Sales Professional - 2389

Sales Professional

Under the direction of the Sales VP, the Sales Professional will develop strategic plans and forecasts for accounts, communicate effectively internally and externally, resolving customer issues proactively, grow and maintain sales territory, identify new sales opportunities, understand customer visions and supply chain objectives to provide proactive solutions, build relationships with decision makers, exceed sales goals and provide routine cost savings reports.

Responsibilities of the Sales Professional include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to develop strategic plans and accurate forecasts for accounts.
• Communicate well with others internally and externally, and be able to resolve unique customer issues proactively.
• Grow and maintain new and existing accounts.
• Stay up to date on latest trends in metalworking for the product lines we represent.
• Identifying new sales/service opportunities within the territory.
• Ability to solve industry specific tooling problems using product or suppliers we represent.
• Must be aware of the customer's vision and supply chain initiative objectives and be proactive in the process of providing value added solutions.
• Ability to establish and expand relationships with decision makers within each customer organization.
• Customer driven - documented success in exceeding sales goals, objectives, new products and cost saving (Provide routine cost savings reports and have the customer agree to the savings when possible).
• Strong process discipline.
• Provide DXP monthly reports for each key account highlighting any changes, service problems, challenges from competition, customer projects and initiatives, cost savings reports.

Qualifications of the Sales Professional include, but are not limited to:

• A minimum of ( 5 ) years outside sales experience selling industrial supplies such as metalworking products.
• Must have customer-service oriented mentality.
• Computer literate.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience generating proposals and solutions.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Self-starter demonstrated ability to work productively with minimal supervision.
• Experience maintaining strong, long-term customer relationships with significant add-on/repeat business.
• Acceptable driving record required according to company guidelines.

Physical Demand: Must be able to lift 50lbs.

Working Conditions: Lots of driving and time spent in customer facilities.

Training/Certifications: N/A.

Shift Time: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel: Travel for additional training sometimes required. Travel to customer facilities required. Acceptable driving record required according to company guidelines.

Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Location: USA:TX:Conroe

DXP offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time regular employees, normally working a minimum of 30 hours per week, including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, paid holidays, life and disability insurance, and additional supplemental benefits. All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan.

Salary is commensurate with experience. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug test. DXP is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. EOE/M/F/D/V.