Inside Sales Specialist – Industrial Lifting

Bishop Lifting; Broussard (LA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. is seeking an Inside Sales professional in Lafayette/Broussard, LA. This hourly, full-time role focuses on handling inbound leads, assisting customers with quotes, and processing orders while supporting branch operations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of sales experience, strong customer service skills, and proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship and be able to work rotating Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent customer service skills (friendly, courteous and helpful).
• Strong phone etiquette and experience dialing multiple calls per day.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook (At least 1 year required).
• At least 5 years of sales experience preferred (Inside or Outside), preferably in an industrial environment (manufacturing, distribution, oil & gas, etc).
• High sense of urgency in regards to deadlines.
• Self reliance, lack of supervision required in daily tasks.
• Willingness to reach out to potential or existing customers with a helpful attitude.
• Must be willing to work rotating Saturdays.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check, drug test, and physical if applicable.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Source new sales growth opportunities through inbound lead follow up, proactive calls and emails.
• Record, track, and follow up on quotes/estimates.
• Assist in greeting customers and aiding with recommendations of product type, quality, and quantity of merchandise sought for purchase.
• Compute charges for merchandise or services and handles payments in a timely and professional manner.
• Assisting in corporate inventory controls.
• Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executives for further development and closure.
• Assist branch in administrative functions such as recordkeeping, billing, time and attendance, accounting functions and communication with corporate departments.
• Perform other functions as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Phone etiquette

Written and oral communication

5+ years sales experience

Industrial environment experience

Rotating Saturdays willingness

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. is seeking an Inside Sales professional in Lafayette/Broussard, LA. This hourly, full-time role focuses on handling inbound leads, assisting customers with quotes, and processing orders while supporting branch operations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of sales experience, strong customer service skills, and proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship and be able to work rotating Saturdays.