Irby is Hiring – Outside Sales – Texarkana, TX

Irby, one of the largest electrical distribution companies in the US, with nearly $1 Billion in annual sales and over 900 employees across 60+ branches in 25 states is hiring in Texarkana, TX.

Irby is part of the Sonepar family of operating companies.

Job Summary:
 As an Outside Sales Rep you’ll visit jobsites, join sales calls developing existing relationships and closing new customer business.

Responsibilities:

• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers on sales floor or by phone
• Processes orders from customers in sales, using all required company policies, procedures and systems
• Call, mail or deliver orders for processing, shipment and delivery of merchandise in a timely manner
• Provides oral and written quotations or estimates of prices, terms, delivery, credit terms and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained
• Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm’s production and delivery schedules
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries
• Develops relationships with key vendors in assigned electrical markets
• Promotes and features key vendor products through joint sales calls and promotions
• Works with Purchasing Agent or Branch Manager to resolve specific inventory problems as directed by Branch Manager

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years Electrical Industry experience highly preferred
• Presentation skills to include MS software: Word, Excel and PP
• Strategic thinker

Contact Stephanie Reynolds-Maynard for more information / to apply.