Regional Parts Service Sales Representative

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) provides products and services to protect people and our planet. Founded in 1901 Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal governmental industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Oak Brook Ill. with manufacturing facilities worldwide the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems.

With nearly 100 years of collective experience in industrial vacuum loading vacuum excavation and industrial highpressure waterblasting FS Solutions offers unsurpassed expertise and a unique breadth of product lines and trusted brands to meet the needs of industrial cleaning contractors and other industry professionals. Each of the FS Solutions rental centers located across the United States offers parts warehousing and factory training with equipment rentals.

Summary of Position

Manage the sale of the companys products to industrial plants and contractor segments. The Representative is assigned an area of primary responsibility (Western US) and is the primary contact between the customer for product support with parts and billable service.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Champion the direct sales effort of parts and service in assigned territory.
• Develop sales strategies for region to increase market penetration.
• Generate leads for equipment sales (new and used) and develop customers within specified territory.
• Act as partner and participate in the sales process of used equipment with Regional Manager (inventory knowledge and customer visits).
• Perform outbound sales calls.
• Perform order entry for parts and service. Serve as backup for other Service Managers when out of office in the completion of order entry.
• Create and supply information such as: pricing and quotations for parts and service.
• Support customer inquiries needs and concerns.
• Train customers and other personnel in the companys product lines.
• Attend and coordinate regional and national trade shows.
• Recommend new product changes as well as other new product ideas.
• Provide support for marketing communications on creation of ads catalogs etc.
• Meet sales objectives and supply forecasting information on a monthly basis.
• Submit monthly accomplishment report.
• Submit expense report on a timely basis.
• Ensure that all business conducted in the region is consistent with the companys mission statement and standard of ethical practices.
• Moderate to extensive travel required (travel 50 or more).

Position Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required. College education preferred.
• Two plus years of related work experience required.
• Must be able to operate a computer and working knowledge and/or experience with software using spreadsheets databases and word processing.
• Electronic order entry inventory control systems JDE preferred.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Must be able to read and understand shop drawings and schematics.
• Mechanical aptitude preferred.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Experience in vacuum and/or water blasting products preferred.

Benefits of Employment

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including insurance (life medical dental vision) paid holidays paid vacation 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smokefree drugfree workplace.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion national origin gender age disability genetic information status as a protected veteran or any other protected category characteristic or trait under applicable law.

Required Experience:

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