Commercial Sales Consultant

Solicits freight or storage business from homeowners and business establishments and estimates packing, crating, moving, and storage costs by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develops lists of prospective customers from review of publications and contacts with business and real estate firms, providing such information as personnel transfers, home-sales listings,and commercial relocations.
• Calls on regular and prospective customers at home or business establishment and describes services provided by company.
• Process telephone orders from accounts requesting relocation services.
• Examines goods to be moved or stored, estimates cubic feet of storage or shipping space required, and computes cost of packing, crating, moving, shipping, and delivering household goods, office furnishings, machinery, or other material.
• Records details on itemized sales contract, such as value and description of goods, packing instructions, and charge for each service.
• Responsible for attaining sales goals, closing ratios and completing sales reports.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Valid driver’s license is required and driving record to meet or exceed company requirements.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree (A.

A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be proficient in the use of standard software packages, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Access.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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Associates or better.

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