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Sales careers at Lawson Products or Kent Automotive

Lawson Products is a North American industrial distributor of maintenance and repair (MRO) supplies. We’re proud to have a team that is largely made up of veterans – almost 80 in our corporate office, sales team and distribution team.

Our sales team partners with customers across a wide array of industries to make sure they’re kept perfectly stocked with the right parts they need to keep their operations running smoothly. Because of our compensation and benefits package, sales training program and customer retention strategy, we’re ranked on Selling Power’s list of 50 Best Companies to Sell For .

Get an inside look at the sales representative role at Lawson Products, and our Kent Automotive brand, by clicking here .

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Where Veterans Can Make an Impact

My customers are all wearing multiple hats and are looking for solutions to make their work lives easier. Because of my experience, I can work with them to solve their problems and get the job done.

- Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Joseph Anna

Joe Anna, former Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, has taken what he learned during his 10 years in the military and applied it here, building a successful sales career.

"In the military, you learn how to work with all kinds of people to solve problems and accomplish a goal," says Joe.

"That's how I make an impact on my customers. They are all wearing multiple hats and are looking for solutions to make their work lives easier. Because of my experience, I can work with them to solve their problems and get the job done.

"I'm in my 12th year with Lawson Products, and I'm on pace to have my best year yet. Lawson Products gives you the opportunity to be as successful as you want to be. So, if you take the integrity, character, discipline and self-motivation you learned in the service and apply it here, you can be very successful."

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Make an Impact on Your Customers

Our sales reps work directly with customers to understand and solve problems, prevent machine down-time and ultimately increase productivity, efficiency and profit.

Our customers include the U.S. government and many military bases around the U.S. in all branches of the service as well as the following industries:

  • Agriculture
  • Construction
  • Facility Maintenance
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Oil and Natural Gas
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Make an Impact on Your Future

Our commitment to continuous improvement through Lean Six Sigma offers opportunities for sales reps to participate in and lead cross-functional teams. Both help equip individuals for career advancement.

Consider Ashley Johnston who started her career with us as a military sales specialist in 2008. She became a military sales account manager in 2012 and was promoted to district sales manager in 2013 and regional sales director in 2016.

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Make an Impact on Your Life

Our sales reps enjoy the opportunity to work from a home office and set their own schedule. They are motivated knowing the more customers they see in a day, the more commission they’re likely to earn.

Celebrating individual and collective successes is an important part of our heritage. We honor our district, regional and Company sales leaders with awards and there are multiple ways to earn the coveted, annual All Pro trip for two to destinations such as Aruba, Grand Cayman and Turks and Caicos. What’s more our sales reps enjoy benefits and perks such as profit sharing, 401k, tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, and more. Click here for more on our benefits.

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