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
• Managing and growing existing accounts, and pursuing new business accounts
• 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 providing continuous follow-up throughout the completion of the customer’s purchasing cycle
• This position will require travel within an assigned territory

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Industrial and/or Commercial experience preferred
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Ship to shore crane knowledge
• Excellent negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to drive decisions with influence
• Lighting and Gear product and application knowledge essential
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with at least one sales area: Industrial OEM Automation Lighting Power Distribution Commodities Energy

Qualifications

• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle and have a current driver’s license and good driving record

Skills

• Customer relationship management
• Product knowledge and application
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Travel and driving abilities

Benefits

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

Pay

Salary plus unlimited commission

Schedule

Fast-paced, dynamic career with opportunities for growth and development

Who We Are

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Clark, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle Integrated division provides 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 our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle

Turtle is proud to be is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.