Outside Sales Representative

🕒 January 30

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $42k - $45k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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Acosta

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1927

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

🛒 Retail

💰 Venture Round on 2003-01

B2B • eCommerce • Retail

Acosta is a leading sales and marketing agency that connects brands with consumers across various retail and foodservice channels. The company leverages proprietary data, integrated marketing strategies, and retail execution services to enhance brand visibility and influence purchase decisions. With over 100 years in business, Acosta helps clients navigate the complexities of both brick-and-mortar and online marketplaces, ensuring their products are positioned effectively within the competitive landscape.

📋 Description

• Make a significant positive impact on sales and improving the consumer buying experience • Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all client products & services (subject matter expert) to educate in-store personnel through effective sales training including demonstrations, role play and side-by-side selling • Build strong professional relationships with all in-store personnel and client vendors/partners • Expand brand presence through effective and creative merchandising, maintain brand image and planogram compliance at defined locations • Identify sales barriers/challenges – problem solve at store level and escalate unresolved issues through proper channels • Gather and report on competitive intelligence including, but not limited to: sales tactics, price moves, promotions, new products, merchandising materials, compensation and store support • Sell-in additional brands at existing locations and grow distribution through new business development • Complete call reports, administrative tasks, and on-going personal training accurately and in a timely manner, meeting all deadlines • Other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent/GED • Bachelor’s degree preferred. • Related work experience may be substituted for some educational requirements. • Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills – effective in one-on-one and group settings; • Works well independently as a motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player • Persuasive, outgoing, friendly, confident – relationship builder • Meticulous attentional to detail and follow up • Conducts business with integrity and maintains strong business ethics • Ability to travel within defined territory.