Outside Sales Representative

27 September 2011

POSITION TITLE: Outside Sales Representative

POSITION AVAILABLE: Immediately

TARGET MARKET: Greater Baton Rouge Area

PAY: Salary + commissions

USUAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scheduling appointments, meeting existing customers in order to review product requires, and to determine other opportunities.

• Effective planning to conduct sales presentations by meeting customers physically on daily basis.

• Liaising between the company and the customers for up-to-date condition on pricing, service and latest product release launches.

• Continuously updating all customers on company product modifications, changes, and enhancements.

• Enhancing up to date knowledge on new products, procedures, services and tools by attending departmental and training meetings.

• Maintaining professionalism, diplomacy, sensitivity, and tact to portray the company in a positive manner.

• Effectively attending conferences and trade shows.

• Organizing joint sale calls and attending them with vendors.

• Preparing reports for sales and marketing and maintaining expense accounts.

• Performing updating and maintenance of accounts of customer including contact names and numbers for future sales.

• Providing product quotes to customers as needed.

• Ensuring follow-up after passing leads to managers with complete profile customer information, calls-to-action, sources, dates.

SKILLS AND SPECIFICATIONS

• Capable of preserving confidential or sensitive information.

• Effective time management, organization and multi-tasking skills.

• Special people skills to deal with customers and an outbound personality.

• Very strong communication skills in writing and verbal.

• Very good team player and should work well under pressure.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.

• Understanding of current Information Technology industry terms and market trends.

• Ability to learn and effectively use our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.