Inside Sales Associate

Flores & Associates, LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits

Company-funded HSA and 401k with match

Generous vacation policy

Life Balance Reimbursement Plan

Volunteer program for community involvement

Job summary

Flores & Associates, LLC is looking for an Inside Sales Associate based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This position focuses on driving revenue growth by engaging with prospective clients via phone, email, and virtual meetings. Responsibilities include managing the sales cycle, collaborating with leadership for strategic outreach, and maintaining records in Dynamics365 CRM. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of inside sales experience and strong communication skills. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of inside sales or related experience preferred.
• Ability to learn and articulate product knowledge effectively.
• An individual that understands the value of providing a high level of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Build a qualified pipeline within your territory and meet assigned annual quota.
• Manage the sales cycle from initial outreach to closing.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop a strategic plan for outreach.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong time management and organizational skills

Proficiency with CRM tools and Microsoft Office Suite

Self-starter with a competitive mindset

Tools

Dynamics365 CRM

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

Job Summary

We are passionate about our clients having a great experience and this also applies to our team and our future team members. Building a remarkable team is a top-level company priority. The Inside Sales Associate is responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, qualifying, and engaging with prospective clients via phone, email, and virtual meetings. This role requires excellent communication skills, a consultative sales approach, and the ability to manage multiple leads through the sales funnel. This is a great opportunity for a candidate starting their sales career, with a growth path to our Direct Sales team. The ideal candidate is self‑motivated, competitive, driven, and thrives in a fast‑paced environment. This person will report to the Inside Sales Team Lead.

What You’ll Do

The Inside Sales Associate’s primary responsibility is to build a qualified pipeline within your territory and meet your assigned annual quota. You will be responsible for and manage the sales cycle from initial outreach to closing. To achieve this, you will:

• Collaborate with leadership to analyze territory and develop a strategic plan for outreach. Use provided tools to seek out new relationships and conduct outbound prospecting to generate new business opportunities with brokers and employers in assigned territory.
• Meet and exceed individual activity targets, such as outbound calls, emails, LinkedIn touchpoints to maximize pipeline development.
• Work with Inside Sales Team Lead to deliver creative benefit administration solutions by helping to define client needs, propose and present solutions. Own the sales cycle from proposal to closing, pulling in internal resources as needed.
• Work closely with the Inside Sales Team Lead to prioritize opportunities and align on strategy.
• Meet and exceed individual sales targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Develop sales skills, including outreach, presentation, negotiation, objection handling, and closing skills.
• Adhere to the company’s sales process, including maintaining accurate records of outreach and meeting activity, pipeline, and sales in the Dynamics365 CRM. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure a smooth transition of new clients and maintain quality work that exemplifies and promotes the company’s core values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Who You Are

• 1–3 years of inside sales or related experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with CRM tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to learn and articulate product knowledge effectively.
• Self‑starter with a competitive mindset.
• An individual that understands the value of providing a high level of customer service.

Work Environment

FloresHR’s standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET with an hour lunch. Roles may be approved for other schedules by managers. This role operates in a professional office environment based out of our Charlotte office (off West Morehead) (5 days in office). This role is mostly sedentary and consists of prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. This role also utilizes other tools such as a phone, copy machine, and printer. Common programs often used are Outlook, Word, and Excel. This position frequently communicates with FloresHR team members and candidates and must be able to exchange accurate information clearly in these situations.

How We Support Our Team

At FloresHR, we invest in our people, our community and our technology and strive to provide work life balance, paired with professional growth for each of our employees. We provide an innovative benefit solution for our clients but that does not apply just to our clients. They extend to our team too!

• Competitive Benefits – FloresHR offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their families. We also provide company funded HSA’s, Pre‑ and Post‑tax 401k’s with a company match up to 5%, and other great benefits such as Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Pet insurance, and more!
• Work Life Balance – We want all our team members to have time to focus on themselves and their families. We offer a Monday – Friday schedule, a generous vacation policy and a Life Balance Reimbursement Plan to support this.
• Community Involvement – We love to give back to our community, and we recognize that our team does too! We have a volunteer program in place to support our team members as they help the organizations’ they are passionate about.

Our Core Values & Diversity Focus

Our vision is to be the most admired benefits partner, and our core values and beliefs are:

• We believe in always doing the right thing.
• We believe that a remarkable service experience is possible.
• We believe in trusting one another as an operating philosophy.
• We believe that high performance teams deliver extraordinary results.
• We believe in building benefits technology that converts the complex to easy.
• We seek to empower, empathize, and respect our team members and our world.

FloresHR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy‑related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. We are committed to diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of job related responsibilities and requirements.