Outside Sales

Outside Sales Representative – Industrial Supply (Shreveport, LA)

About the Role

We are hiring an Outside Sales Representative to grow our industrial supply business in the Shreveport and surrounding region. This is a field-based role focused on building relationships with maintenance teams, plant managers, and procurement across manufacturing, repair, and industrial operations.

You’ll be responsible for driving revenue through a mix of account management and new business development, with a strong emphasis on responsiveness, service, and reliability.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and grow an existing book of industrial accounts
• Prospect and develop new customers within your territory
• Conduct regular in-person visits to customer facilities (plants, shops, job sites)
• Identify customer needs across MRO categories (cutting tools, fasteners, motors, pumps, safety supplies, etc.)
• Generate quotes, follow up, and close business
• Coordinate with inside sales and operations to ensure smooth order fulfillment
• Stay highly responsive — many orders are time-sensitive
• Track activity, opportunities, and customer interactions in CRM

What Success Looks Like

• Growth in revenue and share of wallet across your accounts
• Strong, trusted relationships with customers — you become their go-to supplier
• Consistent pipeline of new opportunities
• High level of responsiveness and follow-through

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years of outside sales experience (industrial, MRO, or B2B preferred)
• Comfortable in a field-based, hands-on environment
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Self-starter who can manage a territory independently
• Ability to learn and sell a broad range of industrial products
• Willingness to be on the road locally most days

Nice to Have

• Experience in industrial distribution or MRO sales
• Existing relationships with manufacturing or maintenance teams
• Familiarity with plant operations or repair environments

Compensation

• Base salary + uncapped commission
• Mileage reimbursement or vehicle allowance
• Benefits (if applicable)

Why This Role

• Established, recurring demand (customers need these products to keep operations running)
• High autonomy — you run your territory
• Opportunity to build long-term, sticky customer relationships
• Direct impact on growth