Outside Sales Representative Jobs

Position Description

Ryerson has an opportunity for a Outside Sales Representative. As a OSR you are responsible for building and growing transactional relationships with new and existing customers.

The future will be made from metal. At Ryerson, you have the opportunity to grow in your career, work with teammates that feel like family, and help make our world a better place.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Quickly builds strong relationships with contacts at while promoting Ryerson’s E-commerce capabilities
• Keeps customers informed about industry and economic trends and Ryerson’s ability to assist customers in adapting to change while managing daily call planning and execution
• Understands the goals and concepts of our business and incorporating these goals to achieve sales profitability targets
• Understands and monitors the competitive environment and provides market intelligence to sales management to help shape service center sales strategies, price levels and working capital decisions
• Manages customer accounts including implementation of memorandums of understanding margin analysis, competitive market information and quality improvement initiatives
• Works closely with our inside sales team, credit center, inventory managers, and other departments within the company
• All other duties as assigned or duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
• Increases revenue from assigned customers by selling value added services and programs; grows new business by increasing sales through profitable transactional growth

Ryerson collects certain personal information from applicants in order to carry out our application and recruitment process. A full notice outlining what information is collected, the purpose for collection, and your rights under the CCPA can be found at [https://www.ryerson.com/ccpa

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (preferably in marketing, business or a related field of study) or related experience
• Proficiency with MS Office a must, SAP and Salesforce.com experience highly desired
• Effective problem-solving/conflict resolution skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Minimum of 1-3 years previous sales experience in metals service center industry or similar industrial sales background / industry
• Highly motivated with a demonstrated ability to build strong relationships quickly
• Strong business acumen with excellent customer service, interpersonal and both oral, and written communication skills; persuasive negotiation skills
• Keen attention to detail with a strong aptitude for math

Salary: $60,489-$90,733 annually (reflects the entire pay range). A starting salary higher than $60,489 (starting salary pay rate) is based on a level of experience and education that significantly exceeds the minimum requirements and is commensurate with the compensation scale

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, and pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, marital status, status as a veteran, or any other federal, state or local protected class or artificial barrier.