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Sales Representative

Sherwin-Williams Company

Minneapolis, MN

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$61,310.08–$79,727.17 Per Year
SKILLS
Affirmative Action, Budgeting, Business Operations, Business-to-Business (B2B), Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Customer Relations, Develop and Maintain Customers, Diversity, Driver's License, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Exceeded Sales Goal, Facilities Management, Follow Through, High School Diploma, Industrial Coating, Inventory Management, Needs Assessment, Product Demonstration, Product Support, Product Testing, Public Transport, Resolve Customer Issues, Revenue Growth, Safety/Work Safety, Sales, Sales Strategy, Sales Support, Software Administration, Strategic Planning, Technical Support, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Minneapolis, MN
POSTED
1 day ago
### Job Duties The General Industrial Division Sales Representative focuses on driving sales growth within a defined territory by achieving or exceeding sales targets, increasing gallon growth, and expanding opportunity account sales. Responsibilities include developing and executing a territory market plan, identifying customer needs, conducting product demonstrations, and leveraging competitive analysis to position Sherwin-Williams' advantages. The role also involves maintaining strong customer relationships, resolving complaints, managing inventory needs, and collaborating with store/facility managers to ensure service excellence. Achieve or exceed sales budget. Increase gallon growth and grow opportunity account sales. Collect reliable customer/territory information and estimate individual customer potential. Conduct competitive product testing and comparisons to S-W and identify current competitors' strengths and weaknesses and S-W's competitive advantage. Develop a strategy to sell target customers and identify items or product categories that require specific attention in support of this strategy. Conduct product demos to support the selling process. Access product/technical information to support customers' application requirements. Identify sources of sales leads and follow through on leads provided by store/Facility personnel as appropriate. Understand servicing store/Facility's strengths and weaknesses and communicate effectively with staff members to ensure that commitments made are within the store's capabilities. Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships. Basic Qualifications: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have a valid unrestricted driver's license. Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Minimum Qualifications 1+ years business to business sales experience. Ability to travel (overnight) as needed Preferred Qualifications: Ability to identify specific General Industrial coating technologies Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Supportive Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract. VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referral of protected veterans. ### Minimum Education Required High School Diploma or Equivalent ### Minimum Experience Required 1 - 20 years ### Shift First (Day) ### Number of Openings 1 ### Public Transportation Accessible Yes ### Veterans Encouraged to Apply No ### Physical Required Yes ### Drug Test Required Yes ### Compensation $61,310.08 - $79,727.17 / Annually ### Postal Code 55415 ### Job Type Full Time ### Place of Work On-site ### Requisition ID 2609333 ### Job Benefits Not specified

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Sherwin-Williams Company