Inside Sales Account Manager

State Steel of Omaha; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

State Steel is seeking a Sales professional responsible for buying and selling steel products, fabrications, and services. You will prepare quotes and orders per customer demand, follow up on quotes, evaluate need, and monitor the steel market to ensure competitive pricing and timely delivery.

This role requires strong communication with colleagues, customers, and clients via verbal, in person, phone, and written forms (emails, letters, and faxes).

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic and basic algebra.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous sales experience and experience with meeting the public and building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quotes and orders per customer demand and follow up on quotes.
• Evaluate customer needs and monitor the steel market for pricing and delivery.
• Communicate clearly with colleagues, customers, and clients via verbal, in-person, phone, and written forms (emails, letters, and faxes).
• Complete all duties assigned.

Skills

Build Relationships

Communication Skills

Job description

The Sales position is responsible for buying and selling steel products, fabrications, and services provided by this company. She/he will prepare quotes and orders per customer demand and will follow-up on orders/quotes, evaluate need, and monitor the steel market. Communication of thoughts and ideas to fellow employees, customers, and clients is a must; utilizing many avenues such as verbal communication, in person, over the phone, as well as written form; e-mails, letters and fax. Lastly, the Sales position is responsible for completing all duties assigned.

Work Schedule

Requires working weekday mornings and afternoons. Some early mornings, weekends and evenings may be required.

Acting with Honor and Character: Integrity and Ethics

Relating Skills: Build Relationships

Conscientiousness/Inspection/Detail Orientation: Following Instructions, Attention to Detail,

Arithmetic Computation: Arithmetic Computation, Basic Algebra

Dealing with Trouble: Conflict Resolution, Problem Solving

Focus on the Bottom Line: Target Markets, Drive, and Profit/Loss

Demonstrating Personal Flexibility: Learning, Adaptability/Flexibility, Stress Tolerance

Scientific Understanding: Basic Physics

Product and Service Knowledge: Product and Service Knowledge

Office Tools/ Measuring: Telephone, fax, computer, word processor, calculator, drafting equipment, tape measure, caliper

Physical Requirements

Agility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, or legs to perform job tasks.

Physical Strength: The ability to lift, push, pull, or carry objects using hands, arms, back, abdominal muscles, shoulders, legs, or a combination of these muscle groups.

Protective Equipment: The ability to wear all necessary personal protective equipment to perform job functions including but not limited to; steel-toed boots, hard hats, gloves, goggles, glasses, masks, ear protectors, respirators and clothing.

Travel: The ability to travel by automobile, truck, train, ferry or airplane.

Visual Acuity: The ability to see details (e.g., letters, numbers, codes, color, symbols, marks, labels, signs, video displays) clearly to accomplish work tasks in a safe and efficient manner.

Proper Lifting Techniques: The ability to properly lift heavy objects or equipment. This includes the knowledge of correct bending and lifting techniques as needed to properly position and use one's hands, feet, legs, arms, and back to lift objects or equipment, and to push, pull, and carry heavy objects.

Hand-Eye Coordination: The ability to coordinate one's eyes with one's fingers, wrists, or arms to move, carry, or manipulate objects or to perform other job-related tasks.

Work Conditions: The ability to perform job activities, with appropriate intermittent relief where applicable, inside or outside. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to extreme cold, heat, inclement weather, at heights, while exposed to constant/intermittent sound. Also, at times, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

Climbing: The ability to climb, work, and carry items up and down ladders.

Manual Dexterity: The ability to make quick, accurate, skillful, coordinated movements of one hand, one hand in coordination with its arm, or two hands to grasp, place, move, or assemble objects. The ability to perform repetitive motion with wrist, hands and fingers as the employee will utilize a keyboard frequently.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic and basic algebra

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous sales experience and experience with meeting the public and building relationships.

State Steel is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that I have read the Job Description and I understand what would be expected of me. The Company reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or to combine positions at any time. I also understand that I am an at-will employee, and this Job Description does not constitute a contract of employment.

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