opportunity progression.
• Support the full sales cycle from lead qualification to quote and deal execution.
• Work closely with peers, internal departments, and vendor representatives to support shared objectives.
• Develop foundational business and financial acumen through on-the-job training and mentorship.

Skills

Sales

Marketing

Lead Qualification

Deal Execution

Vendor Pipeline Management

Quoting

Business Acumen

Financial Acumen

Customer Solutions Promotion

Technical Support

Education

High School Diploma

Associate degree in business/marketing/CS

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, vendor, and internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Forecast and vendor pipeline management including leads, quote follow-up, and opportunity progression.
• Support the full sales cycle from lead qualification to quote and deal execution.
• Work closely with peers, internal departments, and vendor representatives to support shared objectives.
• Develop foundational business and financial acumen through on-the-job training and mentorship.

Requirements

• >1 to 3 Years of relevant work experience
• High School Graduate or equivalent experience required
• Vendor-Specific sales history or certifications.
• Associate degree in business, marketing, computer science or related field or an equivalent combination of formal education, training and directly related progressive job experience.
• (1) to (3) years of progressive experience that includes selling, marketing and promoting solutions to customers
• Possess substantial experience in sales or sales management, particularly in quoting complex OEM equipment.
• Proficient in utilizing standard business tools such as Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Demonstrate 1-3 years of progressive experience encompassing sales, marketing, and promotion of solutions to customers within technical or product support roles, in environments related to IT, products, system solutions distribution, or similar fields.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong relationship-building skills with customers and vendors while effectively managing the sales cycle from lead qualification to deal execution. Possesses foundational business and financial acumen, supported by relevant experience in sales and marketing within technical environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Sales Management Experience
• Vendor-Specific Sales History
• Quoting Complex OEM Equipment
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Associate Degree in Business or Marketing

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Sales
• Marketing
• Lead Qualification
• Deal Execution
• Vendor Pipeline Management
• Quoting
• Business Acumen
• Financial Acumen
• Customer Solutions Promotion
• Technical Support

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Collaboration
• Customer Satisfaction
• Mentorship

Certifications & Qualifications

• Vendor-Specific Certifications

Industry Keywords

• OEM Equipment
• IT Solutions
• System Solutions Distribution
• Sales Cycle
• Opportunity Progression