Job Description
Company Description:
Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world's largest lift truck manufacturers, offers local support on a global scale with more than 15 manufacturing facilities worldwide and more than 500 retail locations in over 80 countries. Our global sales and service network provides our customers with a local resource for a wide variety of quality material handling equipment, fleet management solutions, warehouse products and support services to meet their needs anytime, anywhere.
AFTERMARKET SALES REPRESENTATIVE/OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE – BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SALES (B2B)
Territory:
This position is based out of Crown’s San Diego branch location and will provide coverage to Calexico and surrounding areas.
Job Responsibilities:
- This business-to-business sales position is responsible for the sale of contract maintenance programs for material handling equipment and catalog parts sales.
- Pursue new business and develop key existing accounts in an assigned territory.
- Analyze opportunities, identify key personnel, and develop strong business relationships via cold calls, presentations, and following up on leads for new business.
- Develop sales strategies, proposals, and forecasts.
- Develop and conduct product demonstrations and sales presentations.
- Prepare quotations, cost reports, performance reports and customer correspondence.
- Develop a territory management plan to maximize time with customers in order to seek new business and enhance customer retention by monitoring customer satisfaction.
- Utilize online resources to maintain accurate records of sales calls, customer files, and sales activity information.
- Discuss sales activities with management.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalency. Bachelor’s degree in business management, marketing, entrepreneurship, professional selling, or related business program, or several years of successful sales experience a plus.
- Good communication, interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills.
Valid driver's license, good driving record, and the ability to safely operate lift trucks
Job Posting External
Job Duties
- This business-to-business sales position is responsible for the sale of contract maintenance programs for material handling equipment and catalog parts sales.
- Pursue new business and develop key existing accounts in an assigned territory.
- Analyze opportunities, identify key personnel, and develop strong business relationships via cold calls, presentations, and following up on leads for new business.
- Develop sales strategies, proposals, and forecasts.
- Develop and conduct product demonstrations and sales presentations.
- Prepare quotations, cost reports, performance reports and customer correspondence.
- Develop a territory management plan to maximize time with customers in order to seek new business and enhance customer retention by monitoring customer satisfaction.
- Utilize online resources to maintain accurate records of sales calls, customer files, and sales activity information.
- Discuss sales activities with management.
Minimum Qualifications
- Less than 2 years related experience.
- High School diploma or equivalency.
Preferred Qualifications
- Good communication, interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, marketing, entrepreneurship, professional selling, or related business program, or several years of successful sales experience a plus.
- Ability and willingness to work outside normal business hours to prepare for sales activities.
- Possess several years of successful sales experience; business to business (B2B) experience; problem solving capabilities; strong sense of urgency, responsibility, and self -motivation; and the ability to work in a team environment.
Compensation and Benefits:
Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees. Current benefits being offered include:
- Competitive Wages. The anticipated starting pay range for the position is $25 an hour, upon successful completion of initial training the anticipated pay is $1,000 a week plus commission; however, skills and related experience will be taken into consideration,
- Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan with a company contribution to each,
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts,
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan: Crown matches 100% of the first 4% of your eligible pay you contribute to the plan. You are always 100% vested in the company matching contributions.
- Company paid Life and Disability Benefits as well as optional supplemental term life insurance offerings,
- Paid Parental Leave,
- 9 Paid Holidays,
- Paid Vacation accrued at a rate based on length of service and position,
- Paid Sick Leave,
- Birthday Pay for Non-Exempt employees,
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year,
- and much more.
If you possess these qualifications and wish to be considered for this position, please complete your candidate profile and submit an application.
EOE Veterans/Disabilities
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including California AB-1008 “Ban the Box”, San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
