Sales Representative - Agriculture

Pratt Industries Sales Team

Our Pratt Industries Sales Team is looking for high-energy, dedicated, technically minded, and team oriented people who can help us meet our exciting growth objectives in the Charlotte Metropolitan area. With a heavy emphasis on prospecting, relationship development, entertainment, and value based selling, you will work with a dedicated and talented group from manufacturing, customer service, and quality, to sell and service our corrugated packaging products.

This position has a specific focus on agriculture and working with local growers, and experience in agriculture is required.

This position offers a compensation structure plus commission.

Responsibilities related to growth include:

• Keeping an updated and accurate list of prospects and accounts
• Analyzing and qualifying prospective accounts
• Conducting initial contact and subsequent sales calls to accounts, selling and establishing relationships necessary to produce first time and repeat business
• Surpassing sales quota commitments for your area of responsibility

Responsibilities related to account management include:

• Implementing sales strategies
• Creating and maintaining customer and prospective relationships
• Managing and closing new sales
• Pricing and value proposal creation
• Managing working capital and improving cash flow
• Working closely with plant management and fellow sales associates
• Traveling as necessary to cover territory and fulfill any other responsibilities
• Keeping current on the competitive activity in the area

Education and/or experience:

• 3+ years of outside selling experience or related experience in agriculture
• Valid driver's license, safe driving record, and ability to drive
• Able to load and unload samples from vehicle

Candidates are preferred who offer the following:

• College degree, preferably in graphics, packaging, sales or business.
• Experience in the corrugated box industry – internships and co-ops

If you enjoy hard work, developing new customer relationships, constructing positive and long-term relationships, want the opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the country's fastest growing packaging companies, and respect the environment, please send us your resume.