SALES REPRESENTATIVE - ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITIES CHANNEL

Dival Safety Equipment•City of Utica, NY

2d•$75,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Utility Channel is one of DiVal Safety’s fastest growing business channels and we are looking for dynamic teammates to join our sales force. In this position you will be responsible for serving and growing business and relationships with established customers along with attaining new customers from an ample list of prospects. In both cases, there are endless growth opportunities in established and new accounts for sales, services, and profits. DiVal Safety Equipment is a market leader in the Safety, Fire, EMS and Industrial equipment distribution business and has earned a reputation as a Top Employer and “Best Place to Work”. Celebrating its 50th Anniversary – Dival offers the best of both worlds as an employer, it is established and still growing! Candidates that are Self-motivated, coachable, and eager to grow will work with Utility Managers, Directors and Leadership to grow customer business and relationships. DiVal puts an emphasis on investing in our teammates with ongoing professional development to be the best version of themselves.

Requirements

Demonstrates mastery of skills in the areas of consultative selling, marketing principles, prospecting, networking and negotiations.
Live by the DiVal Core Values
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret basic sales reports
Have a firm understanding of the competitive situation within your accounts, and within your territory
Well-versed in basic math
At least 2-3 years’ experience in Sales
Excellent organizational skills and project management skills
Minimum college associate degree
Ability to acquire a functional knowledge of a variety of computer programs
Valid driver’s license and acceptable vehicle record
Abide by the dress code of DiVal
Meet travel requirements- Territory travel average of 3-5 overnights/month, with an additional 8-12 overnights of corporate travel/ year.

Responsibilities

To achieve annual required growth
50% of your time in front of the customers and prospects in your territory
To continually uncover new sales opportunities and create new business opportunities
Manage and hit supportive metrics (calls, appt, opps, and quotes) in CRM
To plan sales calls via call objectives and high-value questions
Regular meetings with specialists in your territories to help improve the customer experience and meet all potential needs.
Identify new value driven products for your customers
Work with the corporate accounts division to create relationships with key accounts at the highest levels
Focus on the horizontal growth and lost business within accounts