Sales Representative II

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This role is focused on developing and increasing aftermarket sales by handling and maximizing aftermarket calls with customers to pro-actively develop the customer base, by handling standard incoming quote requests and by ensuring close follow-up on all open quote requests. In the role, both pro-active as well as re-active requests will be handled. This role maintains the 100% relationship ownership of AFM business with assigned customers within the region this person supports.

The sales representative will be responsible for the AFM business within a certain region/country or part of that.

Key responsibilities:

• Promote the sales of replacement filters, parts and other catalog products in assigned territory via phone
• Focus on a specific region to achieve sales goals and overall customer contact
• Maintains relationships and favorable contacts with current and potential accounts
• Resolves customer issues/problems, researches and makes recommendations for potential product enhancements or modifications to increase sales
• Make the standard quotes for the supported customer base
• Follow-up by phone all open quote requests for the supported customer base
• Follow-up all opportunities 100% (both pro-active as reactive requests
• Independently plan and schedule sales calls to maximize personal and territory sales impact in an effort to grow their business
• Keep informed of market trends, customer preferences and competitor activity, sharing information with other personnel for better strategic placement in the marketplace
• Make written and oral presentation to customers and industry groups
• May travel to customer locations occasionally
• This job really exists in selling via phone in a designated area as per a well-defined sales process and CRM usage
• Maximize use of existing job tools:

Skills required:

• The profile needs to be a commercial extravert person that is driven by sales
• Ability to contact customers in a pro-active way
• Having good technical skillset to understand our products for
• A first level of immediate customer responses
• Handling standard quote requests
• To seek support from specialists when needed
• Telephone contact skills are an asset for this job

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent through experience.
• English (Intermediate)

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