Company Overview: Established in 1959, Acorn Petroleum, Inc. is a well-established and leading distributor of major brand commercial and industrial lubricants, fuel, and ancillary services. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO Acorn Petroleum’s market area includes all of Southern Colorado, the Eastern Plains and the Mountains along the I-70 corridor. Due to market growth, we are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter with enthusiasm, drive and strong business ethics to join our growing Sales Team. We have a commitment to excellent service, to providing the best products and treating people not just like a customer, but like a neighbor.

Position Overview: Reporting to the Director of Sales, the Fuel and Lubricant Sales Professional plays a vital role in building customer relationships and delivering profitable growth to the company. The individual is responsible for maximizing and growing revenue and profits by acquiring new business and growing a select group of existing customers. The successful candidate will be responsible for bringing in new profitable business and growing our product profile in existing accounts. The successful candidate will be a hardworking, motivated, self-starter, success driven and goal oriented individual who loves to sell. The ideal candidate will reside in El Paso County, Colorado. No relocation will be provided.

Required Skills:

• Exceptional selling and professional presentation skills.
• Great communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Pro-Active.
• Strong prospecting and lead generation skills.
• Proven networking abilities.
• Effective time management and organization skills.
• Creative problem solving and analysis skills.
• Good technical and computer skills, Microsoft Office including, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge and use of Customer Relationship Management Tools to track sales pipeline and process.

Required Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of documented outside sales experience in a related business environment or similar focused industry (Business to Business preferred).
• Experience selling to the petroleum, concrete aggregates, chemicals, heavy equipment, automotive, transportation, or alternative energy is highly desirable.
• Proven record of accomplishment of exceeding revenue and profit objectives.
• Cold calling experience with no fear of rejection.
• Experience Selling Based on Value.
• Mechanical ability or understanding of the industries we serve.
• Experience using CRM solutions.
• BS or BA in Business, Science, Engineering or related Major preferred.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, no exceptions.
• Must possess a good driving record and pass a rigorous background investigation.

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Collaborative team player
• Substantial appetite to learn and grow personally and professionally
• Positive role model
• Proactive nature
• Detail oriented
• Tenacious and energetic
• Excellent work ethic
• Honest with high degree of Integrity
• Willingness to do what it takes
• Someone who is comfortable in their own skin
• Adaptable to dealing with different types of people
• This position offers the opportunity to join a growth oriented company with a solid financial history, whose people have a high degree of integrity and a strong customer service orientation. This is a highly visible position that is viewed as a major investment in the company's future.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITY. The Company offers an opportunity for personal and professional development. We support our people with ongoing training and sales/technical support. We offer an extremely competitive compensation and benefits program that includes:

• Base plus Commission (with no cap) based on hitting performance metrics (100 possible)
• Medical Insurance Plan
• Life Insurance Provided
• Car or Car Expense
• 401K Program
• Expense reimbursement
• Holiday and vacation time
• Laptop/Phone Job
• Location: Colorado Springs, CO
• Job Type: Full-time