Summary
The Senior Inside Sales Representative is responsible for the proactive inside telephone or email sales and marketing efforts with the objective of increased profitable sales. Main duties include establishing and maintaining customer relationships, processing quotes and orders for customers, pursuing product and application knowledge, and prospecting for additional organic growth from existing customer base.
For the state of California only, the pay range is $29.00 to $35.00, depending upon qualifications, experience and other considerations permitted by law.
Commission/bonus plan: Rexel I/S Standard
What You’ll Do
- Process telephone orders by quoting product prices, delivery specifications, and payment terms and by offering substitute products where appropriate
- Assist outside sales personnel by processing priority transactions
- Utilize company digital tools to sell, market, promote, demonstrate products, answer technical questions, and increase business through product sales to new customers and through additional sales to existing customers
- Prospect for new accounts within a specified geographical territory
- Manage a defined customer base and establish and maintain customer relationships. May be responsible for managing a larger number of customers more complex customers
- Learn and evaluate customer operations to aid in identifying customer objectives, requirements, and preferences. Close orders and resolves customer issues promptly using root-cause analysis
- Process product quotations/proposals and provide continuous follow up throughout the completion of the customer's purchasing cycle
- Gather and report to management information regarding the company, competitors, pricing, products, and current and future market trends
- Participate in product meetings, product and process seminars and product training to enhance and maintain personal and product knowledge
- Pursue product applications utilizing personal knowledge, internal specialists or other internal resources, vendor representatives and other available sources
- Other duties as assigned
The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Rexel USA.