Outside Sales Representative

Field Sales Associate closes sales through face-to-face interaction with customers based within assigned sales territories.

• Make a significant positive impact on sales and improving the consumer buying experience

• Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all client products & services (subject matter expert) to educate in-store personnel through effective sales training including demonstrations, role play and side-by-side selling

• Build strong professional relationships with all in-store personnel and client vendors/partners

• Expand brand presence through effective and creative merchandising, maintain brand image and planogram compliance at defined locations

• Identify sales barriers/challenges – problem solve at store level and escalate unresolved issues through proper channels

• Gather and report on competitive intelligence including, but not limited to: sales tactics, price moves, promotions, new products, merchandising materials, compensation and store support

• Sell-in additional brands at existing locations and grow distribution through new business development

• Complete call reports, administrative tasks, and on-going personal training accurately and in a timely manner, meeting all deadlines

• Other duties as assigned

Education and Work Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent/GED

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Related work experience may be substituted for some educational requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills – effective in one-on-one and group settings;

• Works well independently as a motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player

• Persuasive, outgoing, friendly, confident – relationship builder

• Meticulous attentional to detail and follow up

• Conducts business with integrity and maintains strong business ethics

• Ability to travel within defined territory.

Physical Abilities

• Seeing

• Ability to Travel

• Color Perception

• Listening