Sales Support Specialist

Vermeer; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Vermeer Corporation in Greenville, SC is seeking a Sales Support Specialist II – Industrial to partner with the sales team and dealers, manage the equipment order process, forecast, and support the SIOP process. This is an onsite role with occasional travel.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field, 4+ years of admin/logistics/sales support experience, and proficiency with Excel (and Power BI preferred) to produce accurate, concise reports and maintain strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, or Marketing required or equivalent experience.
• Power BI experience preferred; strong Excel skills required.
• Ability to develop relationships with dealers and internal teams.
• Detail oriented with professional documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support sales team and dealers with lead times, order changes, and equipment moves.
• Forecasting, orders, and shipments for specified OEM customers.
• Assist sales team with product group SIOP processes.
• CoordinateAdditional Dealer Discount Requests (ADDR).
• Work with internal teams to assign stock machines per need.
• Identify market competitors and analyze market share and pricing.
• Attend customer events and trade shows, supporting VIP visits and training.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Organization

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, or Marketing

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Who We Are

Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.

Work Shift 1 - First Shift

Job Summary

The Sales Support Specialist II – Industrial engages internal customers and dealers to provide quality service and accurate information regarding delivery schedules and forecasting as well as answers questions, manages the equipment order process, and maintains solid relationships. This role provides support to the management team regarding the SIOP process.

What You’ll Do

• 1. Support sales team and dealers including, but not limited to, lead time requests, order swaps, compass routings, and equipment moves.
• 2. Manage all aspects of specified original equipment manufacturer customers including forecasting, orders and shipments.
• 3. Assist sales team with product group specific SIOP process.
• 4. Coordinate and manage product group Additional Dealer Discount Requests (ADDR).
• 5. Work with internal teams such as corporate accounts, training, and engineering to assign stock machines for their needs.
• 6. Identify and monitor competitors that may affect sales. Conduct and analyze market research on competitors including market share, new product and pricing.
• 7. Attend specific customer events and trade shows providing expertise and customer support. Coordinate and support factory VIP customer visit experiences and internal training events.

What We’re Looking For

• - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, or Marketing with minimum four years’ experience in administration, logistics, sales support or related field; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• - Experience with Power BI preferred.
• - Demonstrated knowledge of Vermeer history and the ability to answer questions regarding products and/or the company.
• - Ability to develop relationships with dealers and team members.
• - Ability to create a positive reputation with dealers and peers.
• - Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships, which encourages openness with others; ability to be informative and offer professional assistance when working with the dealers, co-workers, and the public.
• - Proven proficiency in Excel.
• - Detail-oriented with ability to produce accurate, professional, and concise documents.
• - Ability to maintain confidential material given to customers and dealers.
• - Self-starter that does not require daily guidance, can handle a high workflow, and can prioritize various requests and be able to manage multiple tasks on a continuous basis.
• - Ability to develop and initiate internal process enhancements for the commercial team continuously.

Travel

Travel - Occasional travel is required of this position.

Work Location

ONSITE: A team member’s day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location, discuss potential arrangements with your manager.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Vermeer Corporation, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other status protected by the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Team Member Solutions at [phone] or at [e-mail]. Interested? We’d love to get to know you.