Regional Sales Rep

Location: Fully Remote • WHITE BLUFF, TN 37187

Position type: Full Time

Job Shift: 1st Shift

Description: Description

Job Summary: Join our dynamic team as a Sales Representative, where you'll play a pivotal role in driving our business growth and success. The Sales Representative will work to ensure current customers have the right products and services, identify new markets and customer leads, and pitch prospective customers, while maintaining good customer relations and pursuing new sales opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities: Understanding and knowledge of the flexible packaging industry. Understanding and knowledge of Interstate’s full capabilities as it relates to the industry and our competition. Ability to prospect for new customers beginning with phone solicitation and proceeding to in person sales call. Gathering and writing up information needed to quote a job and delivering finished quotes to prospect or customer by letter. Writing orders to include all pertinent information. Must be able to distinguish slight or fine differences in color, color hue, thicknesses, textures and images within words or letters in order to approve quality of product. Following job orders through art, plates and production scheduling. Communicating to prospect or customer any unusual characteristics on problems with artwork on production scheduling. Communicating price increases or decreases to customers. Servicing existing customers. Hosting prospects or customers on plant visits and entertaining outside of the business setting where applicable. Making deliveries to customers of finished product. Reporting information on calls and making joint calls with the sales manager. Filling out an expense report. Performing whatever service is asked by management. Applicant must have a valid drivers’ license and available for travel. Collaborate with colleagues sharing and developing best practices. Role requires skilled collaboration to ensure strong working relationships. Drive for results and continuous improvement. Responsible for compliance with all regulatory, facility food safety, and quality policies and procedures including product safety (GMPs) policies and procedures. Qualification: Qualifications

Qualifications: Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or related field preferred Previous outside sales experience in the flexographic packaging industry required Detail oriented Good communication skills Able to work independently Able to travel

Essential Job Functions: Reading, writing, computer and math/analytical skills Excellent communication and presentation skills Excellent negotiation skills Technical understanding of printing and flexible packaging Strong leadership and mentoring skills Proficient in MS Office Strong oral, written and social media communication skills Ability to evaluate, assess and make decisions. Must have mobility necessary to interact with all departments located throughout the building. Must be able to distinguish subtle shades of color accurately. (Colorblind test is required.) Reflexes must be in excellent condition for quick response time around moving machinery. Employee must be able to react to rapidly moving parts in order to avoid serious injury to his/herself or other employee’s limbs or other life threatening injuries. Employee must be completely alert at all times to and observe strict safety precautions around operating machinery. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail PIe0451f4ed028-38271-41764007