
Outside Sales Representative
- Dayton, OH
- $35,000-75,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Develop annual sales plan with Center Manager, detailing activities to follow during the fiscal year, which will focus the position on meeting or exceeding sales quota.
- Demonstrate the ability to carry on a business conversation with business owners and decision makers.
- Sell consultatively and make recommendations to prospects and clients using various products and the FASTSIGNS Selling Solution System.
- Identify sales prospects and contact these using a “drill down” and “share of wallet” concept.
- Develop and maintain a database of qualified leads through referrals, telephone canvassing, face to face cold calling on business owners, direct mail, email, and networking.
- Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from telephone, marketing and field activity.
- Maintain accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up activities within their assigned territory, including the use of a Contact Manager program to maintain accurate records to maximize territory potential.
- Develop a complete understanding of pricing and proposal models
- Complete all paperwork and follow established center procedures from initiation through completion of a project (i.e., Work Order, credit approvals, POS entry, pre-payment collection, artwork approval, delinquent account collection, reporting).
- Prepare presentations, estimates and sales contracts.
- Establish and maintain estimate follow-up procedures.
- Constantly be looking for sales opportunities for the center.
- Serve as a backup for answering the phone if the franchise partner, manager and sales/service employees are busy assisting other customers.
- Assist at the front counter as needed.
- Willingness to regularly prospect for new customers/business
- Ability and willingness to learn new things
- Ability to effectively multi-task while working in an often fast-paced environment
- Prior Sales and Prospecting experience helpful
- Regular full-time schedule 8:30-5:00 with weekends off
- Paid time off / Holidays (paid)