Job Description
Dal-Tile is currently seeking an exceptional Sales Representative to join our TEAM! As the Sales Representative, we need someone who is ready to provide a variety of support such as conducting weekly sales calls, reports, and market analysis for top accounts in the region.
Primary Objective:
Increase market share and sales for the Dal-Tile SBU in the prescribed region/area. Increase account base by servicing existing customers and expand account base through cold calling
Primary Function and Scope:
- Conducts weekly sales calls - includes servicing existing customers as well as cold calling potential customers (average 4-5 cold calls per week).
- Prepares weekly “Sales” and “Call” reports.
- Develops a monthly strategy for sales calls and prepares a monthly travel calendar based on that strategy.
- Conducts area market analysis of top accounts in each area – includes top Dealers, top Contractors, and top Builders.
- Research area market product data to determine the types, styles, and sizes most commonly purchased in the area to determine sales strategy.
- Grows market share by increasing sales and sales volume while maintaining company-approved product margin goals.
- Completes “Positive Action Forms” for all cold calls resulting in a display, rack, and/or sale.
- Utilizes influence and negotiation skills to sell and/or place displays in customers’ showrooms.
- Conducts client follow-ups via phone calls, letters, and/or emails.
- Establishes and maintains client files and performs timely follow-up on programs and projects.
- Provides PK seminars to customers.
- Utilizes “On Demand” reporting to achieve sales objectives.
- Performs other duties as required.
Experience and Knowledge Required:
- High school diploma and some college highly preferred.
- Computer skills to include functional knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Lotus Notes/email.
- A clean driving record and reliable transportation are required.
- 4 years of prior selling experience. Prior customer service experience is a plus.
- Proven ability to work in an unstructured, unsupervised environment is required.
Competencies:
- Self-motivated with the ability to work under little or no supervision.
- Must possess proven interpersonal skills, including influencing and negotiation skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to exercise independent judgment and demonstrate solid time management and organizational skills.
Other Pertinent Job Information:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands, and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee may sit, climb, balance, talk, or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to frequently lift 50 pounds.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Industry | Advertising and PR Services |
| Year Founded | 1947 |
| Website | http://www.daltile.com/ |
About Company
Dal-Tile is the largest manufacturer and marketer of ceramic tile and natural stone products used in residential and commercial design and construction across North America. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Dallas. Dal-Tile is a division of Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK), the world’s largest flooring manufacturer. Dal-Tile products, which include the leading ceramic tile brands in North America — Daltile, Marazzi, American Olean and Ragno — are used throughout new residential construction, residential remodeling construction and commercial construction. The company is committed to incorporating environmentally friendly materials, processes and products throughout its organization. Dal-Tile sells its products through a network of more than 250 company-owned sales service centers, stone slabyards, gallery design centers, independent distributors and leading home center retailers nationwide. Dal-Tile offers a comprehensive compensation package that includes a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include medical coverage, dental and vision coverage, mail-order pharmacy, disability, life insurance, retirement savings plan with company match, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance plan, tuition reimbursement and educational assistance program, employee discount purchase programs, and more. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Skills
- Cold Calling Skillsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
- Driver's Licenseunmatched
- File Maintenanceunmatched
- HCL/Lotus Notesunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
- Market Analysisunmatched
- Market Researchunmatched
- Market Shareunmatched
- Meet Sales Quotaunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Wordunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Regional Salesunmatched
- Revenue Growthunmatched
- Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
- Salesunmatched
- Sales Strategyunmatched
- Seminarsunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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