Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists outside sales personnel by processing priority transactions.
- Develop sales opportunities by researching and identifying potential accounts; soliciting new accounts; building rapport; providing technical information and explanations; preparing quotations.
- Close new accounts by answering telephone, and e-mail inquiries; verifying and entering information.
- Fills orders by transferring orders to fulfillment; communicating expected delivery date.
- Develops accounts by checking customer’s buying history; suggesting related and new items; explaining technical features.
- Establishes and maintains customer relationships, communications with customers and co-workers to provide technical information.
- Participates in training opportunities to enhance and maintain personal and product knowledge.
- Gains familiarity with the day-to-day operations of the business.
- Performs project management on job quotes and open orders.
- Provides follow-up for customer quotes and lost sales.
- Accomplishes department and organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications/Experience
- Strong industry and product knowledge
- Minimum 5 years’ experience
- Exhibit a positive, friendly and helpful attitude with customers and to be sensitive to their needs.
- Consider all aspects of selling including: vendor relationships, profit and loss concepts, long and short term goals of the company.
- Prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Communicate effectively to customers and employees.
- Assess & respond to customer needs.
- Perform basic mathematical calculations required to accurately complete assigned tasks (e.g. margins)
- Use sound judgment, listening and problem solving skills to analyze customer problems and to recommend the proper course of action.
- Computer proficiency for data entry and utilization of Microsoft Office applications.
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