Our Sales Representative will be responsible for developing and executing the sales strategy for selling Veritiv products and services within a designated geography or industry. Duties include new business development, maintaining customer relationships, providing customer specific solutions and meeting established sales targets. This position requires a competitive and motivated spirit with the drive to solve problems.
Job Responsibilities:
● Sell and promote products and value-added services to meet or exceed individual and company goals in an established territory.
● Develop and implement a customer contact plan to communicate product launches and engage the potential customers in relevant sales campaigns to build new relationships.
● Identify opportunities and present solutions offered by the organization that meet the customer’s needs
● Develop and provide custom presentations and business reviews on Veritiv solutions that could impact customer growth opportunities.
● Utilize CRM to schedule follow-up actions and record relevant information to build upon customer interactions.
● Create a personal network and represent the organization at business sector events to enhance the company brand.
● Act as first point of contact for customer inquiries and complaints and proactively strive for resolutions in a timely manner.
● Align with various sales representatives to expand segment and product knowledge base and collaborate on promoting solutions to customers.
● Actively leverage sales technology and tools to meet strategic account planning objectives and maximize customer and segment growth potential.
● Participate in training and development programs to enhance sales competencies and further expand ability to effectively generate profitable customer and segment growth.
Additional Responsibilities & Qualifications:
● Experience and knowledge in Packaging is strongly preferred.
● Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
● Excellent verbal, written, people and diplomacy skills required.
● Ability to effectively present information to internal and external partners.
● Ability to persuade, negotiate and sell.
● Strong problem solving skills with an ability to collaborate with team members on best practices.
● 25% travel required may be requested to perform other duties as assigned.
● Territory sales or account management experience preferred.
● Experience with Salesforce.com or other CRM is preferred.
● Demonstrate understanding of managing a customized sales cycle to provide solutions to clients.
Work Experience:
● 5-10 years of related job experience.
