Outside Sales Representative

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November 13

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Acosta

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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.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1927

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

🛒 Retail

💰 Venture Round on 2003-01

📋 Description

• Close sales through face-to-face interaction with customers based within assigned sales territories. • Meet with potential and existing customers to present sales proposals and inform them of product benefits and features. • Play a key role in increasing distribution and display activity by managing and negotiating with clients. • Research sales competition, qualifying prospects and managing sales of products and services. • Conduct professional product presentations to current Retail customers. • Stimulate market growth through new distribution and coverage in independent Retail C-Stores that are supplied by cash & carry and c-store distributors in assigned geography. • Evaluate customers skills, needs and build productive long lasting relationships. • Achieving sales goals and brand building presence and merchandising. • Attend meetings, sales events and trainings to keep abreast of the latest developments. • Assist customers with ordering information and configurations; provide quotations on customer requirements and provide appropriate follow up. • Utilize iPad technology for reporting all inventory/sales made daily and weekly. • Perform any other appropriately related duty as requested by the Sales Manager.

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience required • 1-2 year’s sales related and/or consumer goods industry experience preferred • Must possess strong interpersonal, organizational and sales skills with the ability to work effectively with team members, peers, management and external customer contacts • Must be able to read and follow a plan-o-gram (POG) • Must possess good problem-solving skills • Must be able to use an iPad/Tablet • Must have trip planning skills and comfort with driving a commercial van (Ford Transit Connect or similar) • Be able to bend/stoop/squat/kneel throughout the work day • Be able to push/pull/reach/twist • The ideal candidate will have driven a Sprinter Van, Box Truck, Straight Truck, Step Van or like larger vehicles • Be able to lift up to 30lbs

🏖️ Benefits

• Job Stability • Set Schedule • Team Setting • Paid Time Off • Benefits • Bonus: You will be eligible for a bonus of $1250 after 6 months of continuous active employment, and an additional $1250 after 1 year of continuous active employment. • Acosta provides paid time off and complete benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401k options to both FT and PT associates. • An Employee Assistance Program includes free, confidential access to counseling, programs, tools and services to help our employees and eligible family members live a balanced and happy life.