Inside Sales

Austin Hose•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

Austin Hose is seeking an Inside Sales Representative to be knowledgeable and educated in company products and services. The role requires providing professional, accurate, and excellent customer service, promptly answering calls, and responding timely to emails and inquiries. This position is responsible for selling company products and services by processing orders, handling price and delivery inquiries, providing technical and application information, soliciting customer orders, and suggesting additional products in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment. The Inside Sales Representative will manage orders from quote to invoice, select and specify products from various vendors, process customer orders, and send acknowledgements. They will also review customer purchase orders for special conditions, verify ship dates, and increase order size by suggesting related items and checking customer buying history. Additionally, the role involves processing and expediting customer returns and returns to vendors, working closely with outside sales representatives to solicit business and maintain customer service levels, and collaborating with buyers to locate products and ensure timely delivery. Effective communication and positive participation within the inside sales team are essential. The representative will review open customer order reports and take timely action on items at risk of missing promised delivery dates. Flexibility, including working overtime and assuming new responsibilities, is expected for the betterment of Austin Hose.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
1-3+ years’ experience in Customer Service related Industry and Inside Sales preferred.
Ability to quickly learn and become proficient with Austin Hose warehouse and delivery methods, techniques, and procedures.
Ability to use MS Office, proficiency in MS Excel and basic understanding and navigation of Trulinx setup and maintenance.
Familiarity with pricing scheme and suppliers
Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, understandable manner and listen attentively to others and understands material.
Strong verbal, written, mathematical and interpersonal skills.
Ability to maintain a good working relationship with customers, co-workers, supervisors, management and various personnel.
Ability to effectively communicate with customers/peers/supervisors.
Attentive to detail and ensure accuracy in customer orders.
Must be able to pass random drug test.

Responsibilities

Sell company products and services to customers by processing orders, price and delivery inquiries, providing technical and application information, soliciting customer orders and suggesting additional products in a fast multi-tasking environment.
Maintains responsibility of orders from quote to invoice.
Select and specify a variety of products utilizing a variety of vendors.
Process customers’ orders and send requested order acknowledgements.
Review customer purchase orders for special conditions/documentations.
Check availability and verify ship date.
Increase order size by suggesting related items, explaining features, and checking customer’s buying history.
Process and expedite orders, customer returns and returns to vendors in an accurate and timely manner.
Works closely with outside salesman in soliciting business, executing order transactions and maintaining superior customer service levels.
Works closely with buyers to locate product and ensure timely delivery.
Communicates effectively and participates positively as a member of the inside sales team.
Review open customer order report and take action on open items in a timely manner; specifically, those items that may at risk in meeting the customer’s promised delivery date.
Willingness to be flexible, including working overtime, and performing responsibilities not specifically identified in the job description and assuming new responsibilities for the betterment of Austin Hose.