Altra Technical Representative

At Altra, we are on a never-ending journey to seek out opportunities to unlock potential in ourselves and others and to create a more diverse and inclusive running community. When we’re all working together as the best versions of ourselves, we can feel empowered both individually and as a community. 

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people driven to discover more about ourselves and the world around us, Altra just may be the place for you.  

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Altra Careers or www.altrarunning.com. 

What will you do? 

A day in the life of a Tech Rep at Altra looks a little like this. 

The Altra Technical Representative is a motivated self-starter who will lead and execute seasonal go-to-market and service strategies in all distribution channels within their assigned territory. This role will foster growth, excitement, and awareness within the community by conducting education, promotion, and merchandising tasks for Altra, VF, and its products. The Altra Technical Representative will also be responsible for establishing meaningful and lasting relationships with retailers, community partners, and consumers to drive sell-through of Altra products and increase market share. This role does require frequent travel to assigned accounts, designated consumer events, and races, as well as working on weekends.

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. 

• Support retailers through in-person visits, demos, working the sales floor and partnering for local expos
• Conduct clear and persuasive product presentations to educate and motivate retail staff and customers
• Engage with community and retail partners to create excitement and brand awareness around Altra
• Implement merchandising or promotional activations with product and POP
• Represent Altra at local (and select national) events, races, and expos
• Complete detailed and accurate field activity reports via Repsly
• Maintain organization and appearance of field assets and demo shoes
• Uphold fiscal responsibility managing travel, expenses, promotional material, and seeds

What success looks like:

• Meeting goals set by the leadership team, organization, and self
• Retail staff is comfortable and confident in pulling and selling Altra product
• Using challenges as opportunities to learn and establish best practices for the future.
• Overall territory growth year-over-year
• Hitting quarterly service metrics established by the Technical Representative Managers
• Successfully meeting deadlines set for action items, projects, and reports

What do you need to succeed? 

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 1+ Years of specialty retail experience (Run or Outdoor Specialty preferred), 2+ Years of marketing/sales experience. A formal education and subsequent undergraduate degrees are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

BA or BS degree in Marketing/Sales/Business/Kinesiology preferred

The foundation skills you will need in this position are: 

• Familiarity with the Altra product line
• Strong time management, planning and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well independently, as well as within a team
• Experience working directly with consumers, fitting, and selling technical footwear
• Proficient in Microsoft applications including Outlook
• Self-motivated with the desire to show initiative and be proactive

Location requirement: While this position is fully remote, the ideal candidate will reside within Texas to better service their client base.

There are also a few skills that are not required but preferred. 

• The specifics of the complete Altra product line
• How to best utilize the Field Service Team’s informational and organizational systems
• Field Service Team best practices for supporting retailers and the community

What do we offer you? 

At Altra, we know you expect as much from us as we do from you. That is why we make a commitment to support and grow our people. We offer extensive development and growth opportunities for your current and future positions, a competitive compensation package, and a strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).  

Our commitment extends beyond this and into your daily work life. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture based on respect, connection, and authenticity. Our focus on DEI is at the foundation of who we are and what we do.  

To learn more about Altra’s benefits package, follow this MyVFBenefits.com and click “Looking to Join VF”.  

To learn more about Altra’s Diversity and Inclusion efforts, go to www.altrarunning.com. 

Now WE have a question for YOU.  

Are you in? 

Hiring Range:

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.  If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.