Inside Sales Manager (Industrial Distribution / Will Call / Call Center)
Compensation: $100,000 -$115,000 + profit-sharing bonuses (estimated $0-$8,000 annually)
Location: La Porte/Deer Park, TX
Private Family-Owned Evergreen Company Seeks Impassioned Leader
Huyett is a 120 year old industrial fasteners master distributor with a brand-new state-of-the art fulfillment center in La Porte. We are looking to start up a call center team to partner with our in-field North American sales force to grow our business nationally. In addition, this role will support existing account management operations and a Will Call desk, with front line leaders and supervisors.
The ideal candidate is an enterprising leader of people, with process focus. Experience is not as important as the resilience to build a team and processes from scratch, in coordination with corporate and senior management support. This is a complicated role given the technical nature of the product lines, the necessary discipline in workflow management, and operating as a steward of a comprehensive performance management and professional development program. The call center aspect is long term and not replaceable with AI. The nature of the call center is relationship development and not hard selling. We offer these benefits and more:
- Triannual profit sharing bonuses on top of regular pay.
- 401(k), with a generous employer match and a year-one full vestment.
- Full benefits, including discounted health insurance options for non-tobacco users.
- Generous paid-time-off policies, including paid holidays, bereavement, and parental leave.
- Comprehensive on-boarding training program.
- Great culture with supportive teammates.
- Supportive managerial feedback.
Culture, History, Vision: Huyett is a 120-year-old privately-held firm with core values of Effective, Learner, Attentive, Accountable, Humble, Transparent, and Love and Respect. We live these values through a unique set of Excellence in Action Fundamentals. Our vision is to remain private and at Huyett, you are not just a number- you are an important part of a family tradition. With a unique go-to-market strategy, the company has a very bright future. Huyett has a strong balance sheet and is not cyclical to the oil business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and direct a two-level work team including Call Center, Customer Service Will-Call, and Key Accounts
- Optimizing time-to-quote and customer response times
- Earn new business with call center relationship management and gentle prospecting
- Utilize, review, and develop data analysis/reporting tools for tracking success.
- Identify and communicate business opportunities as applicable.
- Foster an environment of trust and credibility while developing a business partnership with internal and external customers.
Huyett's Core Values:
- Effective We Deliver Results That Matter
- Learner We Grow Through Curiosity
- Attentive We Notice What Others Overlook
- Accountable We Own It
- Humble We Check Our Egos at the Door
- Transparent We Communicate with Clarity and Honesty
- Love and Respect We Treat People Like People
Ideal Qualifications:
- Sales or customer service management experience
- Experience with managing multi-level work teams
- Experience in industrial distribution and power transmission segments preferred.
- Outstanding leadership, coaching, and organizational development skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Evidence of success in people management, career development, and achievement of results in the body of work
Work Environment: Office setting using sit/stand desks with friendly, out-going, team-oriented staff. Candidates should anticipate a very fast-paced, productive work environment. The candidate will also navigate in our manufacturing plant environment to interface with operations teammates. This environment includes exposure to high temperatures, moving machinery, moving equipment, heights, and confined spaces.
EEOE: Huyett is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
To Learn More About Huyett:
- See www.huyett.com to learn about the company’s products, services and commercial offerings.
- See https://www.huyett.com/about-us to learn about company history, leadership, and management practices.
Skills Required
- Sales or customer service management experience
- Experience managing multi-level work teams
- Experience in industrial distribution and power transmission segments
- Leadership, coaching, and organizational development skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven success in people management, career development, and achieving results
- Ability to navigate and interface in a manufacturing plant environment (exposure to high temperatures, moving machinery/equipment)
What We Do
Huyett is a manufacturer and master distributor of industrial fasteners, premium lifting hardware, and specialty components, including non-threaded fasteners and grease fittings. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, they provide a wide range of hard-to-find parts to fastener distributors and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across various industries, focusing on low minimum order quantities and high-quality customer service.
