Sales Specialist

Owens Corning • Fresno, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Sales Specialist is responsible for promoting Fleetwood products by scheduling and conducting sales meetings with architects, builders, and contractors in targeted markets. This role requires extensive travel, a minimum of four days a week, including out-of-state trips as directed by the Architectural Sales Manager. Key duties include canvassing for new firms, providing critical analysis of job plans, hosting product knowledge seminars, and participating in company tradeshows. The specialist is expected to maintain high involvement in market research and product development, cultivate quality connections with top-priority firms, and offer showroom tours. This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Must be able to read and understand English and to clearly communicate over the telephone and via email.
• Must have basic computer skills that include the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, and navigation of the company website.
• Must have the ability and means to travel extensively on a flexible schedule as needed; proof of liability and property damage insurance on the personal vehicle used is required.
• Real ID (or equivalent), as required by the federal government for domestic air travel, will be required.
• Must demonstrate exceptional time management and scheduling skills.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of company products, i.e. capabilities, limitations, functions, intended uses, etc.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Schedules sales meetings with architects, builders, and contractors to promote Fleetwood products in targeted markets.
• Travels a minimum of four days a week to target markets.
• Travels out-of-state to non-local markets as determined by Arch. Sales Manager.
• Canvasses targeted markets for new firms (architects, etc.) with the potential to specify Fleetwood.
• Offers a critical analysis of job plans for architects, builders, and contractors.
• Hosts product knowledge seminars, lunch presentations, and attends and participates in company tradeshows.
• Maintaining a high involvement in market research and product development.
• Maintaining a high volume of quality connections/meetings with top-priority firms.
• Providing showroom tours to interested parties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees