Job Details
We are looking for a highly focused, driven, friendly, organized, results-oriented Outside Salesperson to work with our main contractor customer base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Successful candidates will be responsible for the promotion of The Lighting Agency s products, as well as the education of our customers. You will use your verbal communication skills and experience to work with electrical contractors in a partnership to successfully win projects and increase sales.
Essential Duties
- Maintain professional presence and use discretion with actions and speech.
- Stays constantly informed of our products and technologies.
- Display or demonstrate product, using samples, catalogs, or electronic presentations, and emphasizes salable features.
- Maintain, and organize business receipts, and complete monthly expense reports for a corporate card ($1,100/month standard).
- Coordinate customer training.
- Process sample, quotation, and product information requests.
- Visit customers offices when required for presentations, samples, job problems, etc.
- Virtual presentations of products and services when needed.
- Work closely with your colleagues and be a team player.
- Keep Dynamics365 (.ie CRM) updated regularly so everyone on your team is aware of any actions needed or work that has been done.
- Work with your ILS (Inside Lighting Support) team to provide layouts, crosses, design-build documents, etc.
Experience Requirements
- Our ideal candidates have strong sales experience and are familiar with the construction industry.
- An outgoing, sales-oriented individual outside the construction industry with excellent verbal communication skills would also be considered.
- You are a high achiever and a positive motivator whom our customers want to work with.
- You must be located in, or near, the Colorado Springs area
Physical/Environmental
- Job position responsibilities are generally performed in a business office environment with computers, printers, and phones. But will sometimes require project visits to active job sites.
- Will require the setting up of small trade booths for local exhibitions/shows.
- May require some lifting up to 50 lbs for sample cases.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and architectural drawings.
- Know or the ability to learn technical knowledge of lighting products.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve ambitious sales goals.
- Results-focused goal driven initiator who adjusts priorities to meet business needs.
- Able to work as a team, share knowledge as needed, and work effectively together with internal and external sales team members to achieve company goals.
- Proficient with Microsoft Suite applications (Outlook, Teams, etc.)
Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary range between $60,000 - $80,000 with potential for additional commissions that exceed base salary
- Health, dental, vision, disability insurance
- 401k with 3% safe harbor match
- Flexible work environment
- All compensation packages are negotiable and variable based on a candidate's experience