Photographic Processing Machine Operator/Tender jobs in Rock Island, IL

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 you’re looking to “make-a-difference” and be a valuable member of the team, this might be the perfect career for you!

POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for the marketing and sales of GPC products assigned to the food, personal care and pharmaceutical industries.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Marketing 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 & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor of Science degree in a relative field of study required
• Ability to work and perform within the framework of the Company’s 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
• Result, goal and performance oriented
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Logical, orderly, creative
• Self-assured, highly visible and appropriately vocal, aggressive yet a team player
• Detail oriented
• Ability to develop and implement targeted sales strategies
• Strong computer skills

EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum two years of technical or specialty sales experience preferred
• Experience with wet milling or related starch industry desired

TRAVEL:
• Minimal travel required (>10%)