Area Sales Manager at Fairbanks Scales in New Orleans, LA, USA

Job description

• Generate and drive sales of Company products and services to new customers as well as maintain and grow the existing customer base within a defined territory. Generate leads, meet with prospects and current customers, create a quote pipeline, and present product features and benefits to meet customer needs to continually meet or exceed established sales and revenue goals.

Responsibilities

• Grow top-line revenue within assigned geography through professional selling skills to identify, prospect and establish contact with potential customers daily
• Maintain and develop existing customer base through trusted relationship management and identify opportunities for replacements or upgrades to meet challenging needs
• Travel to and from customer and prospective customer sites to meet with decision-makers face to face and learn their business needs
• Assess customer and prospective customer's business issues and business cycles to identify products and services to meet those needs, overcome objections, issues, or concerns as necessary
• Create and present persuasive sales proposals to customers to sell products and develop repeat business
• Develop and implement effective sales strategy to drive sales within territory
• Work closely with Area Service Manager and Service team to support existing customer base and identify potential new customers
• Learn and maintain a strong working knowledge of the entire Fairbanks Product Catalog
• Maintain all contacts, opportunities, quotes, and orders within Microsoft Dynamics CRM system, submit sales reports, forecasts, industry or market reporting, or other administrative duties
• Work with multiple internal teams to provide accurate solutions and sales presentations, accurate quotes, and orders that meet customer's project timelines and expectations
• Adhere to and uphold all Fairbanks Scales policies and procedures

Requirements

• Required Qualifications - Required qualifications to effectively perform the job. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. (Additional requirements may be designated by position.)
• This position requires an associate's or bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of outside sales experience
• Experience of 4 or more years of selling industrial or capital equipment is preferred
• Must have and be able to maintain a valid driver's license and safe driving record per Company and insurance policies and pass a driving physical
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skills, and abilities commonly associated with this position.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products - specifically Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Excellent persuasive and negotiations skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to develop and maintain business relationships with internal and external contacts at all levels with excellent interpersonal skills
• Mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of electronics
• Understanding of computers, basic networking, and electronics
• Self-motivated to win business with little direction

Skills

Required

• Excellent problem-solving skills