Outside Sales Associate

About the role

The Outside Sales Associate will exhibit a positive, friendly and helpful attitude with customers, have the ability to manage and grow existing accounts, and pursue new business accounts.

Responsibilities

• Selling, marketing, promoting, and demonstrating products.
• Increasing business by generating sales to new customers and by selling additional products to existing customers.
• Pursuing product applications by utilizing personal knowledge, internal specialist/resources, vendor representatives and other available sources.
• Establishing and maintaining customer relationships.
• Learning and evaluating customer operations to aid in identifying customer objectives, requirements, and preferences.
• Processing product quotations in conjunction with inside sales counterparts and provide continuous follow up throughout the completion of the customer’s purchasing cycle.
• Able to respond to a variety of challenging circumstances while continuing to demonstrate superior selling skills for important customer services and applications.
• Use industrial & electrical product knowledge to better communicate with customers.
• Use negotiating skills while understanding and using sales techniques needed to close orders.
• Prepare sales proposals that meet customer expectations.
• Make customer presentations.

Requirements

• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to drive decisions with influence.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with at least one sales area: Industrial OEM Automation Lighting Power Distribution Commodities Energy.
• Minimum 3 years of electrical distribution sales experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle and have a current driver’s license and good driving record.

Qualifications

• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Skills

• Industrial & electrical product knowledge.
• Negotiation skills.
• Communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Vehicle operation skills.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan.
• Health Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid Holidays.
• Vacation.
• Employee Negotiated Discounts.

Pay

Salary Plus Uncapped Commission.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate sales calls and customer interactions.

Who We Are

We are a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation's largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Founded in 1923, Turtle operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast and provides integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Our Turtle Integrated division offers on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

What To Do Next

You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or LinkedIn: @Turtle.