Application Sales Professional - Pierre

Application Sales Professional – Pierre

Overview: 

Do you want to work independently but still be part of a great team?  Does the opportunity to meet new people, build relationships and help people grow their business sound like a great way to make a difference in your community? Business is booming in Pierre, and we need a dynamic sales professional to help us make connections. This is a sales role with an opportunity to grow professionally with a premier equipment provider with a 65 year presence in the marketplace. 

Responsibilities:

•    Keeps in contact with Ag Producers, professional applicators and cooperatives to continue and develop relationships with Butler Machinery Company.

•    Sales of machines.

•    Appraises used application equipment.

•    Promotes entire product line that Butler Machinery Company represents to applicators and cooperatives in the appropriate states.

•    Promotes Butler Machinery Company’s product support (parts and service).

•    Promotes Butler Machinery Company Support Center.

•    Generates sales leads for other BMC sales personnel.

•    Cooperates and is involved with BMC service department to service machines when issues arise.

•    Communicates with BMC technical communicators and managers in helping to identify machine issues and PDI issues early on to prevent downtime. 

•    Conducts customer operator training.

•    Involvement in corporate meetings, training store meetings, customer care clinics, appreciation breakfasts, shows and other company events.

•    Ability to complete machine start-ups for new and used equipment independently.

•    Conducts machine demonstrations including proper qualifications, demonstrating and follow up.

•    Communicates through email to keep records of issues until they are resolved.

•    Fosters a culture of team work between the application division and the rest of BMC.

•    Assists with BMC associate training for other sales personnel, parts and service.

•    Works with and builds relationships with national accounts to gain business for BMC as a whole.

•    Ability to accommodate a flexible schedule and remain accessible to customers outside normal business hours.

•    Live within assigned geographical territory

•    Works within and promotes vision, mission, and values of BMC.

•    Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Business related field or equivalent combination of experience, training/or education required

•    Individual who is energetic and self-motivated

•    Excellent communication and negotiating skills

•    Ability to understand and communicate basic financing with customers

•    Computer experience is essential with experience in Microsoft Office needed

•    Previous sales experience and knowledge of application equipment preferred

•    Ability to work additional hours in the evening and weekends if needed

•    Must have and maintain a clean driving record

As a family business for three generations, we currently employ over 800 associates in 18 locations throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. We are looking for self-motivated, forward-thinking individuals to join us in our continued success. If you desire to start your career with our team, here are some things we offer within our full benefits package: 

•             Health Insurance

•             Dental Insurance

•             Vision Insurance

•             Company paid life insurance

•             Paid holidays

•             Maternity Benefit

•             Paid Time Off (PTO)

•             401(K) Plan

•             Profit Sharing Plan/Vocational Pension Plan

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