Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rexel USA is a distributor of electrical products, data communication, wireless communication, and related supplies in the United States. The Outside Sales Representative will drive profitable sales by developing customer relationships, promoting products and services, identifying customer needs, and delivering tailored solutions. The role also involves coordinating sales strategies, supporting customers throughout the purchasing lifecycle, maintaining records, and resolving payment issues.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for selling, marketing, promoting, and demonstrating products. Effectively communicate the features and benefits of our product offering
- Increase business by generating sales to new customers and by selling additional products to existing customers
- Collaborate with leadership, team members, and suppliers in planning, tracking, and implementing sales strategies and developing new markets
- Assist customers with product selection and application utilizing knowledge, internal specialists, as well as supplier representatives
- Establish and maintain customer relationships
- Learn and evaluate customer operations to aid in identifying customer objectives, requirements, and preferences in order to present a unique solution to each customer tailored to their business objectives and needs
- Collaborate with customers and team members for product quotations and provide on-going communication throughout the customer's purchasing lifecycle
- Work with management, credit, and customers to resolve payment issues promptly
- Gather and report to management information regarding the company, competitors, pricing, products, and current and future market trends
- Actively participate in professional development to improve professional selling skills and maintain technical capabilities. Participate in company training/development, special promotions, sales meetings, supplier seminars, and training schools to enhance and maintain personal and product knowledge
- Maintain accurate and timely records including sales call schedules and expense reports
- Coordinate sales calls with vendors to introduce and demonstrate products, identify customer needs, and promote product and service solutions
- Utilize and champion digital tools, customer solutions and services to gain a competitive advantage
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- 3+ years of sales or electrical industry experience
- Valid Driver's License
- High School or GED - Required
- Ability to exhibit a positive, friendly, and helpful attitude with customers and to be sensitive to their needs
- Customer oriented and motivated with excellent communication, presentation, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Excellent negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to drive decisions with influence
- Product and application knowledge essential
- Highly self-motivated
- Familiar with Microsoft Office as well as relevant ERP systems and Customer Relation Management Tools (CRM)
- Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position - Frequently – 21% to 50%
- Walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location - Constantly – at least 51%
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: Operates a computer and other office machinery - Constantly – at least 51%
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Must be able to crouch down to stock shelves, pick up boxes, or position oneself to maintain computers in the lab/under desks/in server closet - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Climb or balance: Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder, forklift, pallet jack, or other warehouse equipment - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Talk, hear, taste, smell: Must be able to use senses to effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions - Constantly – at least 51%
- Up to 10 pounds - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Up to 25 pounds - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Up to 50 pounds - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and/or exposure to heat and cold - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Exposed to electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment - Occasionally – up to 20%
- Travels to offsite locations - Constantly – at least 51%
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401K with Employer Match
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid company holidays plus flexible personal days per year
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health & Wellness Programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- HSA Accounts
- Commuter Transit Benefits
- Additional Optional Insurance such as Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Home and Auto Insurance to name a few.
- Employee Discount Programs
- Professional Training & Development Programs
- Career Advancement Opportunities – We like to promote from within
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