<p>Position Summary:</p> <p>Market, sell, and service petroleum-based products and equipment in a manner that will optimize the Cooperative's market share and savings, improve efficiency, with the ultimate result of outstanding customer service for agricultural, governmental, commercial and consumer accounts throughout Wisconsin.</p> <p>Duties & Responsibilities:</p> <p>Sales:</p> <ul> <li>Contact prospective or current customers by telephone or in person, to increase market share, utilizing scheduled appointments as well as cold calls to a variety of customer worksites. </li><li>Report accurate competitive information to supervisor including being sensitive to competitive strategies being employed and reporting such. </li><li>Maintain current knowledge on applications, specifications, and pricing. </li><li>Submits weekly sales call report(s) to supervisor for review. </li><li>Follow and support Cooperative's credit policy. </li></ul> <p>Customer Service:</p> <ul> <li>Review and resolve customer complaints in an efficient manner and refer those beyond scope of authority to supervisor. </li><li>Treat customers politely and perform duties in an efficient, polite and courteous manner. </li><li>Able to troubleshoot and make minor repairs to electronic fuel monitoring system components, typically involving the changing of batteries, or replacement of monitor or controller. </li></ul> <p>Competencies:</p> <ul> <li>Must have excellent communication and listening skills. </li><li>Being organized is critical to this role, with the ability to manage multiple projects at one time. </li><li>Excellent presentation and problem-solving skills. </li><li>Self Directed, with good work habits, requiring minimal supervision. </li><li>Ability to plan sales calls and workload. </li><li>Must be able to close deals in any economic environment. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>BA/BS degree in Business, Marketing, Agriculture, or equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 5+ years. </li><li>2+ years outside sales experience utilizing persuasive negotiating skills is required. </li><li>Proficient in MS Office Suite including; Work, Excel and PowerPoint. </li><li>Previous presentation experience both verbal and written is required. </li><li>Previous customer experience and conflict resolution skills are essential to this role. </li><li>2+ years of previous experience demonstrating successful sales work habits with a self learning aptitude. </li><li>Valid WI Drivers License with appropriate driving record. </li></ul>