Outside Sales Representative / Account Manager - Alta Equipment Group

Schenectady, NY, USA Req #246

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Come work for the largest equipment dealer in North America! Are you a hardworking individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment and looking to take your career to the next level? If so, then come join our award winning team!

We provide our employees with the following tools and resources to be successful:

• Training
• Outstanding benefits package (BCBS PPO, Delta Dental and EyeMed Vision, plus much more!)
• 401(k) with match
• Competitive wages
• Company laptop
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays
• Compensation: $50,000 base salary plus commission and auto allowance.

Sales Professionals in industrial sales are expected to possess a high level of product, competitive, customer and territory knowledge. Strong candidates must possess the ability to sell to an established customer base and effectively prospect new accounts.

Alta Material Handling has invested heavily in resources for our sales team: Stocking equipment, new technology and specialists to assist the territory sales team. Ongoing training and professional development is encouraged.

Specific Job requirements would include:

• The position is based in Schenectady, NY and territory coverage includes the surrounding area.
• Extensive local travel, 5 days a week, required to maintain regularly scheduled visits to existing and potential customers.
• Set up appointments with customers, planning efficient use and management of time.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply technical product-related information.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, analyze and act upon sales data within assigned geography.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise good business judgment and discretion and to analyze and address territory opportunities by building key customer relationships.
• Computer Skills: Proficiency in business software (MS Outlook, Word, Excel) and past experience with database software is helpful but not necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Self-motivated, organized and disciplined to succeed.
• The ideal candidate will possess a college degree and ideally two-plus years of successful sales or industry experience.

About Alta:

Culture is Job #1. Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles: Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team. More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships.

If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we're ready for you. Whether it's selling the world's-best big iron, rolling up your sleeves and servicing our industry-leading construction and material handling product brands or being a difference maker behind the scenes, we can use your skillset.

At Alta Equipment Group, we believe in mutual respect and are committed to diversity while inspiring our employees to reach their maximum potential. Voted a "Top Work Place USA", our employees across North America are committed to excellence. It's the Alta way.

So, let's start the conversation. Click the link to apply and begin the journey of a lifetime.

What We Look For:

At Alta Equipment Group, we are looking for candidates who are a cultural fit with our organization and understand that every task and job goes toward fostering customers for life. Along with that, a great attitude that embraces mutual respect and delivering a consistent high energy level that exudes a passion for excellence. Also, we are searching for a skill set that has a high aptitude for the position with a continual focus on investing in one's profession through additional training and learning.

Other Opportunities at Alta:

Please visit our careers page at altg.jobs to view other openings that may be of interest to you!

Alta Equipment Group is an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not discriminate on account of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, height, weight, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record, or membership in any other classification protected under applicable law. If you believe the Company has violated its equal employment opportunity policy in any way, please contact recruiting@altg.com immediately

Other details

• Pay Type Salary
• Hiring Rate $50,000.00