Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering preferred., At least one year of experience in the Material Handling Industry., At least one year of experience in Industrial Sales., Strong technical aptitude and proficiency in MS Office and CRM software..

Key responsibilities:

Manage relationships with dealers, distributors, and end-users.

Visit clients to strengthen relationships, follow up on leads, and close sales.

Conduct sales presentations, negotiate sales, and oversee order execution.

Develop sales plans and coordinate with internal teams to ensure project completion.

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Melrose Park - Corporate HQ - Melrose Park, IL

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Travel Percentage: Road Warrior

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Sales

Description

Interlake Mecalux is a leading company in the global warehousing systems market. Our always evolving and innovating team is consistently working very close with our customers to offer the best solution possible to fill their warehousing needs.

Interlake Mecalux is hiring an Industrial Sales Representative to join our sales team, working remotely in Columbia, SC. The Industrial Sales Representative is responsible for the sale of racking and storage solutions within South Carolina, with most business being in Columbia, SC.

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Manage relationships by continuously updating and training racking or material handling dealers, distributors, systems integrators, and end-users on our racking products and applications.
Visit dealers, distributors, and end users in territory to strengthen existing relationships, follow up on leads and quotes, and close business.
Conduct sales presentations, complete sales calls, manage sales order negotiations, and oversee the execution of sales orders
Partner with internal technical resources to create quotes for customers.
Partner with customers to develop long term relationships, generate additional sales, and guide problem resolution discussions.
Develop monthly and weekly sales plans that include prospecting activities and forecasts.
Ensure completion of customer projects through the coordination of engineering, manufacturing, installation, and customer service activities.
Update daily the lead, quote, and order activity in company's CRM software, CIM.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate possesses at least the following:

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering is preferred.
At least one year of experience working in the Material Handling Industry.
At least one year of experience in Industrial Sales.
Strong technical aptitude.
Must live within one hour (driving) of Columbia, SC.
Must have an excellent driving record and own a car with auto liability coverage limits of $100,000 per person, $300,000 per accident in bodily injury liability, and $100,000 per accident in property damage liability.
Willingness for business travel in South Carolina, visiting customers 2-4 days per week.
High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and previous experience using a CRM software.

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