Now Hiring - Pacific Iron & Metal - Professional Services Outside Sales Representative/Account Manager in Seattle, WA

Full description of the position

Family-Run, Local Company!

If you love learning about different businesses, getting to know people, and are passionate about solving problems, don’t miss this opportunity to be on our team!

Our Story

Over 100 years operating in Seattle…Pacific Iron & Metal Co. is a family-run business whose employees know how to simultaneously work hard and have a lot of fun. We have long-lasting employees because of the camaraderie, competitive salaries, profit sharing and perks, and personal investment by our leadership team in our people.

Pacific Iron & Metal is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most-respected, environmentally conscious, non-ferrous metal recyclers. Pacific Iron & Metal provides service to hundreds of companies of varying sizes across Washington State and beyond. The company is headquartered in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood, just a stone’s throw away from CenturyLink Stadium and Safeco Field. At Pacific Iron & Metal Co., we are more than a work force, we are family.

Your Role

You are someone who is looking to make a direct impact on the growth curve of an otherwise stable company. You know how to provide great customer service to your existing accounts, and you're not afraid to cold call, pop in and relentlessly get after leads.

Reporting directly to our President, you are primarily responsible for developing and maintaining great relationships with existing and potential customers/suppliers in the maritime and aerospace industries and beyond. You will achieve your goals by (1) visiting facilities of current and potential suppliers around Western and Central Washington, such as other recycling facilities, machine shops and utility companies, (2) developing and building customer/supplier relationships, including the development of customer specific marketing materials, and negotiating prices and contracts that build, grow, and retain the supplier base, (3) giving superior customer service in every situation, 100% of the time. and (4) ultimately bringing in thousands of pounds of non-ferrous metal for our production crew. You will work from our Seattle headquarters in SODO (parking included).

Your new job with us is full-time and anticipated to be generally Monday through Friday.

Your Compensation

Your compensation will depend on your experience. You will receive a base salary plus you’ll participate in our quarterly company profit sharing program. You will also receive our other company benefits, which include, full health and dental with employer contributions to your HSA, a voluntary cash benefits program, paid vacation, sick, holiday and personal day and 401(k) with healthy employer matching program.

Specific Tasks

• Manage existing Western Washington accounts and assist them with their scrap metal handling
• Research various industries for potential customer/supplier opportunities
• Establish new accounts through cold-calls, cold-visits and referral follow-up
• Conduct month-end account pricing
• Assist with purchasing at the main office

Your Skills

• Wicked smart – Book and street smarts welcome
• “Office” Nerd - Strong skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word
• All ears – You are a great listener
• Customer service freak – Trouble sleeping if your customer has not been served well
• Been there – Experience working in industrial/value-add wholesaler industries a plus
• Done that – Experience working in sales and not needing hand-holding an A-plus
• Takin’ Care of Business - Ability to take initiative and be a driver of change
• Circus performer – You can juggle projects and issues like no other
• Communicator – You can convey your ideas succinctly and respectfully
• Make good choices – You use great judgment in all that you do
• Tough as nails - You've shown grit since before it was trending

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Parental leave
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Quarterly bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Seattle, WA 98134: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location