RESIDENTIAL - SALES REPRESENTATIVE
YKK AP America Inc., Macon, GA, United States
Position Summary
The purpose of this position is to sell products for manufacturer to business and industrial establishments or individuals at sales office, showroom, or customer's place of business by performing the following duties.
Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities
Sells YKK AP America residential vinyl products and related products.
Responsible for building a customer base for repeat business in the sales territory, building long term relationships with them, and securing orders for YKK.
Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, internet websites, and other sources.
Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers on sales floor, job sites or by phone.
Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salient features.
Quotes prices and credit terms for orders obtained.
Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm’s production and delivery schedules.
Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
Works with customers' sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.
Tracks customers' stock levels.
Coordinates customer training.
Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts.
Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
Performs light field service and repairs.
Diagnoses quality problems in the field.
Attends trade shows.
Additional duties may be assigned as business needs require.
Education/Experience/Skills
Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in sales or business plus 0 - 1 year of experience in a related area; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Customer-centric.
Capable of problem diagnosis and small repairs.
Understand competitors' products and business practices.
Communication.
Be vigilant about safety.
Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence.
Physical Demands
The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, an individual is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Special requirements i.e. computer equipment): On-going travel away from home, familiarity with Microsoft Suite, familiarity with industry estimation program(s), responsive to internal business practice.
YOLANDA GRIMES YOLANDAGRIMES@YKKAP.COM
YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workforce. YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window).
YKK AP America Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can follow the process outlined below when applying for a position: Provide your name and contact information to YKK AP America Inc.'s Accommodations team at accommodationrequest@ykkap.com. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis in compliance with federal and state law.
Employment with YKK AP America Inc. is conditioned upon successfully completing a criminal background check and a negative drug test consistent with state and federal law.
For candidates applying for positions in the state of California At YKK AP America Inc., we do not ask for personal financial information during telephone, in-person or video interviews nor do we charge job seekers fees as part of the recruitment process. YKK AP America Inc.'s recruiting correspondence will be sent by a recruiting representative with @ykkap.com email address and not @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com or any other email domain service.
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Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities
Sells YKK AP America residential vinyl products and related products.
Responsible for building a customer base for repeat business in the sales territory, building long term relationships with them, and securing orders for YKK.
Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, internet websites, and other sources.
Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers on sales floor, job sites or by phone.
Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salient features.
Quotes prices and credit terms for orders obtained.
Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm’s production and delivery schedules.
Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
Works with customers' sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.
Tracks customers' stock levels.
Coordinates customer training.
Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts.
Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
Performs light field service and repairs.
Diagnoses quality problems in the field.
Attends trade shows.
Additional duties may be assigned as business needs require.
Education/Experience/Skills
Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in sales or business plus 0 - 1 year of experience in a related area; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Customer-centric.
Capable of problem diagnosis and small repairs.
Understand competitors' products and business practices.
Communication.
Be vigilant about safety.
Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence.
Physical Demands
The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, an individual is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Special requirements i.e. computer equipment): On-going travel away from home, familiarity with Microsoft Suite, familiarity with industry estimation program(s), responsive to internal business practice.
YOLANDA GRIMES YOLANDAGRIMES@YKKAP.COM
YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workforce. YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window).
YKK AP America Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can follow the process outlined below when applying for a position: Provide your name and contact information to YKK AP America Inc.'s Accommodations team at accommodationrequest@ykkap.com. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis in compliance with federal and state law.
Employment with YKK AP America Inc. is conditioned upon successfully completing a criminal background check and a negative drug test consistent with state and federal law.
For candidates applying for positions in the state of California At YKK AP America Inc., we do not ask for personal financial information during telephone, in-person or video interviews nor do we charge job seekers fees as part of the recruitment process. YKK AP America Inc.'s recruiting correspondence will be sent by a recruiting representative with @ykkap.com email address and not @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com or any other email domain service.
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