Inside Sales Rep

Summary/Objective:

The Inside Sales Representative will be responsible for providing customers with product or service information to assist them in determining appropriate merchandise to purchase. Recommend additional products or services to meet customer needs, while maintaining superior service on a daily basis. Identifying sales opportunities by developing new prospects and interacting with existing customers by phone or in person.

Essential Functions:

• Sale of residential and commercial interior building products by phone (call-in) and in-person counter sales
• Build long-term customer relationships by providing price quotations, taking material orders, and ensuring orders are properly placed and delivered on time
• Learn product features and associated customer benefits for major product categories and be conversant on application of those products in residential and commercial applications
• Educate customers on new products and suggest relevant products to meet customer requirements for their projects
• Follow up on customer inquiries
• Assist outside sales representatives with day-to-day account management
• Order and follow up on special order materials
• Stock showroom shelves as needed
• Keep tool room organized and stocked
• Help with inventory and inventory cycles when location requires it

Work Environment:

• Sitting, standing and walking intermittently
• Indoor office environment, temperature controlled
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell
• Occasionally lift or move up to 30 pounds
• Use specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Competencies:

• Ability to manage relationships with customers, employees and other leaders of the organization to impart that expertise and serve as a subject matter expert
• Self-directed, accountable for results and proactive; independent problem solver
• Skilled at communicating clearly both verbally and in writing, including the ability to provide non-technical assistance in a simple, straightforward manner
• Commitment to fulfilling the mission of Action Gypsum Supply
• Maintain a professional demeanor and respond with urgency
• Show strong teambuilding and interpersonal skills in dealing with difficult employee issues
• Commitment to motivating staff through creating a positive working environment
• Capacity to solve a wide range of complex problems and advise management on recommended solutions