About this role
Field Sales Associate closes sales through face-to-face interaction with customers based within assigned sales territories.
• Make a significant positive impact on sales and improving the consumer buying experience
• Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all client products & services (subject matter expert) to educate in-store personnel through effective sales training including demonstrations, role play and side-by-side selling
• Build strong professional relationships with all in-store personnel and client vendors/partners
• Expand brand presence through effective and creative merchandising, maintain brand image and planogram compliance at defined locations
• Identify sales barriers/challenges – problem solve at store level and escalate unresolved issues through proper channels
• Gather and report on competitive intelligence including, but not limited to: sales tactics, price moves, promotions, new products, merchandising materials, compensation and store support
• Sell-in additional brands at existing locations and grow distribution through new business development
• Complete call reports, administrative tasks, and on-going personal training accurately and in a timely manner, meeting all deadlines
• Other duties as assigned
Education and Work Experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent/GED
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Related work experience may be substituted for some educational requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills – effective in one-on-one and group settings;
• Works well independently as a motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player
• Persuasive, outgoing, friendly, confident – relationship builder
• Meticulous attentional to detail and follow up
• Conducts business with integrity and maintains strong business ethics
• Ability to travel within defined territory.
Physical Abilities
• Seeing
• Ability to Travel
• Color Perception
• Listening