Merchandising Sales Representative
K-T Industries
Decatur, illinois
Job Details
Full-time
Full Job Description
MERCHANDISING / SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Exciting Travel Opportunity with Company Vehicle and Expenses Paid
FULL TIME POSITION
Seeking a highly organized, self-motivated, and driven individual with 2 years retail or merchandising experience. Retail work history within the welding/tool wholesale industry is preferred, but will train qualified candidate.
The individual will be responsible for servicing a geographic territory including but not limited to most of the Midwest United States. They will be assigned an existing customer base where they will be expected to maintain, service, order and grow relationships within current accounts. Many opportunities to excel and grow professionally with the company.
If you are an organized, self-reliant, and self-motivated individual and enjoy building relationships with existing customers, this is the job for you!
Requirements
Essential Job Duties
The Merchandising / Service Representative will be responsible for:
-Calling on and servicing established retail customers. Including, but not limited to
-Ordering
-Setting up new departments
-Keeping the K-T display successfully merchandised
-Showing new items
-Demonstrating Items
-Attending grand openings
-Travel 80% with very frequent overnight travel
-Working with Regional Sales Manager to maintain and grow sales and meet year end goals
-Help identify trends and potential new products
Complete Administrative Tasks Including But Not Limited To
-Recording Service Activity
-Expense Reporting
-CRM - updating and maintaining contacts and customer information
REQUIREMENTS
-A clean and valid driver’s license
-Excellent communication and customer service skills
-Strong time management skills
-Highly Organized and Self Motivated
-High School Diploma Required
-Personal motivation for success
-Basic Computer proficiency
-Minimum Of 1 Year Merchandising Experience In Wholesale Industry Preferred
-Strong ability to prioritize and problem solve
Benefits
- Base Salary
- Health Insurance
- Company matched IRA after 1 Year of Service
- PTO (Paid Time Off)
- Company vehicle
- Competitive Pay
- Company Cell Phone
- Company iPad/laptop
- Travel expenses reimbursed monthly