Sales Trainee
Core
Sales Trainee completing a comprehensive training program to become an outside sales representative for industrial, medical, and specialty gases, hardgoods, and process chemicals.
Role type
Entry-level outside sales representative (trainee)
Builds
Industrial gases, medical gases, specialty gases, hardgoods, ammonia products, and process chemicals
Domain
Industrial gases and safety products
Required skills
networking, negotiation, verbal communication, written communication, territory management, sales presentation, lead qualification, report submission, driver's license
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree in Business or Sales, leadership skills, self-motivation, ambition for sales leadership
Technologies
CRM systems, sales reporting tools
Responsibilities
Travel throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers, develop and execute plans to maintain and grow the existing customer base, establish and maintain clear and consistent lines of communication with internal departments, develop and execute plans to improve Airgas market share within the assigned sales territory, prepare and deliver effective sales presentations and proposals to prospective customers, qualify and pursue sales leads from other parts of the Airgas organization, keep local, regional and national Airgas management informed of territory performance, personal performance and market trends, development and submission of an annual sales plan for the assigned territory, regular and on time submission of required sales and activity reports, maintain a leadership role in the organization through open and honest communication with all Airgas associates, maintains focus on safety in the workplace by complying with company safety procedures and practices