Direct Sales Representatives are responsible for the marketing and sales of Piovan products to targeted customer base within designated territory, in collaboration with Regional Sales and Key Account Executives.
Roles/ Responsibilities:
- Develops and generates sales opportunities through key strategies, targeted sales and outlined departmental goals.
- Demonstration of key/ core Sales responsibilities through generation of leads, providing timely follow-upon prospects, inquiries and complaints, delivering products and demonstrations trainings of equipment.
- Maintain adequate technical knowledge about company products, services, customer base, competitors, and industry by actively attending Sales meetings and providing timely reports/updates on all accounts weekly within the CRM System.
- Provides technical and sales training and support for customers.
- Travels as necessary to achieve the sales goals and plans;
- Provides consistent feedback regarding product, market and competitive conditions.
- Maintains quality customer relations by providing exceptional customer service, appropriate business interactions and knowledgeable assistance on technical aspects of each job;
- Interprets and communicates customer needs timely and works to resolve/clarify any aroused issues.
- This is covered in our dress code policy handbook not typically embedded in a job description.
Qualifications:
- Strong/demonstrated ability to combine multimedia technology skills with sales and business development skills.
- Fluency in oral and written communication in English and French required.
- Must possess valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle.
- Ability to travel 60-90% of time within the territory and occasional travel to the US.
- Possess or have ability to obtain a Canadian Passport
- Any technical Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from an accredited four-year college or university. A degree can be substituted with 2 years of direct sales experience. Technical experience within industry can be a strong substitute. Technical College Diploma in Mechanical Engineering/Technology will also be considered.
- Minimum of 2 years industry experience selling to plastics processing industry required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience selling plastics machinery, equipment and/or plastics raw materials to the plastics processors.
- Ability to travel 60-90% of time within the territory and occasional travel to the US