Outside Sales Representative

Outside Sales Representative

The Outside Sales Representative will focus on multi-level relationships with customers and prospects. The Outside Sales Representative achieves maximum sales profitability, growth, and account penetration within an assigned territory and / or market segment by effectively selling the company's products and / or related services. The OSR will conduct sales out in the field via face-to-face interactions with both potential and existing customers. They are responsible for offering the best possible customer experience as well as providing hands-on explanations of any new or updated products when necessary. Their excellent social skills allow them to foster strong relationships, to which they can attribute much of their success.

Responsibilities Include :

• Utilizes transportation information and marketing software to gain industry knowledge.
• Makes telephone calls, in-person visits, and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
• Identify leads, manage prospects and acquire new business, conduct a minimum of 12 sales presentations per week by physical visits to customer locations.
• Generate and develop new customer accounts to increase revenue.
• Complete scheduled and cold call prospecting activities to establish first and follow-up appointments with customer decision makers.
• Prepare and deliver sales proposals / presentations and follow up with key decision makers with customers and prospects.
• Build and foster a network of referrals to create new opportunities for revenue growth.
• Make front-line assessment of market conditions and advise company of possible shipping possibilities.
• Coordinate and interact with the management team weekly to ensure all customer needs are communicated to maximize freight opportunities.
• Develop a weekly sales schedule as well as an after sales ROI report on visits which will be approved by the VP of Sales.
• Maintain accurate records, including sales call reports, expense reimbursement forms, billing invoices, and other documentation.
• Meet or exceed sales benchmarks and goals provided by company leadership.
• Utilize JEARnet to capture and log daily sales efforts and information gathered.
• Work with our Sales Managers, Sales Trainers, and Brokers to uncover prospecting opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications :

Salary range : $80,000 to $150,000 per year