Sales Representative

Grimco – a 150‑year‑old signage distributor with $1.5 billion in revenue – is looking for a sales professional to own and grow our Kansas City territory. The role will focus on selling mission‑critical products such as traffic signs, reflective sheeting, and aluminum substrates to a customer base with significant upside potential.

This flexible position starts with a strong inside sales presence before transitioning to outside territory management. The candidate will build customer relationships from our Liberty location and develop outside sales skills.

• Handle customer inquiries and proactively reach out to existing accounts (≈30 inbound and 30 outbound calls per day)
• Provide consultative sales support, matching customer requirements with technical product specifications
• Enter orders and track customer information in company systems (Order Power, CRM, Reporting Services)
• Build product expertise across Grimco’s signage portfolio through hands‑on customer interactions

• Transition into field‑based selling as confidence and territory knowledge grow
• Conduct face‑to‑face customer visits and prospect for new business throughout the Kansas City metro area
• Perform on‑site needs assessments, product demonstrations, and sales presentations
• Use personal vehicle to travel to customer locations (mileage reimbursement provided; valid driver’s license and current vehicle registration required)
• Travel includes local KC area visits and regional overnight travel to markets including Wichita, Iowa, Idaho, and Nebraska (estimated 15‑30 % of time once transitioned to outside sales)

• Achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets for volume, margin, and gross profit
• Own the complete sales process from prospecting through close and account development
• Collaborate with branch team members to share strategies, market insights, and best practices

• 0‑3 years of sales or customer service experience – restaurant/hospitality background valued for customer service skills and grit
• Motivated self‑starter comfortable learning outside sales and a hybrid role
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly build rapport with customers and suppliers
• Demonstrated grit and persistence – comfortable working hard to achieve goals
• Ability to take direction and make independent decisions in a fast‑paced environment
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight to regional territories as needed

• Base salary & commission
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits (premiums unchanged for 16 years)
• Short‑term / long‑term disability
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Paid holidays
  
  Vacation accrual (PTO rollover)
• Employee referral benefits
• Volunteer time off
• 401(k) with profit sharing, up to 6 % of total compensation earnings

• Opportunity to attend Grimco’s training & development sales orientation in Saint Louis
• Focused training: in‑person group sessions, virtual modules, and hands‑on shadowing

Grimco is a national wholesale sign supply manufacturer and distributor with over 50 locations across North America. We distribute quality products and provide excellent service to the sign industry, offering a wide range of sign supplies including traffic signs, blanks, substrates, boards, digital print media, wrap films, sign vinyl, application tape, banner material, sign frames, banner stands, LEDs, electrical accessories, and printing supplies.

Interested in hearing more? Check out our website  to learn where we came from, where we are today and where we are going tomorrow.