Now Hiring - Piedmont Plastics - Manufacturing Outside Sales Representative - New Territory in Salt Lake City, UT

Piedmont Plastics is the leading independent and privately held distributor of performance plastics in North America. Since first opening our doors in 1968 with just one location and five employees, Piedmont has grown to over 50 locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, employing over 575 on our team.

At Piedmont Plastics, we are a family, and believe our people are the foundation of our success. Our company culture, coined the Piedmont Experience, is engrained in every facet of our business, and we are devoted to maintaining an enjoyable, open, and supportive atmosphere across the organization. We care about and respect one another by demonstrating integrity in everything we do and take pride in giving our employees the ability to thrive in a growth-oriented environment. Our diverse workforce brings passion to the mission of Piedmont Plastics every day – to be best-in-class in the distribution of performance plastics. Our materials can be found in every industry market segment, and we are concentrated on satisfying our customers with expert product knowledge and a solutions-focused mentality. Join a team that works together in a collaborative and winning environment to continuously exceed customers’ expectations. After all, Piedmont Plastics is “where solutions take shape!”.

Piedmont is a growth-oriented company, and we need excellent leaders to help us grow our presence in one of the defined cities. We are currently hiring for an Outside Sales Representative in hopes of developing that territory to a point that leads us to open a physical location This candidate would have the opportunity to lead that operation as a Branch General Manager.

In this role you will:

• Utilize sales and marketing systems, assists in the development and the execution of annual sales plan and marketing strategies.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with current and prospective accounts, through scheduled appointment, virtual, and telephone activities
• Maintain and enhance personal product and technical knowledge in the Performance Plastics industry
• Utilize a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as a tool within the Piedmont Sales System which includes opportunity pipeline management, strategic planning, prospecting, and focusing on high value opportunities
• Develop business up to a point that creates an opportunity to establish a physical branch presence

An ideal candidate will possess:

• 5 years of sales experience or equivalent in industrial distribution with a track record of exceeding sales goals
• Experience using a customer relationship management tool and Microsoft products
• A desire to drive the development of a new territory for the Company

What Piedmont Plastics offers:

• Industry leading wages plus auto, smart phone, and internet allowances
• Full suite of generous employee benefits including medical, dental, and life coverage; paid time-off, employer matching 401(k) plan, generous paid time-off
• A chance to work for a growing company that truly cares about its employees

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Piedmont Plastics is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)