Inside Sales Representative B; ABU

The Company

NSK is a global manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, linear motion technology, automotive components and steering systems with both domestic and overseas manufacturing. NSK also offers a full range of services including reconditioning, ball screw repair, product integration, application engineering and predictive & preventative maintenance and reliability services. NSK's products and solutions are everywhere where things are in motion - even under the toughest conditions.

NSK's high-precision rolling bearings are used in wind turbines and machine tools, linear components are found in production lines, while our automotive components are installed in the vehicles of almost every well-known automaker.

This is a hybrid role managing a set of customer accounts, including quotes, order maintenance, expediting, and forecasting. Requires strong customer focus, collaboration across departments, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Receives and manages incoming customer phone calls from assigned customers as well as overflow calls for other inside sales representatives' customers; responds to e-mails and phone calls from customers in a timely manner.
• Enters orders, prepares and sends sales quotes, monitors status of existing orders, expedites shipments and addresses any customer service or product issues.
• Locates appropriate products either in the U.S., globally, or utilizes purchased products with modifications; collaborate with BCD, domestic plants, procurement, and/or NSK Affiliates in other countries as necessary.
• Demonstrates basic technical knowledge of bearing and linear products as well as NSK tools, bearing heaters and other purchased products. Ability to interpret NSK nomenclature by using appropriate resources. Interchange bearing and linear products from competitor's part numbers. Offer product substitutions when appropriate. Knowledge of product modification options and when to offer. Work with engineering as needed to find the right product solutions.
• Receives and processes orders, which may include working with other departments to have stock released, to have global stock transferred, or to order product.
• Actively monitors and addresses lack of supply issues on open orders, including weekly monitoring of stock allocations and daily examination of shipping reservations.

• This job requires a minimum of a High School Diploma or Equivalent and 2 to 4 years of position-related experience; the preferred formal education is a Technical Diploma or Associate's Degree and 4 to 6 years of position-related experience.

• Generous vacation and holidays
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Matching 401(k)
• Bonus Plan

NSK is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.