External Sales Representative

Job Details

Posted: Thursday, 31 July 2025
Deadline: Sunday, 28 September 2025
Basic plus commission

Job Description

Join a leading print and signage manufacturer as an External Sales Representative focused on signage, screen, and digital printing solutions. This role involves managing a sales territory, building client relationships, closing deals, and collaborating with production teams to drive business growth in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Solid external sales experience, preferably in signage, print, or related B2B industries
  • Proven ability to negotiate with senior-level stakeholders
  • Strategic thinking and strong problem-solving skills
  • High initiative, persistence, and self-motivation
  • Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable with presentations and one-on-one client meetings
  • Ability to write routine correspondence and reports
  • Confidence working with whole numbers, fractions, decimals
  • Ability to calculate rates, ratios, and percentages
  • Ability to interpret and draw basic graphs
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong reasoning and analytical skills
  • Ability to define problems, gather and analyze data, interpret instructions, and solve problems logically
  • Physical ability to sit, stand, walk, reach, talk, hear, use hands, and occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch
  • Willingness to work in environments with mechanical parts, chemical fumes, heat, and ambient noise
  • Note: Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities

Responsibilities

  • Identify and compile lists of prospective customers and leads
  • Travel within assigned region to engage clients and secure orders
  • Present company offerings and quote prices, terms, and delivery timelines
  • Prepare sales contracts and manage negotiations
  • Collaborate with production teams to ensure timely delivery and job execution
  • Maintain records of sales activity and client interactions
  • Resolve routine customer concerns and escalate technical issues as needed
  • Monitor trends and developments in the signage and print sector

Send your application via email

[email protected]

Additional Instructions

Email your application to Kristin de Jager at [email protected].

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