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Outside Sales Representative - Automotive

Augusta, GAOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 day ago

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Required skills

  • Outside Sales Representative
  • Automotive
  • B2B sales
  • account management
  • closing new business
  • Hunter Mentality
  • Cold Outreach
  • Local business visits
  • industrial account development
  • referral generation

Nice to have

  • powertrain
  • heavy equipment
  • industrial sales
  • shop relationships
  • dealer relationships
  • fleet relationships

Role summary

Seeking an Outside Sales Representative for the automotive industry to expand the customer base and drive revenue growth. This hunter role involves prospecting, quoting, and closing new business, with a focus on independent repair shops, performance builders, fleet operators, dealerships, and industrial customers. Responsibilities include managing the full sales cycle, reactivating dormant accounts, building strong customer relationships, maintaining a sales pipeline, and coordinating collections. Requires 2+ years of B2B sales or account management experience and a self-starter attitude. Automotive or industrial sales background is preferred.

Position Summary Our client is looking for an Outside Sales Representative to grow their customer base, increase job volume, and help drive their growth. This is a hunter role at its core: you'll be prospecting, quoting, and closing new business, backed by strong internal support on pricing, job approval, and delivery.

Essential Duties

Sales & Business Development 

  • Prospect and develop new accounts across target segments: independent repair shops, performance builders, fleet operators, dealerships, and industrial customers 

  • Opportunity Qualification 

  • Own the full sales cycle: outbound outreach, quoting, follow-up, and closing 

  • Reactivate dormant accounts and grow revenue with existing customers 

  • Objection handling 

Account Management 

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers at customer accounts 

  • Track activity, follow-ups, and deal stages in our HubSpot (CRM), keeping customer touches logged promptly 

  • Monitor open invoices and coordinate with the office on collections — commission is earned on collected accounts receivable, not invoice date 

  • Customer communicaiton 

Pipeline & Reporting 

  • Maintain an active, well-documented pipeline with clear stages and expected close dates 

  • Meet or exceed the standards set by the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 

Qualifications

Required 

  • 2+ years of outside B2B sales or account management experience with a track record of closing new business 

  • Hunter Mentality: Comfortable with Cold Outreach, Local business visits, industrial account development, referral generation, networking, strategic account targeting 

  • Strong communicator, comfortable in shops, at counters, and in front of fleet managers and owners 

  • Self-starter who can manage a territory independently and stay organized using a CRM: If not documented, it did not happen 

  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for client visits 

Preferred 

  • Background in automotive, powertrain, heavy equipment, or industrial sales 

  • Existing shop, dealer, or fleet relationships in the region 

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