Sales Associate – Immediate Opening
Akative (www.Akative.com), a division of R & D Industries, Inc. (RDI), is expanding and has immediate, full-time openings for highly motivated Business Development Associates to expand our Akative Sales Team. If you have prior business-to-business sales experience, can listen to the needs of prospective customers, can share how Akative technology solutions will solve their problems, meet their needs, and you are interested in joining a growing technology company, we want to hear from you! This position will be located at our headquarters in Milford, Iowa, or our office in Ames, Iowa. Working remotely may be considered based on professional B2B sales experience and a proven successful track record.
Responsibilities
Regional and national technology sales positions available. Working with customers to provide technology solutions to improve Internet connectivity to customers in a designated market/region. Work with inbound sales opportunities and perform sales activities in a timely manner. Be comfortable video calling, calling, or emailing to drive new and existing customer growth via outbound efforts to grow business-to-business sales. Actively participate in weekly and quarterly sales meetings, goal setting/achievement, and campaign planning ideas such as email messaging, sales pitches, and sharing feedback. Attending tradeshows to represent the company and our products. Being professional at all times to both customers, prospects, and your co-workers. Working with the marketing team to energize sales and fill the sales funnel. Maintain and record all sales activities and customer information in our CRM.
Qualifications
If you are a highly motivated sales professional, we encourage you to apply. While a Bachelor's degree is preferred, we will accept the equivalent combination of education and related sales experience. Technology sales experience is not required but would be beneficial. A desire to exceed your goals by putting in the required effort. Effective verbal, & written communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to multi-task and prioritize your work and commitments. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with Salesforce (or other CRM software) is a plus.
R & D Industries, Inc.
Milford, Dickinson, Iowa 51351
US
