Inside Sales Representative
Role Overview
Combines inside sales, customer service, and technical or systems knowledge to sell products, services, and solutions to new and existing customers.
Communicates with customers through channels such as telephone, email, fax, and portals; develops trusted customer and account relationships.
Identifies opportunities to increase market share, sales, and supplier margin while supporting revenue or profit metrics.
Key Skills for This Role
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Job summary
Combines inside sales, customer service, and technical or systems knowledge to sell products, services, and solutions to new and existing customers.
Communicates with customers through channels such as telephone, email, fax, and portals; develops trusted customer and account relationships.
Identifies opportunities to increase market share, sales, and supplier margin while supporting revenue or profit metrics.
Principal responsibilities
- Deliver solutions and identify opportunities that create positive customer experiences using independent judgment and sales methods.
- Initiate and respond to sales inquiries, promote offerings, and answer customer information requests promptly and accurately.
- Follow sales activities through order fulfillment to meet customer requirements.
- Maintain and expand existing accounts through strong service and customer knowledge, including market opportunities, project pipelines, and start dates.
- Coordinate sales strategies with product, materials, field sales, and supplier teams.
- Provide current product information, accurate pricing and quotes, and input on products and final solutions.
- Coordinate customer needs for inventory, delivery lead times, and unit pricing.
Experience and education
- Typically requires less than one year of related experience.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Basic Excel skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
- Beginning demonstrated knowledge of systems such as SAP, ERP, or order management.
- Knowledge of products or services, typically for a specific brand or business line.
- Occasional travel to customer sites or training, including some overnight travel, may be required.
Work arrangement
- The posting identifies the role as hybrid.
Benefits
- Benefits may include paid time off, savings and pension plans, paid holidays, family support, insurance, education assistance, development resources, and wellness programs.
- Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment.
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