The Account Specialist-Hose role sells directly to customers with a technical focus on hose products. This role focuses on developing and implementing sales strategies, identifying potential customers, and managing existing customer relationships specifically for hose products.
**JOB DUTIES**:
- Assesses customer needs and suggests appropriate products, services, and/or solutions.
- Generates new business, cross sells, and repeat sells to new and existing customers by developing and implementing sales strategies, identifying potential customers, and managing existing customer relationships.
- Develops and delivers sales bids, proposals, and presentations and conducts product demonstrations.
- Works with Branch Manager to provide business planning to reach product and sales goals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Sells directly to customers primarily through face-to-face interactions to foster strong relationships and maintain customer satisfaction.
**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**:
Typically requires a high school diploma or GED. Typically requires industry and sales experience.
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES**:
- Knowledge of supply chain systems.
- Reliable, organized, detailed and focused.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office, proficiency in Excel.
- Ability to multitask and manage time well.
- Knowledge of industrial products: power transmission, hydraulic, pneumatic and mill supply.
**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**:
May be required to be on-call nights or weekends, depending on need.
**COMPANY INFORMATION**:
Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.