Illinois Sales Representative
About the role
To plan and carry out all sales activities on assigned accounts or areas. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction and managing quality of product and service delivery. Develop relationships with all Fire and EMT decision-makers in designated territory. Dinges Fire team members pride themselves on building a 'Help First' relationship with departments in an effort to make their jobs easier, safer and more comfortable. Previous experience as a Firefighter or EMS personnel is required. All salespersons are 1099 independent contractors. DFC representatives own the sales in their territory. This is a unique concept in the Fire and EMT industry. By owning your territory, the value of your business grows as your sales increase. This is an awesome reward considering the minimal investment required. While being a firefighter is not mandatory, it is highly recommended because it provides a great knowledge base for the products and services we offer.
Responsibilities
- Prepare sales action plans and strategies
- Schedule sales activity
- Make sales calls to new and existing customers
- Develop and make presentations of company products and services to current and potential clients
- Negotiate with clients
- Develop sales proposals
- Respond to sales inquiries and concerns by phone, electronically, or in person
- Ensure customer service satisfaction and good client relationships
- Follow up on sales activity