Salesperson

Eberhart Sign & Lighting Co. Inc. | Wood River, IL B2B Sales Representative | Commercial Signs, Lighting & Security $40,000–$70,000 base salary, depending on experience, plus commission About Eberhart Eberhart is a locally owned, union commercial sign and lighting company serving the St. Louis Metro East and Southwestern Illinois since 1936. We help businesses make a strong first impression with exterior signage, interior branding, and commercial lighting. We’re now adding a security division that will offer commercial video surveillance (CCTV), access control, and intrusion detection. The Role We’re looking for a self-motivated B2B salesperson who enjoys opening doors, building relationships, and earning new business. You’ll represent Eberhart’s full range of services and be the point of contact for customers across signs, lighting, and security. A conversation about a new building sign might uncover a need for better parking lot lighting or cameras at the entrances. A security walkthrough might lead to a conversation about wayfinding or branding. Your job is to ask good questions, understand what the customer needs, and bring in the right people from our team to put together a solution. What You’ll Do Generate new business through cold outreach, referrals, networking, and in-person visits. Build relationships with business owners, property managers, general contractors, facility leaders, and other commercial decision-makers. Meet with new and existing customers, walk their sites, and identify opportunities across all three service areas. Work with our design, estimating, operations, and technical teams to define project scopes and prepare accurate proposals. Manage the full sales cycle, from first contact and follow-up through proposal, negotiation, and signed agreement. Keep opportunities, customer notes, and next steps current in our CRM and share regular pipeline and sales forecasts. Give our project team a clear handoff and stay involved when customers need help after the sale. What We’re Looking For B2B sales or business development experience, with a track record of prospecting and closing new business. Confidence making cold calls, visiting businesses, and leading conversations with decision-makers. Strong communication, organization, and follow-through. Curiosity about how signs, lighting, and security systems solve real problems for commercial customers. Experience in signage, lighting, electronic security, low-voltage systems, construction, or commercial services is a plus. We’re open to candidates who bring strong B2B sales skills and are ready to learn our industries. Compensation & Benefits $40,000–$70,000 base salary, depending on experience, plus commission Vehicle allowance Insurance benefits Paid time off Why Join Eberhart? You’ll have an established local name behind you and a chance to help grow our new security division. You’ll work directly with the people who design, install, and service what you sell, and you’ll have several ways to earn a customer’s business and grow that relationship over time. #J-18808-Ljbffr Eberhart Sign & Lighting Co.