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We're looking for someone to work with us in lead generation and the development of qualified strategic sales leads.
Job Description:
- Responsible for contacting targeted leads to obtain particular customer information
- Continually research and identify targeted leads via Internet, media, directories, referrals and other resource material
- Update database system with new or changed contact information
- Train and educate customers on the functionality of existing products
- Handle customer complaints, issues, and inquiries
- Respond in a timely fashion to emails, phone calls, and other forms of communication
- Provide leadership with general customer and product experience feedback
Qualifications:
- Expertise in verbal and written communication (telephone, email, video conferencing)
- Polite and professional demeanor for performing customer service tasks
- Intermediate level computer knowledge – will be working with computers, tablets, database software, internet software, Microsoft Office products, spreadsheet and word processing software.
- Experience with CRM systems a plus. (customer relationship management)
- Sales experience desired (in person sales or telemarketing)
- High School diploma required (some college course work preferred)
We're looking for someone to provide administration support to regional sales team members while building and maintaining relationships with customers.
Job Description:
- Follow up contact with new and existing customers
- Successfully implements strategies for up selling, cross selling, and increased product utilization
- Train and educate customers on the functionality of existing products
- Handle customer complaints, issues, and inquiries
- Respond in a timely fashion to emails, phone calls, and other forms of communication
- Maintain customer database and successfully capture customer interaction
- Update database system with new or changed contact information
- Provide sales support leadership with general customer and product experience feedback
Qualifications:
- Expertise in verbal and written communication (telephone, email, video conferencing)
- Polite and professional demeanor for performing customer service tasks
- Intermediate level computer knowledge – will be working with computers, tablets, database software, internet software, Microsoft Office products, spreadsheet and word processing software.
- Experience with CRM systems a plus. (customer relationship management)
- Sales experience desired (in person sales or telemarketing)
- High School diploma required (some college course work preferred)
Changing the way an industry does business, Plantbid® is a revolutionary new web-based plant sourcing organization with a vision of the future. Plantbid links wholesalers and plant consumers in the most efficient and cost effective methods possible, leaving more time for each stakeholder to concentrate on the parts of their business that matter most to them.
Compensation: Salary plus commission w/residuals
Benefits: Car/Car Allowance, Per Diem, Health Insurance, Phone, Computer etc.
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description
- Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization’s products/services.
- Close new customer base or Support existing customer base using such Sales Techniques as cold calling and in-person visits. Individual should have sufficient knowledge to compile presentations and efficiently deliver these presentations.
- Research sources for development of prospective customer’s base and for deciphering collected information to determine their revenue generating potential.
- Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints.
- Coordinate sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting, logistics and technical service groups.
- Analyze the territory/market’s potential and determine the value of existing and prospective customer’s value to the organization.
- Identify advantages and compare organization’s products/services.
- Plan and organize personal sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time Investment for the territory/segment.
- Supply management with oral and written reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
- Keep abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends through the reading of pertinent literature and consulting with marketing and technical service areas.
- Participate in trade shows and conventions.
- Travel will be extensive in this role during the product development phase until product recognition is achieved.
Qualifications
- 2 + years in an outside sales role with limited over sight or day to day management.
- 2+ years of experience in the Wholesale/ Retail Nursery or Landscape industry or highly relational field.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite applications and contact management software.
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Valid driver’s license with clean driving record.
- Experience launching new products or product lines into a given market.
We're looking for a software developer who can contribute to the design and development of new features bug fixes for internal development tools and external stakeholders, system and software package updates, and fight fires as they arise. They should be open to additional projects as time, interest, stakeholder requests, and ability allow. Ideally, they should have experience working with a geographically diverse team.
The developer's efforts will be directed across three areas:
- Website: Our website is built on Django (python), jQuery, Bootstrap, and Postgres populated by dynamic, computational content. Sometimes things break and sometimes we need to add a new feature, so we need someone who can help it run smoothly and help build new content.
- Search Algorithm: The heart of our project is taking a list of plants and searching over a nationwide database of 1000+ nurseries with 1,000,000+ inventory items that can change daily. From there we provide several recommended ways for the landscaper to make a purchase. Our search algorithm continues to grow as we add more data and features over which to optimize and as we refine our understanding of the kinds of results our customers want.
- Big Data Analysis: With data from 1000+ nurseries and 10,000+ landscapers, we need someone who can help us analyze and mine the inventory history, search inputs, regional dynamics, and pricing fluctuations to extract useful, valuable recommendations about what nurseries should grow and where the industry is headed.
We're a small team, so the developer will be working closely with the CTO on a daily basis.
Position Details
- Full-time.
- As soon as possible.
- Boston or New Orleans area, or remotely for well-motivated candidates.
Desired Skills and Experience
Ideally, you've got a bachelor's degree or higher with 2-5 years experience in software development. You've done web-based programming and have worked with databases before. And you're not afraid of a little hard work.
You may have experience with Python, Postgres, Django, and Javascript. Or you could pick these up in a hurry.
Plantbid is seeking a highly qualified data management professional in the field of horticulture. This position’s main job duties are to prepare and analyze source data as it is received, followed by managing and making corrections to the data and preparing it for use. This is a full time position that comprises a good base salary and includes 80% employer covered health insurance for the employee. Please submit a résumé by email to: jobs@plantbid.com
Qualifications include:
- Data entry skills (typing)
- Data management and organization
- Intermediate level computer knowledge - will be working with computers, tablets, database software, internet software, Microsoft Office products, spreadsheet and word processing software.
- Comfortable with web-based research and investigation
- Maintain customer database and successfully capture customer interaction
- Knowledge of horticulture and plant nomenclature is desired
Location: Madisonville, Louisiana. Approximately 30 miles north of New Orleans, with an initial sales area spanning the Southeastern region of the United States