INDUSTRIES REPRESENTATIVE I

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7275 Waterloo Road Jessup, Maryland 20794

Promote the utilization of prison made products and services to government agencies, institutions, nonprofits charitable, civic educational, fraternal and religious organizations within the geographic boundaries of the State of Maryland.

Customer visits (average 3 per day; 60 per month), schedule appointments with purchasing/facility departments, agency administrator, other state officials or allowable customer base deemed appropriate to make procurement decisions.

Utilize all forms of communication to include written correspondences, telephone, solicitations, electronic correspondence (email), in order to maintain contact with existing customer’s base and solicit/generate a pool of prospective clients.

Must provide sales support in the following five categories; Furniture, Graphics, Textiles. Food Processing, Services.

Generate new customers/sales by making a minimum of 5 cold calls/visits per month Analyze sales data of assigned customer base on an annual/monthly basis to determine trends and target areas.

Follow up products deliveries either in person or via telephone to assure satisfaction on a weekly or as needed basis.

Coordinate and give introductory, overview or specific target presentations to existing and new customer base.

Coordinate deliver “Test and Evaluation” productions and obtain client survey’s to share with management. Assist customers with purchase order procedures. (model numbers; finishes, pricing and any other needs required processing a PO accurately on a daily bases)

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Five years of experience in sales promotion, industrial sales or marketing research.

Notes:

1. Equivalent volunteer and/or part-time experience can be substituted for the required experience.

2. Education at an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience at the rate of 60 credit hours.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after the above closing date.

The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience as presented on your application and as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

 

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

 

To submit qualifying documents; the preferred method is to upload them using the "other" tab on the online application. However, if you’re unable to upload your documents, please fax requested information only to 410-585-0570 (providing a cover sheet with your contact information, recruitment name, recruitment number and the number of pages faxed). We will not consider information submitted after the closing date of this announcement.

 

Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the online or paper application.

 

Online applications are STRONGLY recommended; if you do not have internet access, please mail the Maryland State Application (paper) by the closing date to:

HRSD-Recruitment & Examination

ATTN: A. Lucas

6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 309

Baltimore, MD 21215

For more information, please call 410-585- 3330

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

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