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Title: In House Sales Associate Job Description
ABOUT THE COMPANY
At Epic Gardening, we’re on a mission to teach the world to grow. Founded in 2013, Epic has become the most followed gardening brand and is the leading creator-led, content-to-commerce business in gardening. Millions of enthusiastic gardeners come to Epic for entertaining and informative growing content across video, blogs, podcasts, social platforms, and books. Through our online store, we offer highly curated, best-in-class gardening products designed to perform well for the gardener and stand the test of time. In December 2021, Epic closed a round of financing from The Chernin Group (TCG). In November 2022, Epic Gardening completed the acquisition of Botanical Interests, a vegetable, herb, and flower packet seed company founded in 1995 and based in Broomfield, CO. The acquisition dramatically expands Epic's product offering and go-to-market channels with the addition of 800+ SKUs and a nationwide wholesale distribution channel.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Reporting to the Sales Department Manager and Territory Manager, the In House Sales Associate will manage accounts throughout the country that do not have a local independent sales representative. The objective of this role is to provide the best customer experience for our wholesale customers, to recruit new wholesale customers, and assist the territory manager with outside sales.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish relationships with all House accounts to promote Botanical Interests.
- Manage House account Initial Order process.
- Manage reorders throughout the season for all House accounts.
- Manage End of Season process for all guaranteed terms House accounts.
- Work with Territory Mangers to evaluate all House accounts to improve profitability and increase sales.
- Document all contacts with accounts through Salesforce CRM.
- Provide material support for Territory Manager, i.e., mailings, samples sent out to potential new customers.
- Provide material support for all independent sales representatives, i.e., additional sales material requests.
- Assist with new season materials for all sales representatives, working with Sales Department Assistant.
- Answer incoming Wholesale inquiry calls, directing prospective new customers to Territory Managers.
- Prospect for new customers.
- Attend/represent BI at trade shows as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Adhere to Botanical Interests core values: Quality, Timeliness, Efficiency, Planning, Teamwork, Respect, Pride, and Fairness.
- Strong phone skills needed.
- Strong computer skills needed; CRM experience required.
- 3 years of experience in sales
COMPENSATION
- This is an exempt role.
- The base pay for this role is $55,000 annual salary.
- Bonus potential based on sales performance.
WORKING AT EPIC
Epic is committed to providing our team with a competitive benefits package. We offer competitive and fair compensation, retirement plan, comprehensive health, twelve weeks of paid parental leave and more.
EEO STATEMENT
Epic Gardening is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all team members. To achieve our mission of changing the way the world treats weight, we are building an environment where every employee can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do the best work of their careers. We value diversity and recruit, hire, and promote individuals solely based on talent, qualifications, competence, and merit. We evaluate candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics as required by law and as a matter of our company values.
