Sales Support Specialist

The Sales Support Specialist responds to customer inquiries and ensures customers’ needs are met regarding product selection, placement of orders, requests for prices & quotations, complaints, returns, shortages, adjustments, expediting, and requests for literature. This position also handles all walk-in customers and their needs.

• Services incoming calls by taking and processing local orders, responding to technical questions, entering sales notes, and tracking shipments.

• Promotes and maintains good customer relationships by servicing phone calls, delivering on customer needs and assisting all walk-in customers at the branch.

• Works the “open orders” report and “back order” report daily to make sure customers are getting their orders in a timely manner.

• Responsible for the RMA processing at the branch.

• Assist the warehouse as needed with pulling/receiving orders and/or unloading/loading trucks.

• Conducts specialty projects and performs other related duties as assigned by management, or to fulfill the “Primary Function” of the job.

• Completion of High School degree with 2-3 years of sales & customer service experience

• Must have solid computer skills including strong MS Excel background

• Must possess the ability to work independently but function as a strong member of a team

• Knowledge of company products, the industry, competitors, and basic business concepts

• Must have excellent problem-solving skills, be detail oriented and organized

• Must be able to multi-task and work on many different projects at one time

Work hours are a typical first shift, 8 AM-5 PM schedule Monday-Friday, with occasional call-out weekend work when customer needs demand it.