Sales Associate (Excellent salary + bonus!)

Calling all college grads or junior level sales professionals: Are you are looking to kick start your career in sales? We have a truly exciting opportunity as a Sales Associate if you enjoy helping people, are a good listener, are teachable and want to have a career path of your own.

We are an established, global provider of high quality products for use in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries. We place a high value on customer service and building relationships and are looking for inspired, energetic individuals that are ready to take their career to another level as we are entering a new chapter of high growth.

We offer a base salary up to $55k , opportunities for growth in other areas of our firm (not just sales) , plus bonus AND we pay 100% of the health premiums for all our FT employees (including family coverage)! Our attractive benefits include a very employee friendly 401K as well.

The successful candidate enjoys customer interaction, has a strong drive to learn new products and sales techniques and is willing to do what it takes to support the sales team to meet common goals and targets. 30% Travel is required.

Responsibilities:

• Understand our complete product portfolio to best serve our customer’s needs.
• Actively sell our products to existing customer base (process orders via email and phone)
• Maintain consistent customer contact for on-going sales of all products.
• Generate new leads.
• Record all customer communications and information in a timely manner.
• Represent our company at exhibitions and conferences.
• Assist in follow-up of existing users to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Acquire and provide market information to management. Advise management in helping to formulate overall marketing plan for assigned region.
• Analyze current and future sales potential in territory and develop a business plan to maximize the market potential.
• Coordinate and plan travel to client sites. Submit travel reports and expenses in a timely manner.

Requirements:

• Exemplary communication skills (written and oral).
• Bachelor’s degree in a science or business related field (preferred) or High School diploma plus 2 years of direct sales experience.
• Valid driver’s license with good driving record.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, including overnights and some weekends (Typically 1 full week each month visiting clients face to face, plus trade shows and/or local client visits).

This is an excellent opportunity to springboard your career, whether it’s in sales or other departments, there are plenty of opportunities for growth!