Sales Assistant

AMI Metals, Inc.; Cessna (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs

Holidays

Wellness programs

Educational assistance

Job summary

AMI Metals, Inc. is a supplier of aircraft-quality raw material products to the aerospace industry. This role supports the sales department with administrative tasks, maintaining customer profiles and processing orders, in a sedentary office environment.

You will assist Sales Reps, respond to inquiries, prepare quotes and ensure timely communication. The position requires a high school diploma, bilingual English+, and strong data handling and problem‑solving skills.

Qualifications

• Education: high school diploma or GED.
• Bilingual English+ required; able to read/interpret procedures and write business communications.
• Customer service and administrative support experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintains customer profile for the assigned region
• Provide Best-In-Class customer service in accordance with the policy and objectives of AMI Metals
• Process customer orders
• Assist Sales Reps in maintaining A/R integrity
• Timely responsiveness to action related e-mails
• Participates in departmental and/or other company meetings
• Daily Functions
• Prepares quotes, contracts and RFP/RFI responses for potential customers
• Maintain all quote documentation with accurate pricing and configurations
• Working Open Order Report and releasing orders to the floor. Working cut plans on orders to release to the floor
• Cover Sales Reps desk when reps are traveling
• Working with production to get orders out the door
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Bilingual English+

Reading and interpreting procedures

Mathematical calculations

Problem solving

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Location/Org Data : Logo

Job Summary

ABOUT US:AMI Metals, Inc. (www.amimetals.com) is globally recognized as the industry leader in supplying aircraft quality raw material products to the aerospace industry. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance, Inc. (www.reliance.com) who is the largest metals service center company in North America and recognized as a Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies!

WHY WORK FOR AMI?We value our employees and consider them to be our most important asset! We hire people who seek a professional, team-oriented environment which values collaboration and knowledge sharing. AMI is committed to employee safety, quality/continuous improvements, productivity and growth opportunities! Check out our reviews on Indeed and Glassdoor .

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:We offer our employees and their dependents with a comprehensive benefits package which include:

· Medical (PPO High/Low or Health Savings Plan)

· Dental

· Vision

· Paid Time Off

· Life Insurance

· Short & Long-Term Disability

· Flexible Spending Accounts

· 9 Paid Company Holidays

· Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs

· Educational Assistance

Physical Requirements

Stand or Sit(Stationary position), Walk(Move, Traverse), Use hand/fingers to handle or feel (Operate, Activate, Use, Prepare, Inspect, Place, Detect, Position), Talk/hear(Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information), See (Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess), Repetitive Motion

Function in the Job

Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Job Function

SUMMARY

Assisting the sales department administrative work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESincluded the following:

1. Update and maintains customer profile for the assigned region

· Maintains all customer profile forms

· makes changes or updates to account information in StelPlan

· Updates all customer clauses on the intranet

2. Provide Best-In-Class customer service in accordance with the policy and objectives of AMI Metals

· Responsive to customer requests for status of their orders

· Assisting Sales Reps in quoting customers

· Return phone calls / messages / emails timely

· Provide technical data to customers upon request

· Responsiveness to request for missing paperwork, TR’s/BOL/Invoices etc.

3. Process customer orders

· Enter orders into the system and acknowledge customer PO.

· Execute Buy Req, Process Req, or Transfer Req where appropriate.

· Process open orders by updating due date, releasing orders and assisting with cutplan

· File the customer PO

· Maintains files of all quotes, transactions, and all other correspondence relative to customer RFQ’s / Orders an Quotations

· Communicates “holes in inventory” to Sales Management and Purchasing

4. Assist Sales Reps in maintaining A/R integrity

· Execute Credit and RA Forms

· Review and be aware of account status, dates, and A/R balances

5. Timely responsiveness to action related e-mails

· Respond to Sales Management on questions or projects that are assigned

· Respond to any department question regarding orders or other issues directly related to orders.

6. Participates in departmental and/or other company meetings

· Attend Sales Meeting and participate actively

7. Daily Functions

· Prepares quotes, contracts and RFP/RFI responses for potential customers

· Maintain all quote documentation with accurate pricing and configurations

· Working Open Order Report and releasing orders to the floor. Working cut plans on orders to release to the floor

· Cover Sales Reps desk when reps are traveling

· Working with production to get orders out the door

· Other duties may be assigned.

Required Skills

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED. Experience in administrative support role for at least 2 years.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write business correspondence to customers, reps, and managers. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Must be bilingual English+

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and finger to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, calculator and telephone keypad. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to work under stressful conditions. Ability to deal with irate individuals. Ability to work irregular hours. Ability to travel as required. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives.

Only local applicants will be considered

AMI Metals, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.