Now Hiring - Grain Processing Corporation - Manufacturing INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE in Muscatine, IA

Ready to join a U.S. Best Managed Company? Grain Processing Corporation has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as an Inside Sales Representative! This role is responsible for the marketing and sales of GPC products assigned to the food, personal care and pharmaceutical industries. This role is based in Muscatine. If youre looking to make-a-difference and be a valuable member of the team, this might be the perfect career for you!

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the marketing and sales of GPC products assigned to the food, personal care and pharmaceutical industries' and sale of products assigned to the Specialty Ingredients group
• Report on customer activities including new applications, industry developments, and market trends
• Report all competitive activity, such a pricing, new products, policy, or quality
• Maintains up-to-date sales records in Kent CRM
• Conducts market surveys and other special assignments
• Initiates and maintains personal, phone and written contracts with customer and makes the sale
• Cultivates accounts by maintaining close business relationships with Procurement, Product Development, Production, Research, Marketing, and other partners who influence purchasing decisions
• Develops and maintains contracts necessary to general customer and competitive intelligence
• Identifies new accounts and develops current accounts in the territory to grow and build business at these accounts
• Oversee new customer setup process for all Specialty Ingredient accounts
• Pricing liaison between sales and customer service

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relative field of study required

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to work and perform within the framework of the Companys long tern objectives
• Instinctive feel for markets and ability to relate to the needs of the same
• Demonstrated ability to isolate problems into proper perspective
• Honest, with a high degree of personal integrity and strong ethical business values
• Ability to function and excel independently within an assigned sales territory
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Self-assured, highly visible and appropriately vocal, aggressive yet a team player
• Ability to develop and implement targeted sales strategies
• Minimum two years of technical or specialty sales experience preferred
• Experience with wet milling or related starch industry desired

TRAVEL:

• Minimal travel required (>10%)