Outside Parts Sales Representative

Nextran Corporation•Tallahassee, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Nextran Truck Centers Outside Parts Sales Representative - Tallahassee, FL Nextran Truck Centers is hiring! Outside Parts Sales Rep is responsible for both expanding Parts and Service sales and acting as a liaison between the customer, manufacturer and dealership in order to resolve problems and provide superior support for new and existing customers Visits, develops and maintains relationships with existing customers. Identifies and establishes contact with potential new customers. Attends industry trade shows to identify potential sales leads and makes meaningful contact with current and/or future customers. Recommends marketing strategies to target a specific region or demographic. Generates and submits sales reports to management. Communicates parts orders to counter people. Advises whether status is stock or emergency. Checks with customers to ensure that delivery date of non-stock items is acceptable before ordering. Reviews any special orders with the Parts Manager and obtains his/her approval. Obtains Parts Manager's approval for any special pricing. Advises counter personnel on delivery instructions. Follows up on parts orders to ensure that customers have been served properly. Coordinates service sales with service salespeople. Turns in completed call reports, time sheets and expense reports. Updates customer records to reflect changes to customers' names, addresses etc. Adds new customers to appropriate mailing lists. Attends training seminars when possible. Acts as a public relations liaison for the company. Maintains professional appearance. Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

At least three (3) years' experience in automotive/parts counter experience and/or outside parts sales experience and/or service technical support experience
High school diploma and/or relevant, related training
MS Office specifically Word or Excel
Valid driver's license and safe driving record meeting Company driving guidelines
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Ability to professionally interact with internal and external customer

Responsibilities

Expanding Parts and Service sales
Acting as a liaison between the customer, manufacturer and dealership
Resolving problems and provide superior support for new and existing customers
Visiting, developing and maintaining relationships with existing customers
Identifying and establishing contact with potential new customers
Attending industry trade shows to identify potential sales leads and makes meaningful contact with current and/or future customers
Recommending marketing strategies to target a specific region or demographic
Generating and submitting sales reports to management
Communicating parts orders to counter people
Advising whether status is stock or emergency
Checking with customers to ensure that delivery date of non-stock items is acceptable before ordering
Reviewing any special orders with the Parts Manager and obtains his/her approval
Obtaining Parts Manager's approval for any special pricing
Advising counter personnel on delivery instructions
Following up on parts orders to ensure that customers have been served properly
Coordinating service sales with service salespeople
Turning in completed call reports, time sheets and expense reports
Updating customer records to reflect changes to customers' names, addresses etc
Adding new customers to appropriate mailing lists
Attending training seminars when possible
Acting as a public relations liaison for the company
Maintaining professional appearance
Other tasks as assigned