Now Hiring - Sales Trainee Program in Walton, KY

No sales experience required, we will train you! We are a well-established, family owned company looking to grow our sales team. We are looking for aggressive, resilient, bold people that are willing to work hard and enjoy a team atmosphere. We offer a thorough three-step training program in the first year with the company where you will learn how to market our paper and board to printers, publishers, and packaging companies. As you progress from position to position your pay increases as well. We compensate our sales team with a base salary plus bonuses.

As you progress in the training program you will take on more responsibility:

• The first few months are spent as the Sales Qualifier where you will be qualifying accounts from our mailing list and evaluating their potential business, logging any notes in the database.
• The next step is to will move into our Sales Coordinator role. In this position you will get more of an understanding of what the sales process involves which includes working with the outside sales representatives, sending samples, adding customer product information to the database and making calls to customers or prospects to build your book of business.
• Once you’ve completed the Sales Qualifier and Coordinator positions you will move into the Inside Sales position where you will build off the knowledge and business you’ve started in your previous roles. This process has the potential to translate and create a successful outside sales basis.

The hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Qualifying / evaluating accounts from our mailing list
• Planning and scheduling visits for outside sales representatives
• Lead generation and customer follow up
• Opening and growing new business
• Will handle additional administrative duties as required

Requirements

• College Degree preferred, but not required.
• Excel/Word required.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Must be confident, possess a positive attitude.
• Have a strong interest in a career in sales. We will provide training.

Benefits

• We offer stability and a rewarding career opportunity
• Attractive salary
• Opportunity for bonuses
• Benefits package includes medical/dental
• Matching 401k
• Onsite gym and more.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for North America’s largest converter and distributor of fine printing, packaging and publishing papers.

EOE

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Walton, KY 41094: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Office: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person