CE Sales Staff - Shreveport, LA

Summary/Objective
This position is responsible for driving sales and rental of the construction equipment and utility agriculture products in a specified territory. This role provides ongoing support to the product distribution channel while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions

• Have organizational skills, account strategies, territory planning and administrative responsibilities to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is maintained.
• Develops and increases sales and rental revenue to meet assigned targets.
• Becomes actively involved in company’s sales orientation and sales training programs.
• Works on Contract opportunities and proposals.
• Assists company with contract negotiations, closing the sale and developing marketing plans for contract accounts.
• Assists with the planning of sales exhibits.
• Attends trade shows and / or community- based functions.
• Participates in education and training conferences on selling and marketing programs.
• Keeps informed of new products, services and other general information of interest to customers.
• Checks on competitive activity and develops new methods of attaining resellers and assisting resellers in attaining new accounts.
• Troubleshoots problems regarding products provided.
• Answers questions from customers and handles complaints.
• Performs other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1 years sales, service, or parts experience.
• Previous agriculture or construction equipment experience preferred
• Maturity and ability to deal effectively with demands of the job.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Increased knowledge in the area(s) of heavy agricultural equipment, staying abreast of the latest trends, customer needs and competitor information in agricultural equipment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.