JLG Industries Inc
Location
Appleton, WI | United States
Job description
About Pierce, an Oshkosh company
At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Sr Sales Support Specialist will support for the Sales Representatives with the product information pertaining to Pierce Aerial, Electrification, and any new products launched. With an emphasis on a specific product(s) as assigned by the business.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.
Serve as the technical sales expert for Aerials, Electrification, and Clear-Sky specifications both internally and externally.
To support field sales activities through participation in customer sales, calls, demonstrations of products and participation in trade shows and seminars.
Act as a company representative on product related customer field visits.
Supply Tours for individuals visiting Pierce & Kewaunee facilities
To communicate and coordinate with the product management team on all items which would be considered product improvements, enhancements, and obsolescence.
Host customer lunches and dinners as needed
Extensive Travel to customer locations for demos, sales meetings, road rally’s, support for the dealership
Provide Sales Presentations as needed (Power Points, Walk arounds etc)
Meet with City Council’s to justify our bid/product
On-Call to support sales representatives as needed
Provide technical assistance to customers and dealers with ISP /NFPA requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree with three (3) or more years of sales experience. OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
CDL is required within the first six (6) months of employment.
Extensive Travel (approximately 50-75%)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong verbal presentation and written communication skills.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Microsoft Office proficient.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
External Contacts: External contact involving a requirement to maintain a continuing external working relationship with individuals, or organizations.
Communication Skills: Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups.
Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions involving how a project or operation will be conducted (i.e. sequence or method), and generally from an available set of alternatives or precedents.
Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Structured work, following a limited variety of standard practices.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.
Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
Demands/Deadlines: Occasional stress due to deadlines or workload because of intermittent or cyclical work pressures, or occasional exposure to distressed individuals within the immediate work environment.
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