Account Representative-Kendall Electric

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content. We need to parse the posting: It includes "About The Kendall Group" (company description). Then "Why The Kendall Group?" (benefits/ culture). Then "Role Summary:" then bullet list of duties (Exciting Work You Will Do). Then "Competencies You Possess" (list of competencies). Then "What You’ll Need" (experience, education, skills). Then "Qualifications We Prefer But Don’t Require". Then EEO boilerplate (to remove). No explicit Pay, Benefits, Schedule mentioned. There's mention of employee ownership, opportunities to learn and grow, tenure stats, valued, etc. Those could be considered Benefits? Possibly "Benefits" section could include employee ownership, learning opportunities, tenure, etc. However the instruction: only create Benefits section if posting actually states them. It does mention employee ownership, opportunities to learn and grow, being valued, etc. Those are benefits/perks. So we can include a Benefits section with those points. Pay: not mentioned. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit those. We need headings:

for each section. We need to use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. Let's extract content: Company description: "About The Kendall Group The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career." Why The Kendall Group? (culture/benefits): "Our employee ownership model is the core of who we are. You will not only own part of the company, but you will own your future. At Kendall, you'll have opportunities to learn and grow while being coached and mentored along the way. We're that company where people stay! We're proud to say more than 60% of our associates have more than 5 years of tenure, and more than 40% have greater than 10 years. At Kendall, you will be valued and supported, your ideas will be heard, your voice will matter, and you'll work alongside incredible people who care about your success." Role Summary: "Reporting to the Business Development Sales Manager, the Account Representative is a key member of the Business Development team. This role is responsible for prospecting new accounts and growing existing customer accounts that are not actively managed. This is a proactive sales role requiring this person to cold call potential new customers and regularly contact existing customers through phone calls and other communication methods. This will include engaging with the customer in a friendly and polite manner, assessing the customer’s needs, answering customer questions, and being knowledgeable of Kendall’s products and services." Exciting Work You Will Do: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). We'll turn into

  • each. Competencies You Possess: list: Service Excellence, Results, Action Oriented, Accountability and Responsibility, Teamwork and collaboration, Understanding Others, Listening, Problem Solving, Priority Setting. What You’ll Need: includes Work Experience, Education, Analytics/Computer Skills, Organization Skills, Cross-functional skills, Communication Skills, Physical, Mental and Visual Skills, Physical Environment. Qualifications We Prefer But Don’t Require: Work Experience: 5+ years of electrical wholesale distribution sales experience; 2 years business development experience; experience with CRM software. Education: Associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience. We need to format these as sections. Potential sections: - About the Company (maybe "About the role"? Actually heading "About the role" is for role summary. But we have company description separate. Could treat as "About the Company" but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must use those headings only. So we need to map content to those headings. "About the role" could contain role summary and maybe company overview? Usually "About the role" includes role summary. We'll put role summary there. "Responsibilities" will contain the Exciting Work You Will Do list. "Requirements" could contain What You’ll Need (mandatory qualifications). "Qualifications" could contain Qualifications We Prefer But Don’t Require (preferred). "Skills" could contain Competencies You Possess (skills/competencies). "Benefits" could contain Why The Kendall Group? (employee ownership, learning, tenure, valued, etc.) We must not include Pay or Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's craft HTML:

    About the role

    Reporting to the Business Development Sales Manager, the Account Representative is a key member of the Business Development team. This role is responsible for prospecting new accounts and growing existing customer accounts that are not actively managed. This is a proactive sales role requiring this person to cold call potential new customers and regularly contact existing customers through phone calls and other communication methods. This will include engaging with the customer in a friendly and polite manner, assessing the customer’s needs, answering customer questions, and being knowledgeable of Kendall’s products and services.

    Responsibilities

    • Drive New Business: Reach out to potential customers and manage accounts to promote and sell Kendall’s innovative products through phone, email, and other communication channels
    • Close Sales & Build Relationships: Deliver exceptional service and become a key player in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where your success directly impacts our growth
    • Develop Opportunities: Take ownership of leads from marketing, outside sales, and national accounts, and convert them into long-lasting partnerships
    • Boost Sales: Increase orders by recommending related products, highlighting features and benefits, and analyzing customer buying patterns to suggest the best solutions
    • Manage Quotes & Customer Inquiries: Provide detailed product quotes, answer questions about credit terms, warranties, delivery, and other topics, and ensure a smooth experience for every customer
    • Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with marketing and product experts to provide tailored support and relevant materials that meet customer needs
    • Problem Solve: Act as a key liaison between Kendall resources to resolve account issues swiftly
    • Stay Informed: Keep up to date on the latest product offerings and innovations to effectively answer customer inquiries
    • CRM Management: Maintain accurate records in the CRM system to track account details and opportunities for future growth
    • Deliver Exceptional Service: Handle customer queries through phone, fax, and email promptly while ensuring a high-quality experience
    • Perform other duties as assigned

    Requirements

    Work Experience: 3 years of sales, customer service or similar relevant business experience or 1 year of relevant electrical distribution sales experience (counter sales, inside sales, and outside sales)

    Education: High School diploma or GED

    Analytics/Computer Skills: Experience working with MS Office; ability to learn new software; ability to decide which products to focus on and how best to reach customers

    Organization Skills: Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in fast-paced, continuously evolving environment

    Cross-functional skills: Ability to work well cross-functionally; provides excellent internal and external customer service

    Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal communications, problem solving, organizational and written/verbal communication skills

    Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: Ability to see, talk and hear; Ability to sit for 8 hours a day

    Physical Environment: Normal office environment

    Qualifications

    Work Experience: 5+ years of electrical wholesale distribution sales experience; 2 years business development experience; experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software

    Education: Associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience

    Skills

    • Service Excellence
    • Results, Action Oriented
    • Accountability and Responsibility
    • Teamwork and collaboration
    • Understanding Others, Listening
    • Problem Solving
    • Priority Setting

    Benefits

    Employee ownership model: you will own part of the company and own your future.

    Opportunities to learn and grow while being coached and mentored.

    Company where people stay: more than 60% of associates have >5 years tenure, >40% have >10 years.

    You will be valued and supported; your ideas will be heard; your voice will matter; you'll work alongside incredible people who care about your success.

    We must ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO. We removed that. Check for any repeated content: we included role summary, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits. We didn't include Pay or Schedule. We used

    headings. We used

    • for lists. We used

      for prose. We preserved all substantive information. Check if any content missing: The "Why The Kendall Group?" section we turned into benefits. We captured the key points: employee ownership, learn and grow, tenure stats, valued and supported. Did we miss "We're that company where people stay!"? We captured via tenure stats. Also "We're proud to say more than 60%..." we included. Good. Check if any content duplicated: The "Exciting Work You Will Do" list we used as responsibilities. Good. Check if any content missing from "What You’ll Need": we included all bullet points as separate paragraphs. Might be better to group into

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              • . "Competencies You Possess" is a list of skills, should be
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                    • . Also the "About the role" is prose, fine. Let's adjust:

                      Requirements

                      • Work Experience: 3 years of sales, customer service or similar relevant business experience or 1 year of relevant electrical distribution sales experience (counter sales, inside sales, and outside sales)
                      • Education: High School diploma or GED
                      • Analytics/Computer Skills: Experience working with MS Office; ability to learn new software; ability to decide which products to focus on and how best to reach customers
                      • Organization Skills: Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in fast-paced, continuously evolving environment
                      • Cross-functional skills: Ability to work well cross-functionally; provides excellent