Outside Sales Representative - Waterworks

Ferguson Enterprises•West Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Ferguson is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to join our Waterworks division! This is a field-based sales role supporting customers in the Chicagoland area. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across various industries. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.

Requirements

2+ years industry related sales experience is preferred
Strong technical background and experience in water and / or wastewater industry preferred.
A successful associate will be results oriented, self-motivated, able to complete tasks in a timely manner, build relationships and enjoy a team environment
Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
Problem solving, leadership and listening skills
General digital literacy
Self-Motivator, ability to multi-task and learn quickly

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and an assigned customer base, while working with other branch associates to ensure happiness with our products and services, from the order to the delivery and beyond.
Identifies and actively pursues new business opportunities to expand the current customer base by working with management in developing sales strategies and new account targeting.
Perform various duties including product quotation and problem resolution.
Analyzes competition in territory, devise sales strategy, and communicate sales strategy to management.
Continually improve sales skills and product knowledge to promote a professional image in the field.
Documents all sales activity performed in our internal Customer Relationship Management tool (Salesforce) for ongoing evaluation of the new business pipeline and measurement of sales closure results.