The Sales Specialist - Hygiene will be responsible for sales in Vermont, parts of New York & potentially some surrounding states. This position will represent the sales, technical support, and marketing for hygiene and supplies products, exclusively in their designated area.

Responsibilities / Tasks

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned:

Focus on hygiene and supplies product line sales support in the Northeast.
Support dealers in servicing existing customers and assist with all phases of the sales process including on farm wash and milk quality analysis.
Grow territory total sales by assisting dealers with all aspects of the sales process.
Responsible for the administration of the hygiene & supplies product/sales and training programs for dealers within assigned territory.
Must learn and maintain extensive product knowledge for the product line.
Responsible for reporting and evaluating any product performance issues.
Assist the dealers with hygiene & supplies product knowledge, competitive comparisons, quoting and ordering procedures.

Communicate with management by means of call reports, expense reports, progress reports and sales forecasts.
Coordinate and maintain regular communication with R&D, Product Management, and Marketing departments to achieve the best possible synergies within the company.
Consistently monitor competitive offers regarding scope, price, market share, and competitor profiles and share the information with other departments.
Analyze customer satisfaction by talking to customers, sales, technical support, and quality management; define market/customer expectations and report result to other departments.
Supply dealers with marketing information, literature, catalogs, prices, warranty policies; inform them of any product changes and policy updates for the product line.
Attend trade shows when needed to assist dealers as well as work corporate shows.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will travel frequently by car and be required to travel occasionally by airplane and various other means of transportation.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, speak, listen, and hear.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is required to read documents and computer screens and utilize computer assisted software and equipment to perform various tasks.
Will be required to navigate around building sites while selling and training dealers.
The employee may be required to visit dairy farms, and the work environment may be typical of conditions usually common to dairy farms.

Qualification / Education Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent job experience.
Demonstrated leadership ability to lead people and get results.
Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Must have clear and concise communication skills.
Must be a team player.
Strong computer skills are necessary.
Up to 80% travel depending on home location in relation to dealer locations.
Microsoft Office and general computer skills.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel.

Your Profile / Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent job experience.
Demonstrated leadership ability to lead people and get results.
Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Must have clear and concise communication skills.
Must be a team player.
Strong computer skills are necessary.
Up to 80% travel depending on home location in relation to dealer locations.
Microsoft Office and general computer skills.

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