Inside Sales Representative

Summary

Nestlé Purina is a pet care company driven by innovation, integrity, and the people-and-pet bond. The Inside Sales Representative will retain and grow revenue in the veterinary channel by managing an assigned geography, building client relationships, conducting consultative and transactional sales, and achieving sales goals.

Responsibilities

• Promote Pro Plan Veterinary Diet® Pro Plan Veterinary Supplements® product lines
• Develop and foster business relationships with key decision makers to gain recommendations of Purina to veterinary clients
• Develop and implement strategic business plans within assigned geography to allow Purina to advance in the marketplace
• Handle assigned accounts to provide coverage for both inbound and outbound calls for the purpose of meeting or exceeding assigned annual growth in prescription specialty dog and cat diets
• Create targeted, brand-building sales and marketing programs to drive volume and hit quantitative and qualitative sales goals
• Contact existing customers and open new accounts while probing for incremental business opportunities
• Responsible for providing clinics with excellent customer service (main point of contact) while meeting sales quotas as well as educating vet professionals on the product line

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• 1+ years of sales experience
• 6+ months of working knowledge of Outlook, Power Point, Excel, and Word
• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
• 1+ years of inside sales or Business to Business sales is preferred
• 6+ months of Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) or Contact Management System knowledge (Salesforce) is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
• 1+ years of sales experience
• 6+ months of working knowledge of Outlook, Power Point, Excel, and Word
• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Nice to Haves

• 1+ years of inside sales or Business to Business sales is preferred
• 6+ months of Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) or Contact Management System knowledge (Salesforce) is preferred

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives
• 401k with company match
• Healthcare coverage
• A broad range of other benefits
• Remote work option
• Hybrid work arrangement for local St. Louis candidates: onsite Mondays through Thursdays and Fridays at home