KO Business Solutions is a professional staffing and consulting firm in the Chicagoland area that supports the hiring needs of companies across the nation. Our valued partner that provides construction, reconstruction, landscaping, plumbing, fire/water restoration, and many other services is looking to add an experienced Sales Representative to their team.

Location: Onsite, Addison, IL

Schedule: Monday - Friday, with occasional weekends and evening events. Full-time hours.

Salary: $50,000-$70,000 Competitive commission plans.

Job Type: Direct Hire

The Marketing & Sales Representative will be responsible for driving marketing campaigns, overseeing the client database, and maintaining an active presence at local and regional events including trade shows. A successful applicant will be a high performer who takes ownership and finds value in providing superior service to our clientele.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the competitive advantage of our brands and gain the ability to effectively educate clients and customers about an expansive range of business offerings.
• Build, maintain, and strengthen client relationships with in-territory contacts and seek to develop new prospects and leads to ensure revenue growth.
• Successfully convert open leads and referrals provided by internal parties.
• Travel to client and prospect sites throughout the assigned territory to network and manage accounts.
• Provide and communicate clear and accurate pretesting, scoping of services, and job estimates.
• Monitor and follow up on assigned or scheduled jobs to ensure that customer needs are met.
• Participate in internal sales meetings to ensure revenue goals are on target.
• Prepare business development plans based on past performance and growth objectives to meet and/or exceed planned revenue and activity goals.
• Develop marketing initiatives and budget to create an annual spending plan.
• Organize events as a means of executing on set business development goals.
• Perform comparative analyses of revenue, collection, and activities metrics against established goals.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• The Sales Representative must be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational and communication skills, along with the ability to work effectively with all levels of personnel within the organization.
• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office and familiarity with Salesforce or similar platform required.
• Strong process and results driven attitude.
• Ability to adapt and work with prospects needing a variety of services across a number of different industries.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college degree or some coursework preferred.
• A minimum of four to five years of direct sales experience.
• Familiarity with construction, reconstruction, restoration, plumbing, and/or related services.
• Ability to successfully pass a background check and drug screen.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.

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