Inside Sales Associate I

Job Description:

McCloskey by OPIS, a Dow Jones company, requires a highly motivated salesperson.

You are sales professional with success calling on senior executives in the Coal, metals, mining and commodity trading Industries and related market segments, offering a unique value proposition, delivering solutions and selling solutions specific to customer needs, whether identified by the potential client or through the discovery process executed by the Account Manager

You must have strong closing skills, be extremely persistent, be willing to prospect, work well without supervision, be highly money motivated, be effective at building relationships, have keen listening skills, be adept at asking probing questions, be assertive but not aggressive, with outstanding phone and interpersonal skills. 

Working knowledge of business economics and comfort discussing value propositions with customers is required. 

• A detailed knowledge of the sales cycle

• Experience of selling information services or software solutions

• Excellent communication and influencing skills

• Eager to understand the McCloskey value proposition and the specific value propositions for the Energy portfolio

General Job Duties:

• Following up on sales enquiries within agreed time frames to open sales opportunities

• Schedules activity around review calls, renewal calls and customer queries

• Initiates and answers sales calls for McCloskey products and services

• Conducts telephone conversations to identify and qualify prospective customers and records sales prospecting activity in NetSuite/Salesforce systems

• Prioritise customer satisfaction

Specific Job Duties:

• Develop/implement a clear strategy to exceed quota

• Develop knowledge of the sales value proposition of McCloskey services and products and how they fit into the business requirements of our clients

• Develop relationships with assigned customers to ensure long term partnerships

• Maintain existing client base as well as sales into new accounts

• Prepare and submit accurate sales reporting and forecasting

• Achieve specific monthly, quarterly and annual sales quota

• Generates referrals and new business leads

• Responds to customer calls regarding a specific set of products and services and identifies up selling opportunities for such calls

Background/Experience: 

• Experience of managing end to end sales for new and renewal business

• Knowledge and genuine interest in the Energy industry

• Highly organized and efficient at managing day to day business with multiple priorities

• English language skills are imperative. Additional languages would be an advantage

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Mature, confident & self-motivated with a passion for selling

• A quick learner on new products and sales approaches

Other skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)

• Knowledge of contracts and proposal process

• Analyze business opportunities, develop effective sales strategies and close business

• Develop account and territory plans to achieve penetration and grow revenue

• Conduct effective presentations to all levels of clients

• Communicate effectively with most levels of decision-makers and employees of client

• Write reports in a clear and concise manner

• Represent and communicate with a diverse population

• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality always

• Team player who works collaboratively with colleagues, management and all points of the organization

• Capable of collaborating effectively with clients and internal analysts, economists, and product managers

• High ethical standards practiced both externally and internally

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - OPIS

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Non-Union role