Outside Sales Representative - Waterworks

Reece•Knoxville, TN

11d

About The Position

At Fortiline Waterworks, the Outside Sales Representative builds and maintains customer relationships while growing business within an assigned territory. The representative develops new business opportunities, strengthens existing customer partnerships, and works with internal teams to connect customers with appropriate products, solutions, and expertise. The role focuses on delivering reliable service, product knowledge, and follow-through while helping customers achieve their business goals. The position requires up to 90% travel to build customer relationships, develop business, and support the territory. It also involves maintaining scheduled workdays and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location. Physical requirements include occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds and extended periods of sitting and standing. The job requires use of computers, copiers, and other typical office equipment, as well as oral and written communication and a range of cognitive and interpersonal capabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 2 years of sales experience.
Valid driver’s license.
Willingness to travel up to 90% of the time.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally and sit and stand for extended periods.
Ability to maintain scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location.
Ability to operate computers, copiers, and other office equipment.
Oral communication skills, including speaking, speech clarity, and speech recognition.
Written communication skills, including writing, reading, written comprehension, and written expression.
Mental capabilities including achievement and effort, active listening, adaptability and flexibility, analytical thinking, attention to detail, category flexibility, concern for others, cooperation and coordination, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, dependability, independence, inductive reasoning, information ordering, initiative, innovation, relationship maintenance, integrity, oral comprehension and expression, problem sensitivity, selective attention, self-control, service orientation, social orientation, social perceptiveness, stress tolerance, support, and time management.

Responsibilities

Build trust and develop lasting partnerships with customers.
Identify new business opportunities, grow existing accounts, and achieve sales goals.
Understand customers’ businesses, challenges, and goals to provide useful solutions.
Connect customer needs with relevant products, services, and expertise.
Collaborate with internal teams and external customers to deliver a high-quality experience.
Take ownership of results, keep commitments, and identify ways to create value and drive growth.
Travel within the territory to build customer relationships, develop business, and provide support.