Sales Assistant To The Vice President

Summit International Flooring; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit International Flooring, a 23‑year‑old luxury and sustainable flooring importer and distributor, seeks a service‑oriented team member to support sales reps, designers, and customers from our Whippany, NJ location.

You will learn products, handle sample requests, manage costs and certifications, and assist in market approaches while working with a diverse sales force and occasional trade shows.

Qualifications

• Solid employment record of at least two years in a service role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong basic math skills.
• Well-versed in Word, Excel, and Google Docs.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks or accounting software (helpful).
• Familiarity with CRM (helpful).
• Ability to work in small groups with all kinds of people.
• Willing to be available at all hours due to the service aspect of selling luxury products.

Responsibilities

• Learn products and how to present them in-person and virtually.
• Reply to incoming requests for samples or information.
• Respond to sales representatives requests.
• Keep product costs organized and up to date.
• Keep product certifications organized.
• Learn our distribution and how we approach the market.
• Get to know our sales force of employees and independent agents, and how to support and manage them.
• Help with customer service overflow, sending estimates and invoices.
• Help with sample shipments, as necessary to uphold our high level of service.
• Represent the company at occasional trade shows.
• Occasionally travel with sales representatives, teaching and coaching them.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Basic math

Word

Excel

Google Docs

QuickBooks

CRM

Team collaboration

Customer service

Multitasking

Tools

Word

Excel

Google Docs

QuickBooks

CRM

Job description

Summit International Flooring is a 23-year-old provider of luxury and sustainable flooring, which we import and distribute through architectural specifications on a worldwide basis.Success depends on a highly service-oriented attitude, as you will support sales representatives, designers, and customers, working full-time from our Whippany, NJ location.

The successful candidate will be:

• Mature, trustworthy, reliable, and motivated to learn and grow.
• Smart, with critical thinking ability and basic math skills.
• Highly organized and able to work all day at a detail-oriented, fast pace and still be able to remain accurate with multiple interruptions.
• Able to interact verbally and by email with people at all levels of an organization.

Tasks will involve:

• Learn products and details surrounding their use, and how to present them in-person and virtually.
• Reply to incoming requests for samples or information.
• Respond to sales representative requests.
• Keep product costs organized and up to date.
• Keep product certifications organized.
• Learn our distribution and how we approach the market.
• Get to know our sales force of employees and independent agents, and how to both support and manage them.
• Help with customer service overflow, sending estimates and invoices.
• Help with sample shipments, as necessary to uphold our high level of service.
• Represent the company at occasional trade shows.
• Occasionally travel with sales representatives, teaching and coaching them.

Requirements:

• Solid employment record of at least two years in a service role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong basic math skills.
• Well-versed in computer skills, Word, Excel, and Google Docs.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks or accounting software (helpful).
• Familiarity with CRM (helpful).
• Ability to work in small groups with all kinds of people.
• Willing to be available at all hours due to the service aspect of selling luxury products.

Pay based on experience in the range of $60,000 - $70,000 / year

We are a growing company where you can become a big fish in a small pond, learning and being included in all aspects of running a business if you have the unique ability to bring a can-do, will-do attitude and still be able to leave your ego at the front door.