Inside Sales Representative Part Time Jobs in Kansas

Smith & Loveless is united under one cause: “Protecting Water. Protecting People.”  We are seeking a Business Development Representative (Part-Time) to partner with our experienced municipal sales team in this environmentally focused industry.

Applicants must be able to work 16-28 hours a week in office (Lenexa, KS).  Normal working hours are Monday – Friday from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm.

A Business Development Representative (Part-Time) at Smith and Loveless is responsible for supporting the field sales force for Pumping equipment with marketing outreach efforts primarily focused on promoting the use of the Smith and Loveless trailer mounted pump stations throughout the country.  The effort will consist of researching websites for contacts to call to find out about current practices in pumping and their collection needs, at the same time exposing them to the above grade pumping concept of S&L. 

Job duties

• Provides out-bound sales initiatives to increase market awareness.
• Coordinates and schedules presentations/meetings on S&L products and trailer visits.
• Provides timely and accurate technical information to the field on scheduled meetings/presentations and follows up regularly.
• Assists with technical presentations for visiting Customers and reps.
• Provides presentations to the field to open discussions on S&L equipment.
• Reviews and edits new catalog literature and specs, creates new specs when required.
• Provides technical knowledge to assist Department Sales Managers and reps in the sale of S&L pumping products.
• Keeps abreast of competitive products and processes and recommends marketing strategy.
• Assists the Sales Managers, as required, in setting up select projects and following them through to receipt of purchase orders.
• Other duties as assigned by VP Municipal Systems and Pumping Managers
• Keeps work area neat and clean.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2 + years’ experience with water and wastewater treatment equipment preferred.
• Experience in telemarketing outreach is a plus.
• Customer service experience is a plus.
• Effective communication, human relations, presentation and sales ability.
• Must possess conceptualization and negotiation skills along with a professional demeanor.
• Ability to quickly establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
• Ability to sort and organize raw data.

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Required to sit, stand and walk.
• Use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Frequent stooping, bending, pulling and pushing.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Required to talk and hear consistently.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
• Specific vision abilities required by the role include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
• Ability to ascend and descend two (2) flights of stairs.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Occasional travel required.

About us

For over 80 years, Smith & Loveless has provided innovative environmental engineering ingenuity and quality craftsmanship to the water industry by pioneering superior pre-engineered pumping, treatment and headworks systems to a global customer base.  A true pioneer in the water and wastewater pumping industry, Smith & Loveless manufactures cost-effective, operator safe and efficient pump stations for municipalities, developments, industrial, governmental, and military facilities across the globe.   Our energy-efficient and durable systems deliver unrivaled life-cycle cost savings.   With tens of thousands of installations in more than 70 nations on all seven continents, our innovative wastewater/reuse engineered products allow us to maintain our market leadership in lift stations, grit removal systems and over a complete range of wastewater treatment systems.  

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