Sales Representative - Kentucky

Carboline • Louisville, KY

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

Join our team as a Sales Representative, where you’ll be responsible for promoting a broad portfolio of industry‑leading products across parts of Kentucky and Indiana. You’ll work closely with established customers while actively identifying new business opportunities, leveraging your product knowledge, curiosity, and relationship‑building strengths to fuel growth. If you enjoy engaging with customers, tackling challenges, and proudly representing trusted, best‑in‑class solutions, this role offers a hands‑on opportunity to make a real impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Business or a Technical degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 1 year of individual sales experience.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

• Previous industrial sales experience within the coatings industry.

Responsibilities

• Generate revenue growth by engaging both new and existing customers through a proactive, solution‑oriented sales approach.
• Serve as a confident brand ambassador, educating customers on products, services, and emerging innovations.
• Win, retain, and grow customer business by delivering high‑quality service and trusted support.
• Develop and manage an assigned territory through targeted prospecting, relationship cultivation, and consistent follow‑through.
• Partner closely with internal teams to deliver a positive customer experience from start to finish.
• Respond to customer inquiries and challenges with timely, practical solutions.
• Monitor market trends, competitive activity, and evolving customer needs to uncover new business opportunities.
• Operate independently in the field while maintaining alignment and communication with leadership and peers.
• Create and execute annual sales plans focused on priority accounts and strategic markets.
• Leverage Salesforce to manage the sales pipeline, document customer interactions, and maintain accurate account and opportunity data.
• Assist with Field Technical Service Engineer responsibilities as business needs require.
• Champion company standards for safety, quality, and professionalism in all activities.

Benefits

• flexible compensation structure that may be structured as fully commissioned or base salary initially, transitioning to a commission-based plan after approximately 24 months
• affordable benefits
• company match 401K plan
• retirement pension plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees