Territory Sales Representative

Cogent Talent Solutions
  • Winston Salem, North Carolina
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Title: Air Filtration Sales Representative
    Reports To: President & Head of Sales 
    Department: Sales & Business Development
    Employment Type: Full-Time

    The Air Filtration Sales Representative is responsible for developing new business opportunities, managing customer relationships, preparing proposals, and securing profitable air filtration sales for construction, renovation, contamination control, and related technical industries/projects.

    This position serves as the primary customer-facing representative for an assigned territory and market. The role requires proactive prospecting, relationship building, solution selling, project qualification, bid development, and coordination with internal resources to deliver successful customer outcomes.

    The Air Filtration Sales Representative works closely with the President, Operations Manager, subcontractors, suppliers, and technical specialists to identify customer needs, develop winning proposals, and achieve sales and profitability objectives.

    Success in this role requires strong communication skills, consultative selling abilities, project awareness, customer relationship management, and the ability to manage multiple opportunities through a lengthy sales cycle.

    Key Responsibilities

     

    Business Development & Sales Growth

    • Develop new business opportunities within assigned geographic territories and target markets
    • Identify potential customers including HVAC Service Companies, Mechanical Contractors, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, aerospace, semiconductor, healthcare, laboratory, manufacturing, and contamination control organizations to name a few.
    • Generate leads through networking, referrals, industry events, marketing campaigns, cold outreach, and existing relationships
    • Maintain a robust sales pipeline sufficient to achieve annual sales targets
    • Develop territory growth plans and market penetration strategies
    • Support company growth objectives through proactive business development activities

     

    Customer Relationship Management

    • Build and maintain long-term relationships with customers, engineers, architects, facility managers, consultants, contractors, and decision makers
    • Conduct customer visits and needs assessments
    • Serve as the primary point of contact throughout the sales cycle
    • Ensure customer expectations are understood and managed appropriately
    • Identify additional opportunities within existing customer accounts
    • Maintain high customer satisfaction and retention levels

     

    Opportunity Qualification & Solution Development

    • Qualify opportunities based on project scope, budget, timeline, decision-making process, and strategic fit
    • Gather project requirements and technical specifications
    • Coordinate with internal and external technical resources to develop proposed solutions
    • Work with subcontractors, suppliers, and specialists to obtain pricing and technical information
    • Ensure proposed solutions meet customer requirements while supporting company profitability objectives
    • Identify project risks and communicate concerns to management

     

    Proposal Development & Bid Management

    • Prepare proposals, quotations, estimates, and bid packages
    • Coordinate pricing inputs from vendors, subcontractors, and internal resources
    • Ensure proposals are accurate, complete, and submitted on time
    • Present proposals and project solutions to customers
    • Participate in customer meetings, negotiations, and contract discussions
    • Track proposal status and follow-up activities

     

    Sales Pipeline & CRM Management

    • Maintain accurate opportunity records within CRM and company systems
    • Update pipeline forecasts regularly
    • Monitor opportunity progression through each sales stage
    • Prepare monthly sales forecasts and activity reports
    • Ensure all customer interactions are properly documented
    • Provide visibility into future project opportunities

     

    Transition & Customer Handoff

    • Remain involved throughout execution as necessary to support customer relationships
    • Assist with resolution of customer concerns

     

    Market Intelligence & Strategic Support

    • Monitor competitor activities and market trends
    • Identify emerging industries and growth opportunities
    • Provide customer and market feedback to leadership
    • Support strategic planning initiatives
    • Recommend improvements to sales processes, marketing efforts, and customer engagement strategies
     

    Qualifications

     

    Required

    • Minimum 3–5 years of business development, sales, account management, or related experience
    • Strong relationship-building and communication skills
    • Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously
    • Strong organizational and time management skills
    • Experience preparing proposals, quotations, or bids
    • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
    • Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within assigned territory

     

    Preferred

    • Experience in industrial sales, contamination control, HVAC, filtration, construction, engineering, life sciences, healthcare, industrial sales, or related industries
    • Experience selling problem solving /project-based solutions
    • Experience utilizing CRM systems
    • Not necessary but if available Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Communications, Construction Management, Marketing, or related field
    We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWinston Salem, North Carolina
    Websitehttp://www.cogentanalytics.com

    Skills

    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Bid Packagesunmatched
    • Biologyunmatched
    • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Competitive Analysis/Strategyunmatched
    • Competitive Researchunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Engineeringunmatched
    • Construction Managementunmatched
    • Consultative Salesunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
    • Customer Retention/Renewalunmatched
    • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • Event Marketingunmatched
    • Facilities Managementunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • HVACunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Lead Generationunmatched
    • Maintenance - HVACunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Market Shareunmatched
    • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Marketing Campaignunmatched
    • Marketing Strategyunmatched
    • Medical Equipmentunmatched
    • Meet Sales Quotaunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Proposal Developmentunmatched
    • Proposal Writingunmatched
    • Record Keepingunmatched
    • Regional Salesunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Revenue Growthunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Cycleunmatched
    • Sales Forecastingunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Sales Prospectingunmatched
    • Sales Qualificationunmatched
    • Semiconductorsunmatched
    • Solution Salesunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Target Marketingunmatched
    • Territory Developmentunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Vertical/Industry Marketingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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