Posted 10mo ago

Sales Professional

@ Parallel Ag
Fulton, Illinois, United States
$48k-$55k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Represent the company in sales, Generate leads, Follow up with prospects
Requirements Summary:2+ years in a customer-facing role in the Agriculture industry; strong communication; relationship-building; self-motivated; proficient with Microsoft Office; clean driving record; willing to travel up to 50%
Technical Tools Mentioned:Microsoft Office, CRM, PowerPoint, Excel
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Job Description

Parallel Ag proudly carries AGCO farm equipment plus a full line of parts to help all farming operations. With well-known brands such as Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Manitou, Gleaner, and more, you won’t find a more extensive inventory of field-ready equipment. Customers come to depend on Parallel Ag to get any job done and we are looking to add a highly motivated Sales Professional to our team!


The Sales Professional will work to provide our customers with the equipment that they need to keep their operations going.  The Sales Professional will grow customer relations and support the work of other departments in the dealership. Their purpose is to continue learning the business and gain the knowledge and experience necessary to work within the framework of the Parallel Ag business model.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities and duties of the Sales Professional will include the following:

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

  • Represent the company in the sale of all equipment lines sold by the dealership
  • Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from ad inquiries, trade shows, direct mail responses, dealer resellers, business directories, and other sources
  • Make outbound lead follow-up calls to potential and existing customers by telephone and e-mail to qualify leads and sell products and services
  • Receive inbound sales lead calls to convert calls into sales
  • Follow a defined sales process and complete prior paperwork on a timely basis
  • Overcome objections of prospective customers
  • Provide product demos to qualified customers as needed
  • Maintain current product knowledge on features and benefits of all equipment sold by the dealership
  • Emphasize sales features, quote prices and credit terms, and prepare sales orders for orders
  • Monitor trends in customer’s business activities
  • Coordinate and/or perform customer training
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and prospects
  • Enter new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database
  • Work with outside vendor sales representatives to keep account activities, literature, and training up to date
  • Travel and attend trade shows and training events as needed