PRIMARY DUTIES
This individual will be the front line to customers and will work with both internal and external customers, primarily over the phone. Portraying a positive, professional, friendly and helpful company image is critical. This position has a variety of responsibilities required to manage, grow and solicit new business to meet their assigned customer’s needs and expectations including, but not limited to:
50% SALES GENERATION
- Increase revenue through new lead generation, new sales to inactive customers and increase sales to existing assigned customers.
- Create sales tools to assist in achieving sales growth.
50% CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT
- Single-Point-of-Contact to customer. Ensure your customer’s needs and expectations are met. Follow through with requests to completion.
- Contact customers who haven’t purchased within 3 months to understand why and take necessary actions to drive future ordering.
- New customer orientation: Conduct introduction and provide welcome packet.
- Follow-up after first order making sure their first transaction with us was highly satisfactory to them.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 5 years Sales, Marketing or Customer Service related experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Advanced PC skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows, typing and 10-key data entry.
- Excellent communication skills: written, telephone, speaking, reading and listening.
- Individuals in the position must be results oriented, organized, able to multi-task, work in a fast-paced team environment and possess a strong customer-focused attitude: highly personable, accurate, relates well with people, service oriented, and a positive attitude.
- Ability to meet and exceed customer satisfaction, and resolve dissatisfaction.
- Effectively manage work situations of moderate complexity, which could impact company image and/or sales dollars and costs.
- General office equipment: fax, copier, scanner, etc.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the following competencies:
- Responsive to change – Adapts quickly to changing circumstances.
- Individually responsible for results – Engages in activities and experiences that strengthen contribution to the organization.
- Model collaboration and commitment – Focuses on team success before individual success.
- Focus on customers – Creates an experience for customers – delights customers by providing exceptional value and service.
- Demonstrates operational excellence – Continually looks for new and better ways to get things done and shows functional/technical proficiency in work.
- Demonstrates effective self-management – Seeks to understand and act upon improvement opportunities.
LEADER COMPETENCIES:
- Accountability for Results – Translates goals/objectives into actionable plans and results.
- Build and lead effective teams – Attracts and retains the best people. Optimizes peak performance through development & coaching.
- Foster change and innovation – Seeks solutions that strengthen quality, value, service and effectiveness.
- Create value for customers – Anticipates and responds to market trends and opportunities.
- Demonstrate business acumen and business agility – Demonstrates functional/technical proficiency, engages in effective operational and strategic planning.