As an Associate Representative - Inside Sales, you will interact with existing customers, primarily by phone and email, to increase sales of the Company's products and/or services by obtaining and up-selling orders, creating customer satisfaction and adding value to the customer's buying experience. You will collaborate with outside sales to ensure goals are being met.
Responsibilities:
- Obtain orders through email and telephone calls, verifies and enters items, transfers orders to fulfillment, explains stock-outs and expected delivery dates.
- Increase orders by suggesting related items, explaining features, and checks customer’s buying history.
- With guidance, owns, qualifies and develops opportunities passed from marketing, outside sales, and national accounts.
- Prepare, generate, and follow up on verbal or written quotations to secure orders, or determine reason for loss of order.
- Review open customer order reports and act on open items, including those items that may be at risk in meeting customer’s promised delivery date.
- Maintain distribution system backorder report, associated customer expediting report and notices, and customer notification.
- Report industry trends, competitive pricing and customer feedback to management.
Qualifications:
- High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Preferred knowledge and experience in sales and sales administration; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills, however still a productive professional contributor (0-2 years).
- Familiar with Microsoft Office, and ability to perform basic computer skills
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in written form
- Attention to detail
- Ability to prospect and market concepts to existing and potentially new accounts
- Ability to act and solve routine or standard problems
- Ability to identify and define problems and possible solutions independently; chooses among existing solutions
- Ability to work independently with supervision
- Ability to travel up to 25%
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About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
Skills Required
- High School Degree or Equivalent
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Preferred knowledge and experience in sales and sales administration
- Familiar with Microsoft Office
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in written form
- Attention to detail
- Ability to prospect and market concepts to existing and potentially new accounts
- Ability to act and solve routine or standard problems
- Ability to identify and define problems and possible solutions independently
- Ability to work independently with supervision
- Ability to travel up to 25%
What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
