Outside Sales Candidate

Position Summary:

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold

Primary Responsibiities:

  • Answer customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
  • Recommend products to customers, based on customers’ needs and interests.
  • Contact regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders.
  • Provide customers with product samples and catalogs.
  • Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates.
  • Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.

Skills:

  • Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
  • Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Persuasion – Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
  • Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help people.

Attributes:

  • Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Speech Clarity – The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
  • Speech Recognition – The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Written Comprehension – The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Written Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Experience and Education:

  • Some College Courses; Over 4 years, up to and

Physical requirement:

  • Walking
  • Talking
  • Reaching
  • Sit or stand for long periods of time
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