Direct Outside Sales Representative

Job Summary

We have five openings in each location Madison, WI and Janesville, WI. As a Direct Outside Sales Representative and member of sales teams you will be on front-lines will be interacting with customers every day, at their doorstep -- educating them on products and services, and how they can enrich their life. This is a year-round, full-time position with a flexible work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Contact cold and warm prospect customers through in-person cold calling at people's homes, networking, and referrals to educate them on voice, data, and television services in territory provided by our client.
• Make sales calls to determine customer need, gain information, and sell our client services to prospective customers in order to achieve their sales quota.
• Prepare documentation of sales orders received from customers and remit to supervisor on a daily basis. This includes sales orders and agreements, third party verifications, and sales reports in a manner consistent with manager specifications.
• Manage the customer account from the sale through installation.
• Perform telephone follow-ups on each sale after it is installed to ensure customer satisfaction after the sale.
• Set up and attend community events that will allow for sales opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ months of sales/customer service experience – OR – current or prior military service with honorable discharge. (1+ year of outside sales experience preferred).
• Absolutely must have access to reliable transportation.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Computer literate with familiarity of in-home electronics, computers, and high-speed Internet preferred.
• Must be enthusiastic, persuasive, persistent, and have the ability to handle rejection in the selling process well.
• Must be a good listener and have superior people skills.
• Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service in a calm, professional manner.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work effectively and be a self-starter.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for interaction with customers to educate them on cable, voice, and data services.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of company and customer information.
• Ability to deal with public in a professional manner.