Account Manager in Training - Industrial Process Equipment Distribution
About The Position
Carotek, a SunSource company, is seeking energetic and self-driven recent college graduates with a desire to work in technical sales. This is an opportunity to learn our products, our customers, our culture, our territory, and develop your own unique sales process. Upon successful completion of the paid training program, you will be promoted to an Account Manager role. The training program will prepare you for a successful career in technical sales, covering technical products like instrumentation, industrial valves, pumps, blowers, process skids, and mechanical equipment, as well as sales techniques for cold calls, speaking with decision-makers, pitching, closing deals, and understanding customer needs. Upon completion, you will inherit a territory in the Southeastern United States (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, or Georgia) and be promoted to Account Manager. The role then becomes 100% hybrid, working from your home office with weekly day trips to customers. Responsibilities include identifying customer decision-makers, sharing information, delivering sales talks via telephone, describing technical products and services, and developing/growing sales with new and existing customers. Training will take place in our Business Development Center in Matthews, NC for one to two years, depending on progression, with the goal of a lucrative career in outside or inside sales.
Requirements
- Have a desire to pursue a career in technical sales
- Possess a technical aptitude and enjoy solving problems
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, including Engineering Technology, or a Business related major. (Other majors will be considered as well)
- Strong selling, communication, problem solving, and excellent time management skills
- Willingness to relocate to a territory in SC, TN, NC, GA, or VA after completion of training program in Charlotte, NC
Nice To Haves
- Telephone sales experience or previous sales internship in an industrial environment preferred, but not required
Responsibilities
- Increasing Carotek’s name recognition with new and existing customers via outbound calls
- Identifying new business opportunities through the use of sales management tools, networking and cold calling
- Identifying decision makers and cultivating relationships in the technical manufacturing field
- Discussing technical products and services with new and existing customers
Benefits
- Paid training program
- Very competitive salary and benefits package
- Continuous learning programs specific to each associate
- Excellent training
- Variety of career opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
