Outside Sales Representative

The Trident Company has an immediate opening for an Outside Sales Representative in the Richardson, TX location. The Outside Sales Representative is responsible for maintaining a loyal customer base by focusing on meeting customer needs, building relationships, and achieving Metals USA's goal as a customer-value driven company.

Salary Base Range: $60,000 commissions

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Grows profitable sales within strategic and opportunistic growth segments.
• Develops new prospects and interacts with existing customers to increase sales.
• Schedules and performs cold calls to existing customers in their assigned territory.
• Researches and provides competitive information regarding the carbon-ferrous steel industry.
• Maintains a key customer base by ensuring profitable business relationships.
• Estimates, quotes effectively customer projects. Converts opportunities into invoiced sales.
• Maintains a current understanding of industry trends and technical developments that influence target accounts.
• Monitors, analyzes and communicates sales data to contribute to product/service schedule and planning.
• Responds to customer information requests; collaborates with cross-functional departments to ensure a timely and accurate response.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Construction Management or related field
• Five (5) or more years of industrial steel fabrication, structural steel sales and/or industrial sales
• Experience in calculating proportions, circumference and volume required; prior experience with blue-print and cad drawings preferred
• Experience in selling in the industrial market, B2B selling , fabrication experience a plus
• Must have a professional demeanor and an ability to communicate effectively with executive level individuals from various industries
• Good analytical & organizational skill, able to make sound decisions utilizing the data at hand
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism & diplomacy to include telephone etiquette.
• Ability to interface effectively with customers and internal departments to foster a success-oriented, deadline driven organization
• Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office Products)
• Must reside in the territory.
• Current, valid driver's license in good standing
• Candidate must pass a pre-employmet drug screen

Metals USA offers a competitive starting salary and benefits plus upward mobility professional growth.

Metals USA provides equal employment & affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Commission pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Up to 75% travel

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• steel sales: 3 years (Preferred)
• industrial outside sales: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Richardson, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road