At SanMar, the work you do makes a difference.
What's the Short Version?
A Customer Outreach Specialist specializes in outbound calling within an assigned territory. They connect with both existing and potential customers, effectively conveying the compelling SanMar story, sharing product information, updates, new offerings, and marketing programs to elevate customer success.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Proactively make outbound calls across various lead types to both existing and potential customers within your designated territory; foster meaningful conversations to determine unique requirements and challenges, qualify potential spending on wearables, while also offering practical and imaginative solutions to meet their needs.
- Create and implement an effective sales approach to leverage opportunities and secure a greater share of the customers spend.
- Proactively educate customers on the advantages of choosing SanMar as their preferred supplier, emphasizing our unwavering commitment to quality, inventory, product selection and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with Territory Managers to share valuable insights about customers they may not have encountered before; assess and qualify customers for Account Executive assignment as necessary.
- Enter data into Salesforce CRM with learned information about customers, creating new or enhanced opportunities for AE's and/or Territory Managers.
- Serve as a product and industry expert, demonstrating profound understanding of SanMar's product offerings, marketing tools, and solutions to effectively communicate their value and relevance to customers; stay abreast of industry trends and competitors to provide informed advice and service to customers.
- Keep customers well-informed about products, updates, new offerings, marketing programs, and opportunities to enhance their business.
- Complete and meet deadlines for all lead lists, calling initiatives and other assigned projects, achieving the expected volume of proactive customer contacts.
- Participate in and contribute to various industry trade shows, effectively analyzing potential growth opportunities while enhancing customer relationships, education and engagement.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and standards.
What Are We Looking For?
- Associate's Degree in business, sales, or related field or equivalent experience Preferred.
- 4-6 years experience in outbound calling or inside sales preferably within the B2B sector.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; face-to-face, via videoconference (MS Teams, Zoom, etc.) and over the phone.
- Ability to quickly learn and articulate product features and benefits.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Able to manage multiple assignments and systems simultaneously.
- Technical Proficiency: Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) with strong typing and accuracy skills. 1-3 Years experience using Salesforce, ODY.
- Problem Solving: Proficiency in creatively resolving difficult or emotionally charged customer situations.
- Team Player: Thrive in a team-oriented environment and contribute to a positive team dynamic.
- Ability to travel 1-5 times per year (<5% of the time).
- Working hours are 8am-4:30pm (any time zone) or part time between 5am-5:15pm PST.
- Must reside in NJ, VA, OH, MN or TX.
What's Our Offer?
Salary Range: You`ll earn between $25.00 - $33.65 (WA, NJ); $23.00 - $30.96 (MN, NV, TX, VA); $21.50 - $28.94 (AZ, ID, FL MT, OH, TN) on an hourly basis, depending on experience.
Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 5% of base salary.
Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.
Additional Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
- Life insurance
- Short/long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pet insurance
What Should You Expect?
Remote: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions. SanMar's Eastpointe office is located near Seattle, WA and our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Quarterly travel may be required. #LI-REMOTE
Why Work at SanMar?
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. They bring their talent, passion and dedication to work with them every day. Their hard work inspires us and gives us purpose. We love working here together.
Whether you work in our headquarters, from your home or in one of our distribution centers across North America, we believe that investing in you is just the right thing to do. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health and well-being, life balance, career growth and (eventually) retirement.
SanMar works with brands you already know, like Nike, The North Face and Brooks Brothers, as well as providing industry-leading private label apparel and accessories. Our people come to work excited to do their part, providing clothing that helps people feel that they’re a part of something special.
Here’s your chance to be a part of this story. If you’re ready to work in a place where your participation matters and your growth is a priority, we’re ready for you.
SanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, whoever you love or follow in faith, whatever your disability or superpower status, whichever ethnicity or gender you identify with, you are welcome at SanMar.
SanMar participates in E-Verify.
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What We Do
SanMar’s success and growth can be attributed to one thing - outstanding employees who provide superior services and products to our customers. We promote a culture that recognizes the importance of a healthy work-life balance. Recognizing that happy and relaxed employees make better ambassadors for SanMar, we encourage initiative and participation by creating a casual environment that taps full employee potential.
Family owned since 1971, SanMar is an award-winning supplier of over 20 retail and private brands of imprintable apparel and accessories, including Port Authority, America’s No. 1 preferred private label. SanMar is the exclusive distributor of Nike Golf, Eddie Bauer®, OGIO® and New Era®. SanMar is based outside Seattle, WA, with eight national distribution centers.
We invest in your future with life-enhancing opportunities and benefits including:
• Competitive pay and bonuses
• Competitive benefits
• Company paid time off (PTO)
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan with matching fund
• Flexible spending program
• Anniversary awards
• Discounts on brand name clothing
• Diverse and laid-back atmosphere
• One floating family holiday every year
• Monthly employee events
• Charitable giving of your choice
• Flexible schedules
We’re growing and encourage you to find out what over 4,000 employees call the “The SanMar Difference.” SanMar is currently accepting resumes for those who have the necessary skills.
SanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.