Now Hiring - Retail Sales Business Development Representative in Detroit, MI

Robert Weed is a family-owned company headquartered in Bristol, IN, and has 50 years in warehouse distribution and manufacturing of wood and composite products for the recreational vehicle, modular home, commercial construction, and trailer industries.

We’re growing fast, and looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, and talented person to join our new sales team in our Detroit, Michigan office.

What’s on offer

> The opportunity to join a best-in-class Inside Sales Team.

> An opportunity generation system that allows you to focus on conducting high-quality sales appointments.[MR1]

> Outstanding company culture. We value teamwork, integrity, and excellence.

About the role

Your primary focus will be to use your sales skills to take charge of our sales pipeline and win new accounts and projects.

On any given day you will:

• Conduct business development appointments over the phone. You’ll lead discovery sessions that demonstrate how our products and programs are efficient and cost-effective.
• Manage the sales pipeline. You’ll manage flow of transactions from opportunity to close, follow up on quotes, and close sales.
• Record phone call and meeting data. You’ll need to keep our CRM up to date with your call results to assist opportunity management and reporting.
• Report at sales meetings. You’ll regularly update the management team on the performance of the overall sales function as well as the status of discrete opportunities.

Skills and experience needed

You’ll have a natural disposition towards helping others and project a friendly, professional demeanor at all times. You’ll have natural confidence on the phone, and the smarts to guide people to the best solution.

Here are a few specifics of what we’re looking for:

• At least 2 years in a sales environment. B2B experience would be ideal and you’re confident in negotiation and problem solving.
• A team approach. This role requires you to work collaboratively with colleagues to bring the product and sales message to life.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills—there is a heavy amount of writing and presenting/selling ideas in this role.
• Technical ability with MS Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and you know your way around a CRM.

We look very favorably on candidates with experience in industrial sales or selling commodity products. We will provide full training and ongoing support.

Besides a competitive salary, here are some of the benefits we offer

• Health Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with employer match
• Fitness Stipend
• Employee Service Awards
• Tuition Reimbursement

How to apply

Please click on the apply button below if this sounds like the role for you.

Good luck!

Come be part of our next generation.

EEOC Statement

Robert Weed Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location