Strategic Inside Sales Representative

Essential Functions of the Job

• Enter, maintain, and review sales orders and forecast reports as received from OEM customers.
• Verify price and delivery and maintain files for orders.
• Communicate with customers on new and existing orders and any special requests.
• Answer inquiries on deliveries, lead times, pricing (at assigned level), and order status.
• Provides daily and project support to Strategic Account Managers.
• Back-up for team members who are out of the office or unavailable.
• Builds and maintain business relationship with SAM and client by providing prompt and accurate service so as to promote customer loyalty.
• Review Open Order Report as needed.
• Maintain open order status to ensure customers are ordering within lead times and we are shipping as promised.
• Process sample requests for customers and cooperate with engineering and planning on customer’s projects.
• Follow prototypes from order to delivery by working with engineering and SAMs.
• Daily review of Past Due Reports and escalate when necessary to Strategic Inside Sales Manager or Senior Director Sales Operations.
• Work with RMA Coordinator for efficient processing of returns and replacement orders.
• Authorize credit on RMA’s and invoices up to $3,000.
• Resolve billing and shipping errors as they occur and rectify them in a timely manner.
• Be the key contact for the Strategic Sales force and keep them informed of all relevant activity.
• Keep track of projects and details necessary to support completion of same.
• Keep the Strategic Inside Sales Manager informed of any areas of concern as well as the Director of Strategic Sales.
• Work with Purchasing/production planning to maintain expedite incoming shipments as needed.
• Use the following software programs while performing the job, SAP, Microsoft Excel and Word, Power BI, CRM.

Recommended Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field; or minimum two years related experience; or combination of education and related experience.