Inside Sales Associate

Vaco; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking an Inside Sales Associate to support customer relationships, sales operations, and growth initiatives within a dynamic manufacturing environment. You will build relationships with customers and outside reps, provide pricing and product information, coordinate with production and shipping, and generate sales reports to drive performance.

This role requires strong Excel skills (pivot tables), excellent communication, and a proactive, customer-focused mindset suitable for a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environment preferred.
• ERP experience is a plus.
• Strong MS Office skills including pivot tables.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated with a customer-focused mindset and high professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers and outside sales representatives.
• Provide pricing, product information, production schedules, and shipping updates to customers.
• Coordinate with production teams to manage order fulfillment and shipping timelines.
• Partner with freight carriers to ensure timely and accurate product delivery.
• Maintain and update customer pricing information and records.
• Generate and distribute sales reporting and business data.
• Assist with customer return and material authorization processes.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Pricing and product information

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Communication (verbal and written)

Organizational and analytical

Customer-focused mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client, a well-established and growing manufacturing organization, is seeking an Inside Sales Associate to support customer relationships, sales operations, and commercial growth initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional who enjoys working directly with customers, collaborating across departments, and contributing to a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers and outside sales representatives.
• Provide pricing, product information, production schedules, and shipping updates to customers.
• Coordinate with production teams to manage order fulfillment and shipping timelines.
• Partner with freight carriers to ensure timely and accurate product delivery.
• Maintain and update customer pricing information and records.
• Generate and distribute sales reporting and business data.
• Assist with customer return and material authorization processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environment preferred.
• ERP system experience is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including intermediate Excel capabilities such as pivot tables.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated professional with a customer-focused mindset and high level of professionalism.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

Privacy Notice

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• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.