Steel Business Development Specialist - Global Trading Company (36106)

Activ8 Recruitment & Solutions; Hackensack (NJ); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Activ8 Recruitment & Solutions in Fort Lee, NJ seeks a Steel Business Development Specialist to manage customer accounts, respond to inquiries promptly, visit customers, develop new suppliers, establish reports and advise customers.

This full-time, exempt role includes a bonus, attractive benefits and a 401(k). You will strengthen existing relationships, source steel and metal suppliers, coordinate with procurement and logistics, and travel regularly to domestic and international locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
• 2–3 years outside sales experience in the steel industry
• Strong interpersonal and initiative
• Autonomous and motivated
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally (North America, South America, and Asia)

Responsabilités

• Quote price and lead times through coordination with procurement and internal resources
• Generate sales and meet budgetary requirements (volume and gross margins)
• Support sales with forecasting information on customer activity and opportunities
• Coordinate with logistics on scheduling and follow-up of deliveries
• Strengthen existing customer relationships and develop new ones
• Marketing analysis: monitor local competitors and market evolution
• Provide accurate market reports
• Coordinate with project sales team for upcoming projects
• Update sales database and prepare reports for management
• Establish sourcing strategies and new suppliers for steel and metals
• Other duties as assigned

Connaissances

Sales

Customer relations

Team player

Initiative

Flexible mindset

Travel readiness

Formation

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Description du poste

A global trading company is seeking a Steel Business Development Specialist to join their team in Fort Lee, NJ. This position is responsible for customer accounts, handling customer enquiries in a timely manner through a commercial approach: visiting customers, developing new suppliers, establishing reports and advising customers. This is a full-time, exempt position, plus bonus, with excellent benefits and 401k.

Steel Business Development Specialist Duties:

• Quote price and lead times through coordination with procurement department, internal resources and use of pricing matrices
• Responsible for generating sales and meeting budgetary requirements, in terms of both volume and gross margins
• Support sales and Management with forecasting information on the status of customer activity and future opportunities
• Responsible for liaising with the logistics team regarding scheduling and follow up of deliveries
• Strengthening existing customer relationships & developing new potential ones
• Marketing analysis: to monitor & evaluate the local competitors and follow the market evolution for the particular area
• Provide accurate and informative market reports
• Proper coordination with the dedicated member from the project sales team for better knowledge of the upcoming projects
• Responsible for updating the sales database, preparing sales reports as required by the management for that particular region
• Establishing new sourcing strategies and new suppliers for Steel and Metal.
• Other duties as assigned

Steel Business Development Specialist Skills:

• Prefers to have a bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
• Prefers to have 2~3 years of outside sales experience in the steel industry
• Has strong personal skills, team player and capable of taking initiative and strong pleasant personality
• Autonomous, motivated, and able to handle on-time customer requirements
• Has a flexible mindset, enterprising, enthusiastic, willing to learn
• Available for frequent business trips to domestic and international (North America, South America and Asia)