Outside Sales Representative

Summary: Shepherd Controls and Associates, a leading industrial automation distributor, is seeking a sales professional with a technical background for the San Antonio, TX marketplace. Candidate will be responsible for demonstrating the company’s products and core competencies to new and existing customers. The territory is established with very good growth potential.

Duties:

• Provide support to new and existing customers.
• Be able to demonstrate company’s products proficiently to the customers.
• Candidate should be able to identify target markets and applications.
• Ability to identify and develop new customers.
• Must have ability to ask questions to determine customer needs.
• Document sales calls and activities in CRM database
• Work closely with Sales management to identify prospects and communicate prospects’ needs.

Compensation:

• Salary plus commissions, plus benefits

Requirements

• Four-year degree preferable, engineering curriculum or previous technical sales background is ideal.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good mechanical aptitude, basic knowledge of pneumatics, industrial automation products or processes would be ideal.
• Must be able to work without constant supervision.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office products
• Ability and willingness to interact with customers face to face and over the phone daily.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:  8 hour shift

Experience: Sales: 3 years (Preferred).

Work Location: San Antonio Texas Area