Trade Sales Consultant

About the job

Position Overview: The Trade Sales Consultant is responsible for building the Pella brand within the trade industry as their premier choice for window and door solutions. Achieve individual sales goals through a relational selling model throughout all active Pella product offerings. Provide well-rounded solutions, market expertise, and partnership by understanding customer needs and developing relationships with builders, contractors, architects, professional remodelers and trade organizations. Proactively originates new customer relationships through networking, referrals and face-to-face meetings. Help customers grow their business and offer a single point of contact for their ongoing needs. Continually strives for 100% “Very Satisfied” customers, growth as measured by market share/net sales and profitability.

About the Role: The Trade Sales Consultant’s (TSC) primary duty is outside sales within their assigned market. The TSC is required to:

• Spend over 50% of their time at customer sites generating account growth with planned quality meetings, as well as prospecting to develop new business.
• Independently sets their own work hours.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Achieving individual sales and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Networking, lead and referral generation.
• Actively represent Pella at company sponsored events, professional group’s invitations to discuss and/or present Pella products, trade association meetings and/or builder home shows.
• Generating sales by acquiring new customers while building loyalty within existing customer relationships.
• Responding to client concerns and applies independent decision making while striving for first-time resolution on all client problems/issues.
• Maintaining exceptional level of expertise of products/services relating to Pella’s customers, as well as staying abreast of the competitive landscape.
• Striving to build strong customer relationships by engaging in a consultative sales approach to recommend the products, total solutions and consistent follow up that satisfy the needs of the customer.
• Ensuring quotes and orders are accurate following company sales procedure.
• Educating customers on manufacturer installation guidelines and measuring of openings to ensure accuracy of product ordering and applications.
• Leveraging other Pella team members/departments to assist with specific product requirements.
• Thanking clients and encourage a continuing relationship by acting as their central point of contact.
• Understanding of and adherence to the Trade Selling Process in all aspects of sales related interactions.
• Collaborating with the Operations teams to ensure successful after sale service requirements and installations.
• Interacting with Account Receivable department to address any potential billing/payment issues of customer.
• Strong CRM systems tools capabilities leveraged to manage all customer interactions and proactively communicate to customers.
• Occasionally working variable, non-traditional hours and making themselves available for customers during evenings and weekends.

Skills/Knowledge

• Able to develop partnerships with other businesses that serve the same customers.
• Provide superb customer service and generate referrals from one customer to others.
• Create a sense of trust and reliability with customers.
• Skilled at relating to a variety of customers- balances poise and integrity with a service mentality.
• Able to negotiate, build value and address objections towards closing a sale.
• Work collaboratively with Pella team members and customers.
• Enjoys working in fast-paced environment with a high sense of urgency.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Energized by meeting and engaging new people, skilled networker.
• Demonstrates confidence balanced with humility.
• Tenacious, able to persevere through sales challenges and setbacks.
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic, flexible about hours, responsive to customer needs, willing to be available.
• Excellent influencer - can sell something new, shift paradigms, convey the value proposition.
• Seeks out internal experts and utilizes their knowledge.
• Able to accurately read, interpret and take-off blueprints.
• Adaptable to changing processes and priorities.
• Works well without close supervision but always keeps their manager informed.
• Focused on details and follow through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and smart devices, and ability to learn internal software programs and applications.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications, physical demands and work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; one to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Individual’s motor vehicle record must also comply with company requirements. Must have the ability to manage multiple tasks in an environment of constant interruptions and be able to prioritize responsibilities.

Computer Skills:

Proficiency with Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint software applications. Will be expected to develop proficiency in Pella proprietary software (i.e., Salesforce, PQM, OMS, etc.).

Communication Skills

Excellent verbal and written English language skills are required as well as good public relations, public speaking, and customer service skills. Ability to read and analyze documents related to contracts and work documents. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to verbally present information and respond to questions from customers, managers, and the general public.

Professional Skills

Must be a team player and exhibit a strong desire to learn and promote self-growth. Must be pro-active, self-disciplined, self-motivated, and have a demonstrated ability to follow projects through to completion. Attention to detail is required. Must be able to demonstrate organizational skills, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines. Must be able to develop trust, respect, and confidence of customers, coworkers and managers. Must present a clean and neat physical appearance and strictly abide by company dress code serving as a role model for other employees, customer and visitors.

Reasoning Abilities

Ability to solve practical and arithmetic problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform calculations using units of money, time, measurement, etc. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, length, width, height,

Featured benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)