Inside Sales Representative
Position Summary:
The Inside Sales Representative sources new sales opportunities by converting pre-qualified leads and generates new business with existing customers by using upselling tactics that ensure a great customer experience
Essential Position Requirements (include but are not limited to):
- SAFETY FIRST – Every employee of Cellofoam North America Inc. must demonstrate a strong commitment to following all safety standards, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others.
- Inside sales reps will work alongside a team of other inside sales colleagues in a shared office environment.
- Communicate with customers making outbound calls to potential and existing customers and following up on leads.
- Understanding customers’ needs and identifying sales opportunities.
- Answering potential customers’ questions and sending additional information per email.
- Understand and demonstrate the product or service to the customer.
- Keep up with products, service information and updates.
- Develop meaningful relationships with customers to encourage trust and loyalty.
- Stay informed about competing products and services.
- Create and maintain a database of current and potential customers.
- Researching and qualifying new leads.
- Follow up on cold and warm leads to further the sales process.
- Set and meet sales goals and objectives set by leadership.
- Improve sales skills to increase sales success rates.
- Up selling of our product and services.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Must be able to manage multiple priorities in an organized manner while still maintaining professional and respectful working relationships with customers and colleagues.
- Provide customer sales support, directly and at times with Sales Representatives.
- Write and maintain accurate, up-to-date files for all customer related activities.
- May assist sales representative and coordinate efforts in support of those customers requiring assistance.
- May schedule and track first article through final approval on all new orders and EC’s.
- Support and assist in the consolidation of information related to major bid packages.
- Manage customer survey requests as required.
- Work in conjunction with other departments to resolve customer issues.
- Obtain quotes and pricing on certain jobs and required tooling.
- May establish and provide pricing information in support other outside sales reps.
- Prepare correspondence, presentations, and required monthly reports.
- May manage and coordinate customer calls and walk – ins that have not been assigned to outside sales rep.
- Manage a group of specific accounts via telephone.
- Assist Marketing Team with development of company literature, website design and website maintenance.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere with a culture of respect for others.
- Maintain a working knowledge and is in full compliance with corporate standards for business conduct and Federal anti-trust laws.
- Manages incoming project requests for assigned customers.
- Submits clear and comprehensive Project Request Sheets to obtain company formal quotes that accurately reflect the customer requests.
- Communicate and explain formal quotes to customers to ensure they have a full understanding of the formal quote agreement and what it entails.
- Effectively deliver price adjustments to customers.
- Learn, understand, and follow the Sandler selling process successfully manage sales projects and properly qualify all aspects of the sale and customer needs
- Perform other incidental and related duties as requires and assigned.
- Work in conjunction with other departments to resolve issues.
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere with a culture of respect for others.
- Uses appropriate judgment in upward communication regarding plant or employee concerns.
- Maintain a working knowledge and is in full compliance with corporate standards for business conduct and Federal anti-trust laws.
- Adhere to Cellofoam North America Inc. company focus areas: Safety, Financial, Customer, and People.
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.