Outside Sales Representative

Job Description

Norton Metals is looking for a highly motivated Outside Sales Representative to join our Fort Worth, TX location. We are looking for someone with relevant sales experience and industry knowledge selling materials.

Essential Job Functions:

Perform all essential duties of an Outside Sales Representative including, but not limited to the following:

• Utilize special skills to promote the company’s products and increase customer base
• Make calls to potential and existing customers to sell the company’s products and services
• Build and maintain customer relationships
• Setup and maintain new and established customer data base
• Monitor technical and business objectives of prospective customers
• Responsible for negotiating and preparing material bids for significant clients by setting pricing and profit margins and formulating all plan details
• Provide purchasing feedback as it relates to inventory levels, dead stock and new product evaluation
• Maintain working knowledge of product lines
• Negotiate skillfully and achieve acceptable profit margins in order to increase company’s profits and maintain company’s over-all financial health
• Responsible for maintaining customer satisfaction
• Work closely with supporting staff to see orders through to correct and timely fulfillment
• Report customer issues immediately and provide customer support to resolve complaints and problems, while maintaining good relationships
• Monitor quality control
• Maintain open lines of regular communication between all sales staff
• Provide leadership to supporting staff
• Participate in trade shows, conferences, training and PR events periodically
• Actively participate in training to increase sales skills and product knowledge
• Participate in on-call schedule
• Participate in inventory physical counts

Qualifications & Experience

• 3-5 years sales experience required
• 1-2 years outside sales experience preferred
• Steel Industry Knowledge required
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fort Worth, TX: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Outside Sales: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: One location