As an Associate Specialist – Sales, you will be responsible for coordinating activities and resources to support the Sales organization and business objectives. You will work with assigned Outside Sales Representatives, Inside Sales and support functions, suppliers, centers of excellence (COE) and Marketing to ensure the workload balance of the outside sales team.
Responsibilities:
- Supports the sales process by working with various internal departments to coordinate selling opportunities for assigned Outside Sales Representatives.
- Schedules sales calls and deploys Field Technical Specialists (i.e. lighting, gear, automation, MRO specialists).
- Follows-up with sales representatives and technical specialists after customer visits, updating the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database and providing follow-up communication to internal and external customers.
- Provides sales team with data reports as needed.
- Provides pricing support to management and outside sales.
- Interacts with Inside Sales, suppliers, centers of excellence, and customers to ensure timely and accurate execution of projects.
- Participates in regularly scheduled meetings to measure progress of set objectives.
- Provides general administrative support to outside sales team.
Qualifications:
- High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree - Marketing, Business or relevant field preferred
- 0-2 years of inside or outside sales, project, business development or operations support experience
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Research skills
- Self-motivated and customer service oriented with ability to perform in a fast-paced, team environment
- Computers skills, including Microsoft Office
- Understanding of vertical market conditions
- Knowledge/understanding of inventory concepts and sales processes
- Ability to drive results-oriented activity
- Experience with CRM systems
Skills Required
- High School Degree or Equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business or relevant field
- 0-2 years of inside or outside sales, project, business development or operations support experience
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Research skills
- Self-motivated and customer service oriented with ability to perform in a fast-paced, team environment
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Office
- Understanding of vertical market conditions
- Knowledge/understanding of inventory concepts and sales processes
- Ability to drive results-oriented activity
- Experience with CRM systems
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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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.
