Outside Sales Professional - Austin, TX

ARAMARK Uniform Services, a division of the ARAMARK corporation, specializes in providing clothing and related products for virtually every industry – such as manufacturing, transportation, construction, hospitality, public safety and healthcare. From designing and manufacturing to cleaning and delivering, ARAMARK works with individual clients on both a local and a national level to create and maintain the perfect image, while promoting teamwork and establishing professional identity. ARAMARK Uniform Services services more than 300,000 customers from over 200 locations throughout the United States.

 

Are you a sales “hunter”?  If so, this is a lucrative business opportunity you don’t want to miss. As an Outside Sales Associate you will have an assigned geographic territory where you will be responsible for executing a sales plan by prospecting new business, gathering information about customer needs, presenting ARAMARK solutions and closing the sale.  You will be provided with tools such as a company car, a laptop, and extensive training to help you succeed.  This position pays a competitive base salary plus uncapped commissions. Excellent career development opportunities exist for successful applicants.



The ideal applicant will possess the following: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; minimum 1-3 years business-to-business outside sales experience focused on new account generation, preferably selling a service; geographic sales territory experience using consultative selling approach; strong presentation and communication skills; prior classroom sales training; accustomed to being managed with weekly activity guidelines; proficiency in Microsoft office and contact-management software such as Goldmine, ACT, etc. The Sales Associate must travel locally in order to visit prospective customers, therefore must have a valid driver’s license.

 

Essential Functions include: Cold-calling, tele-prospecting, scheduling first time visits, conducting in-person prospecting calls, following-up with potential customers, qualifying leads, attaining new business and working with local sales and management team; assisting in measuring and installations of new accounts; working within the company policies and procedures.