We are looking for a highly focused, driven, friendly, organized, results-oriented Outside Salesperson to work with our main contractor customer base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Successful candidates will be responsible for the promotion of The Lighting Agency’s products, as well as the education of our customers. You will use your verbal communication skills and experience to work with electrical contractors in a partnership to successfully win projects and increase sales.

Essential Duties

• Maintain professional presence and use discretion with actions and speech.
• Stays constantly informed of our products and technologies.
• Display or demonstrate product, using samples, catalogs, or electronic presentations, and emphasizes salable features.
• Maintain, and organize business receipts, and complete monthly expense reports for a corporate card ($1,100/month standard).
• Coordinate customer training.
• Process sample, quotation, and product information requests.
• Visit customers’ offices when required for presentations, samples, job problems, etc.
• Virtual presentations of products and services when needed.
• Work closely with your colleagues and be a team player.
• Keep Dynamics365 (.ie CRM) updated regularly so everyone on your team is aware of any actions needed or work that has been done.
• Work with your ILS (Inside Lighting Support) team to provide layouts, crosses, design-build documents, etc.

Experience Requirements

• Our ideal candidates have strong sales experience and are familiar with the construction industry.
• An outgoing, sales-oriented individual outside the construction industry with excellent verbal communication skills would also be considered.
• You are a high achiever and a positive motivator whom our customers want to work with.
• You must be located in, or near, the Colorado Springs area

Physical/Environmental

• Job position responsibilities are generally performed in a business office environment with computers, printers, and phones. But will sometimes require project visits to active job sites.
• Will require the setting up of small trade booths for local exhibitions/shows.
• May require some lifting up to 50 lbs for sample cases.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and architectural drawings.
• Know or the ability to learn technical knowledge of lighting products.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve ambitious sales goals.
• Results-focused goal driven initiator who adjusts priorities to meet business needs.
• Able to work as a team, share knowledge as needed, and work effectively together with internal and external sales team members to achieve company goals.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite applications (Outlook, Teams, etc.)

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range between $60,000 - $80,000 with potential for additional commissions that exceed base salary
• Health, dental, vision, disability insurance
• 401k with 3% safe harbor match
• Flexible work environment
• All compensation packages are negotiable and variable based on a candidate's experience