Commercial Solutions Specialist - Hartford
About Us
As a family-owned company, it’s the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand. Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.
With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!
Why You’ll Love Working at STIHL:
- Competitive pay with multiple bonus opportunities and potential for annual merit increases
- Excellent health benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Company-paid Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability
- Robust retirement offerings including:
- A fully vested Pension Plan after 5 years
- A 401(k) with generous employer match
- Paid time off in addition to 11 Paid Holidays
- A strong culture of stability, community, and innovation
- Pay Range: $74,000 - $80,000
About You
STIHL is looking for a driven, sales-focused Commercial Solutions Specialist to join our team. If you thrive in a field-based role, enjoy building relationships with dealers and commercial customers, and are passionate about demonstrating innovative gas and battery-powered solutions, we want to hear from you.
The ideal candidate will live in or around Hartford, CT; Boston, MAs; or Providence, RI or be open to relocation.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Visit strategic commercial and municipal accounts with a focus on increasing sales of STIHL equipment by offering product demonstrations, training and feature & benefit comparisons.
- Identify and prospect new commercial and municipal accounts who presently carry competitive products with the goal of converting them to STIHL customers.
- Develop, implement, demonstrate and evaluate product training programs and initiate contact with actual and potential customers to include but not limited to landscapers, loggers, golf courses, contractors, arborists and municipalities.
- Attend and support STIHL and various regional trade shows, training events (i.e., STIHL U) and dealer events to promote STIHL, our products and services.
- Maintain reporting (updating CRM, monthly field reports, field input in regards to competitor and product performance/quality issues, expense reports, email).
- Attend sales meetings, dealer training meetings and other required meetings and training.
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Specifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and work experience preferred
- 1-3 years of sales prospecting experience preferred
- Travel may be up to 75%
- Must be a self-starter and able to perform well with minimal supervision
- Spanish language skills preferred but not required
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to champion and utilize other company-designated software (OneCRM, SAP) as needed.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation delivery
- STIHL product familiarity is required.