Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Description:
As an Outside Sales Representative, you will play a crucial role in driving our business growth and maintaining strong client relationships. Your key responsibilities will include:
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Seeking new business opportunities through prospecting, cold calling, social media engagement, and other sales tactics to build long-term client relationships.
- Nurturing and qualifying new sales opportunities.
- Generating qualified new business leads.
- Leading sales calls, presentations, and meetings, with travel as required.
- Tracking progress in our CRM system.
- Becoming an expert in our promotional products offerings and continuing education within the industry.
- Approaching every client opportunity with creative solutions, including curating product selections for individual client needs.
- Building presentations in our order management system (commonsku).
- Maintaining client relationships and ongoing account management to deliver excellent customer service.
- Balancing new business introduction with existing account management.
- Achieving and exceeding sales goals.
- Adhering to company policies and procedures.
Qualifications and Skills
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required to Succeed:
- Comfort with building a book of business without being handed leads.
- Inherent drive to see clients succeed and enthusiasm for assisting clients with business growth.
- Ability to multitask effectively, adapt to changes quickly, and use resources efficiently.
- Proven success in a sales role.
- Ability to connect with and influence decision-makers, generate new business opportunities, and cultivate referral opportunities.
- Experience in account management.
- Self-starter and excellent communicator.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 years prior experience in sales, especially in a similar industry, is highly valued. This can include roles such as inside sales, retail sales, or customer service.