Salon Service Group, founded in 1987, is a wholesale distributor of professional salon hair care products. Through the years, our privately held company has grown to partner with some of the finest hair care companies in the world, forging strong relationships with brands that understand and care about the salon professional. At SSG it is our commitment to offer the absolute best in marketing, education, and the highest performance products, offering the salon professional the tools they need to be successful.

We represent usmooth, Moroccan Oil, 18.21 ManMade, Eufora, Alfaparf, Keune, Kevin Murphy, ColorProof, Hotheads, and B3 hair care systems. Our customers are stylists, salons, cosmetology schools and barber shops. Our home office and distribution center is located in Springfield, Missouri with stores and training centers in Kansas City MO, St. Louis MO, St. Peters, MO, Tulsa OK, Oklahoma City OK, Moore OK, Nashville, TN, Memphis, TN, Louisville, KY and various locations in Texas

We are currently recruiting an Outside Sales Rep for a defined territory in Birmingham and Montgomery, AL and the surrounding area.

Our Sales Reps are responsible for locating new opportunities by visiting existing customers as well as generating new business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for managing designated customer accounts and achieving all sales, marketing and distribution goals/quotas
• Develop productive business relationships with all customers; must be able to uncover and understand customers’ needs while providing responsive customer service at all times
• Responsible for growing market share in designated accounts
• Responsible for providing accurate and timely communication to management of sales and market related issues affecting successful performance
• Responsible for keeping current on all training initiatives, product knowledge and sales training; staying abreast of industry trends
• Maintain detailed sales and marketing records for all assigned accounts and uses them to plan, execute and evaluate sales calls
• Ability to deliver effective professional sales presentations
• Responsible for attending sales meetings and participating in any efforts beyond standard working hours to help achieve company goals
• May be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned

This position will:

• Provide a territory with growth potential
• Provide training, both initially and periodically
• Reward achievement
• Provide competitive compensation package
• Require territory sales development
• Require account prospecting
• Require special event support

Successful sales representatives will be goal oriented, persuasive, have excellent communication and problem solving skills, a pleasant personality and professional appearance.

Other Qualifications:

• Prior experience in B2B sales required
• Knowledge/experience in beauty industry required
• Interest in beauty industry required
• Must possess an energetic "Sales Personality"
• Must be quick, intelligent, and adapt well to new situations
• Have the ability to listen and connect with customer
• Must be creative and able to share ideas
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills. Communication must always be professional and demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of diverse customers
• Results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new technology applications as needed.
• Must be highly organized and have the ability to work in an unsupervised environment
• Must have the ability to prioritize responsibilities and work effectively, while dealing with a variety of requests throughout the day
• Superior research and follow-up skills required
• Valid driver's license
• Valid auto insurance.

If you possess an inner drive to achieve and want to help others succeed, please reply to this ad with your resume and salary expectations

Check us out at www.salonservicegroup.com

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.  SSG is an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION employer. Candidates are considered for employment with SSG without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, veteran status or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.