Outside Sales Account Manager

The position sells and promotes Northern Safety's catalog products. Must continually generate new business while continuing to service the existing territory base. This involves calling on existing customer base plus cold calling of potential customers within the defined sales territory. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Travel the defined territory to grow business through direct face to face contact with customer base. Builds customer relationships through consultative selling techniques, soliciting orders and/or talking with customers via phone and virtual meeting place technology. Work with customer service and branch location to develop new business. Work with inside sales representatives to establish contact for customers to place orders, delivery schedule and obtain pricing information. Quote prices on products and determines if a customer would fit into a volume purchase program. Responsible of keeping abreast of customer purchases by using monthly customer reports. Follow up on any samples or catalogs issued to prospective or existing customers. Work with Product Trainer to gain knowledge of what applications products are used for so customers are kept informed of current developments. Promptly meet territory reporting deadlines and have competitive reconnaissance. Responsible for recording activities and opportunities in our CRM on a daily basis. #J-18808-Ljbffr