As an Inside Sales Representative, you will play a key role in strengthening customer relationships, identifying needs, and delivering sealing solutions that support a wide range of industries. This position partners with customers daily to promote and sell sealing and cylinder components—including rod/tube and seals—across cylinder OEM, automotive OEM, oil and gas, food, beverage, water, instrumentation, and utility markets. A primary focus of the role is reconnecting with customers whose sales have declined, rebuilding engagement, and uncovering opportunities to grow their business.
Responsibilities:
- Follow up with leads provided internally by the marketing department, customer service, or sales director.
- Make contact with customers to generate sales and create organic growth with existing accounts by determining customer requirements and expectations.
- Use CRM tool (HubSpot) for recording call notes and activities.
- Handle customer concerns or issues in a timely, professional manner.
- Resolve product or service problems and expedite corrective actions with the cooperation of CSRs.
- Participate in special projects as requested.
- Manage time effectively and work successfully with other team members to meet sales goals.
- Attend Trelleborg and other product training as scheduled.
Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
- Strong command of written and oral communication skills.
- Must be comfortable making cold calls over the phone in a professional manner.
- Ability to interact with customers cordially and respectfully.
- Must have/develop a thorough understanding of CRC Distribution products.
- Must be able to interact cordially and productively with co-workers in a team environment and establish relationships with individuals at all levels of the company.
- Must be able to manage difficult individuals and situations.
- Must be able to make independent judgment decisions with minimal supervision.
- Proven sales or customer service experience. Fluid power experience is preferred.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED Required
- College/University degree preferred
- 1-2 years of experience in sales or customer service
- 1-2 years of experience in B2B sales or customer service
Pay:
This is a fully commission-based position. We guarantee a minimum of $10 per hour, however most Inside Sales Representatives earn between $85,000 and $110,000 per year.
Location Requirement:
Candidates must live in one of the following US states to be considered for employment:
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- College or university degree
- 1-2 years of sales or customer service experience
- 1-2 years of B2B sales or customer service experience
- Proven sales or customer service experience
- Fluid power experience
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to make professional cold calls by phone
- Ability to manage difficult individuals and situations
- Ability to make independent decisions with minimal supervision
- Ability to live in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Tennessee
What We Do
We are one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of precision seals, bearings and custom-molded polymer components. We collaborate closely with customers to develop unique, innovative solutions to tomorrow’s challenges. Utilizing our dedicated product design, material development and testing capabilities, we are a one-stop-shop providing the best in elastomer, silicone, thermoplastic, PTFE and composite technologies for applications in: • Aerospace • Agriculture & Forestry • Automotive • Chemical Processing • Construction & Mining • Fluid Power • Food & Beverage • Healthcare & Medical • Manufacturing & Machine Tools • Marine • Potable Water & Sanitary • Renewable Energy & Power Generation • Semiconductor With over 70 years of experience, we serve as long-term business partners to help our customers bring products to market faster. Through strategically positioned material and product laboratories, specializing in design and applications, our engineers support customers with design, prototyping, production, testing, installation and quality assurance using state-of-the-art tools. Our ServicePLUS portfolio of value-added services is designed to help customers optimize their business across the entire value chain. We bring leading edge technology and an in-depth, experience-based understanding of applications to customers through a global, but local approach. An international network of over 100 facilities worldwide includes over 40 manufacturing sites, more than 60 Customer Solution Centers and 10 R&D centers. Developing and formulating materials in-house, our material database includes over 2,000 proprietary compounds. We fulfill challenging service requirements, supplying standard parts in volume or a single custom-manufactured component, through our integrated logistical support, which effectively delivers over 40,000 sealing products to customers worldwide.
