Inside Sales Representative (Remote - Chicago region)

Color Art•Elgin, IL

12h•$40,000 - $50,000•Remote

About The Position

Atlantic Coast Cotton, LLC (ACC), a JAL Equity portfolio business, is seeking an Inside Sales Representative. ACC is a premier distributor of imprintable clothing, sportswear, and accessories, known for its high-quality apparel and swift turnaround times. The company aims to support e-commerce and apparel sales by providing garments for customization on-demand. The Inside Sales Representative will be responsible for heavy outbound calling, handling inbound calls, resolving requests for quotations, lead times, order placement, expediting, changes in quotes, writing orders, and communicating pertinent information to all necessary parties.

Requirements

Experience using CRM tool is a plus (Salesforce.com)

Nice To Haves

Proven self-starter with the drive and initiative to develop new business
Comfortable/effective at making sales cold calls
Positive, outgoing, professional personal presentation
Able to cultivate relationships, establish rapport and develop credibility with customers and co-workers.
Possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Ability to communicate effectively with a large and diverse client base.
Proficient level computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook

Responsibilities

Reach or exceed monthly, quarterly, annual sales budgets.
Generates revenue by soliciting and obtaining orders.
Identifying new sales opportunities.
Develops sales opportunities by researching and identifying potential accounts, soliciting new accounts, building rapport, providing technical information and explanations, preparing quotations, and keeping Salesforce.com up to date.
Fills orders by transferring orders to fulfillment, communicating expected delivery date, and explaining stock-outs.
Develops accounts by checking customer’s buying history, suggesting related and new items, and explaining technical features.
Maintain and expand the database of prospect in Salesforce.com.
Maintains and improves quality results by following standards and recommending improved policies and procedures.
Updates job knowledge by studying new product descriptions and participating in educational opportunities.
Accomplishes department and organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests.
Explores opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Other duties as assigned