Outside sales Representative - Fire & Fabrication

Ferguson Enterprises•San Leandro, CA

4d•Remote

About The Position

Ferguson is seeking a Fire & Fabrication Outside Sales Representative to support customers and pursue market opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a field-based, remote sales role, and candidates located in the San Francisco Bay Area are preferred. The role focuses on building customer and vendor relationships, expanding the customer base, supporting orders from quotation through delivery, and contributing to sales growth. A fuel card, auto allowance, travel and expense card, company cell phone, and laptop are provided.

Requirements

A successful associate is results-oriented, self-motivated, able to complete tasks in a timely manner, able to build relationships, and enjoys a team environment.
Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
Problem-solving, leadership, and listening skills.
General digital literacy.
Ability to multitask and learn quickly.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of five years of industry-related sales experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and an assigned customer base, working with branch associates to ensure customer satisfaction with products and services from order through delivery and beyond.
Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand the customer base, working with management on sales strategies and new account targeting.
Provide product quotations and resolve problems.
Analyze competition in the territory, devise a sales strategy, and communicate the strategy to management.
Continually improve sales skills and product knowledge to promote a professional image in the field.
Document sales activity in the internal Customer Relationship Management tool, Salesforce, to support pipeline evaluation and measurement of sales closure results.