Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.
As Internal Sales you will work closely with your designated Territory Mobile Solutions (AM) Sales team. This position will be based in Ostiglia, your customers will extend throughout Italy. You will also be part of a much wider internal sales team in EMEA and from time to time you may also be required to provide support for other territories during holidays or sick leave. We are looking for a trustworthy dynamic person with confidence and drive together with enthusiasm and energy to help continue our growth and provide a high level of support to our customers. You must have a good sense of taking initiative and working proactively, be a team player and a good communicator.
Key responsibilities:
- Handle and maximize all incoming and outgoing customer communications and give high quality service to the assigned customers,
- Working closely with the outside sales team, understand customer needs and utilize that knowledge to secure business,
- Prepare and finalize quotations and send them to customers with input of Outside Sales whilst also setting up the opportunity in CRM,
- Help and facilitate large quotation requests for the Sales Manager (i.e., complete cross referencing, coordinate with the MSA product management team, prepare cost overviews, price lists, analysis, special pricing requests, tenders, etc.),
- Support the outside sales team with the quick execution of Lead management and ensuring we handle within 48 hours
- Prepare BI & ERP sales reports (general / line specific) periodically and based on request
- Open CAPA, follow investigation progress, and close upon satisfactory closure based on feedback from related internal party. Communicate decision and explanation to customer
- Update contact list for Customer Satisfaction Survey, follow up results in collaboration with sales manager
- Coordinate and chair Bi-weekly meetings with the sales team reporting sales YTD, marketing actions, the handling of customer complaints, open opportunities, and any outstanding issues.
- Help the sales team with APDs (Advanced product development) – Ensure documentation is filled out correctly and is followed up in a timely manner. Speed to market is critical in MSA and therefore we need to ensure this process is fully supported throughout.
Travel: Some limited travel may be required to support sales visiting the customer and support will also be needed at trade shows. Possible some training also at our HQ in Leuven Belgium
Minimum qualifications:
- You have 2-4 years of experience in sales support/inside sales/export customers handling,
- You are well organized and a self-starter,
- Fluent in English & Italian
- Good working knowledge of MS Office packages,
- Experience in ERP system (i.e., Oracle) and CRM is a plus.
Although you will work closely with the Sales team of your territory, you will report directly to the Senior Manager Internal Sales EMEA.
Preferred qualifications
- As per minimum qualifications
- A very good understanding of excel and CRM
Job offer:
- A great opportunity for career growth
- Work for a very stable and fast-growing business vertical
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Skills Required
- 2-4 years experience in sales support, inside sales, or export customer handling
- Well organized and a self-starter
- Fluent in English and Italian
- Good working knowledge of MS Office
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle)
- Experience with CRM systems
- Very good understanding of Excel
Donaldson Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs like a 401(k) match, profit-sharing, and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful components of total compensation. Company materials consistently frame retirement benefits within a broader Total Rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program with mental‑health resources create a comprehensive health and wellbeing package. Healthcare is often characterized as decent and a core strength of the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, alongside other company‑paid leaves such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave. Some locations highlight multi‑week PTO from the first year, underscoring breadth of leave options.
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What We Do
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.
