Sales Rep - Lehigh Hanson
Romeoville, IL
About the Job
The Role and the Company
Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.
The Sales Representative role is based in Romeoville, IL and reports directly to the Sales Manager.
Here’s what you’ll get to do
External candidates must be able to work in the USA without sponsorship.
Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.
The Sales Representative role is based in Romeoville, IL and reports directly to the Sales Manager.
Here’s what you’ll get to do
- Effectively maintain a pipeline of further business activity from existing customers and generate new business customers.
- Ensure a consistently high level of service offering to all existing and prospective customers.
- Identify strategic and key business opportunities within the market and ensure these opportunities are converted into new business activity
- Regularly conduct market analysis and gather market intelligence within the industry.
- Identify opportunities to “add value” and contribute to the success of the customers’ businesses.
- Continuously network with key supplier outlets (e.g. developers, construction companies, major infrastructure, and industry bodies).
- Be actively involved with various industry bodies with the aim of monitoring industry development and providing information to prospects and existing customers on industry and market trends.
- Achieve territory/account sales volume targets as well as new product volume targets.
- Collaboratively, work with and influence the Region’s customer service teams within the territory.
- Regularly attend industry functions (e.g. industry events and conferences).
- Be actively involved in the preparation of annual sales budgets for the relevant territory.
- Proactively collaboratewith customers & internal stakeholders to achieve desired win-win outcomes.
- Assist in the preparation of quotes and submission of tenders.
- Build a strong safety culture & ensure compliance with all safety & environmental regulations.
- Ensure compliance requirements are met through organizational and procedural measures including implementation of corporate guidelines, conducting training and monitoring compliance.
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent years of work experience required.
- A proven track record that shows sales growth through self motivation
- Intermediate skills in MS Word and MS Excel.
- Outstanding relationship-building skills.
- Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel.
- Valid driver’s license
- Role operates primarily a professional office environment, but requires conducting business at manufacturing locations and job sites where the conditions include moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, and elevated noise levels.
- Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan
- Highly competitive benefits programs
- 401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions
External candidates must be able to work in the USA without sponsorship.
Source : Lehigh Hanson