Junior Sales

A manufacturing company in Irvine is seeking a Junior Sales Representative on a contract to hire basis. The sales representative will have a strong understanding of the sales process and excel at generating leads, building relationships, and closing deals. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner who has strong negotiating skills and an ability to showcase our offerings in a compelling way.

Junior Sales Responsibilities:

· Maintain working relationships with existing clients to ensure that they receive exceptional service and to identify potential new sales opportunities.

· Identify prospects, set appointments, make effective qualifying sales calls, and manage sales cycle to close new business in all service categories.

· Achieve sales goals by assessing current client needs and following a defined selling process with potential buyers.

· Coordinate with other sales representatives to ensure that quotas are being met and company standards are being upheld.

· Generate leads and build relationships by organizing daily work schedule to call on existing and potential customers.

· Represent the company’s products and services, using consumer research as well as deep and comprehensive knowledge of how our solutions meet the needs of customers.

· Achieve weekly, monthly, and annual sales quotas by successfully implementing sales and marketing strategies and tactics.

· Develop and implement territory action plan using comprehensive data analysis and adjust sales techniques according to interactions and results in the field.

· Three or more years of sales experience within a similar industry

· Associate degree or equivalent

· Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, and organizational skills

· Experience within the electronic component industry, preferably in a sales or customer-facing role

· Proficiency with sales management software and CRM, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Oracle.

· Strong ability to balance persuasion with professionalism.

· Strong business acumen and sense of ethics

· Ability to work independently while contributing to team efforts.

· Proven success rate at levels above sales quota

· Experience within the electronic component industry, preferably in a sales or customer-facing role

· Sharp negotiation and time-management skills

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