Inside Sales Specialist

Winsupply is in the business of creating and enabling entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams through wholesale distribution. Winsupply is a group of over 680 locally-owned companies that operate across a variety of industries, including HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and more. The purpose of the support services campus is to eliminate obstacles and provide support to help our entrepreneurs succeed. Support service employees assist entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams through finance, accounting, IT, and other back-office operations.

Winsupply Sourcing Services (WSS) operates ~3.5 million square feet of wholesaling warehouse space, while offering inventory and vendor management solutions, to be the premier vendor partner for our customer base.

The Inside Sales Specialist drives growth and retention across a portfolio of assigned opportunistic and/or non-core VMI partner local companies, with the primary objective of expanding their Sourcing engagement to transition them into core partners. This hybrid position delivers proactive inside sales support, inventory execution, and transactional guidance to scale Sourcing adoption and profitability across the Winsupply network.

• Manage relationships with decision-makers across a portfolio of assigned opportunistic and/or non-core VMI partner local companies.
• Execute targeted outreach and account strategies to increase Sourcing adoption and improved integrated operations, guiding local companies toward becoming fully integrated core accounts.
• Serve as the primary, reliable point of contact via phone and email for Sourcing-related inquiries, including product availability, pricing, substitutions, and order tracking. Optimize one-contact resolution where possible and coordinate with other Sourcing teams where not.
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including Warehouse Operations, Outside Sales, Finance and Procurement, and vendor networks—to remove friction and improve the local company experience.
• Identify account expansion opportunities within assigned local companies to drive higher Sourcing volume and increased market share.
• Provide core technical and functional product guidance across HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and PVF lines to support effective ordering assistance and product selection.
• Consult with local companies to recommend and maximize overall Sourcing utilization; communicate and help locals navigate changes in Sourcing operations.
• Track account milestones, customer interactions, and conversion progress accurately within CRM (Jira).

• Process WSS purchase orders, inventory requests, stock rebalances, and returns for Sourcing materials across assigned accounts enrolled in the Sourcing VMI program.
• Monitor key inventory indicators—such as min/max fill rates, stockouts, and order frequency to identify opportunities for increased stock integration.
• Utilize and maintain WSS purchasing software tools (WISE, Trucommerce/Datalliance, and related systems) for item setup, alert resolution, and routine reorders.
• Handle credit requests and issuances for defectives, concealed damages, shipping discrepancies, price discrepancies, etc. for Sourcing sold inventory.
• Facilitate rebalances and returns for all Sourcing material

• Monitor purchasing and operational trends across assigned accounts to identify conversion barriers and track progression toward core account benchmarks.
• Participate in periodic account reviews to demonstrate the value of Sourcing programs to local company leadership.
• Share insights with departmental leadership regarding common opportunistic account needs to help refine network onboarding and…