Outside Pro Sales Representative - Alexandria

Job Summary

Expand the sales thru the new contractor channel with a focus on targeted contractor segments

Achieve defined sales goals in this channel as a key metric of performance

Build long-standing relationships with targeted contractor segments

Build brand awareness and penetration in the contractor channel

Working safely is part of our culture and is a condition of employment

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide support and energy in cross-functional coordination to enhance delivery of a consistent customer experience for the contractor segment

Proactively communicate important business issues and opportunities to appropriate departments and management

Put priorities and efforts on driving team success and accomplishment over individual goals

Develop strong business relationships with customers and provide a solid understanding of their needs

Responsible for the development and management of contractor segment.

Work all appropriate departments (Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Customer Service, etc.) to exceed sales goals

Formulate key account plans as needed to enable the execution of sales and marketing strategies

Develop and manage channel-specific tracking and reporting and communicate ongoing results to management

Establish, cultivate and maintain quality relationships with customer segments

Take accountability and ownership for the CRM processes with customer

Identify training opportunities and communicate to management

Identify new product opportunities

Provide territory and market information to better develop sales and marketing efforts.

Provide Service and Product Knowledge to professional channel s

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor's degree

5 plus years of related sales and / or customer service experience and / or training

2 to 3 years of National Account Management experience

Experience with negotiating and fulfilling national customer contracts

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Strong networking and relationship-building skills

Ability to work effectively across functions to achieve desired customer satisfaction goals

Strong problem-solving skills

Exceptional Negotiation skills

Ability to adapt approach and style to achieve account objectives

Company : Behr Paint Company

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Full time

Hiring Range : $53,800.00 - $84,480.00

Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and / or skills.

Our Ongoing Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We believe a workplace that encourages and values different voices, perspectives, and backgrounds builds better teams, better solutions, and more innovation.

The goal is for every single team member to have a voice and experience a sense of belonging here, regardless of where they sit in the organization and what their background is.

We look forward to your sharing your outstanding and unique talents and perspectives with us!

BEHR (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit.

It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical / mental disability, medical condition, marital / domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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