Inside Sales

consolidated pipe No 38 supply•Houston, TX

4h•Onsite

About The Position

This position will support the team by aggressively prospecting and developing accounts, generating sales quotes, and handling customer inquiries. In addition to these duties, the Inside Sales Representative will make cold and warm calls for new market initiatives while becoming technically knowledgeable about the company’s products and vendors.

Requirements

Aggressively prospecting and developing accounts
Generating sales quotes
Handling customer inquiries
Making cold and warm calls for new market initiatives
Becoming technically knowledgeable about the company’s products and vendors
Computer proficiency for retrieving customer information, stock status, and purchase order status
Ability to document all transactions

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of pipe, valve, and fitting products and services
Experience in the natural gas, waterworks, energy, or industrial sectors

Responsibilities

Responds to customers’ needs, consistent with quality, culture, and business practices.
Receive telephone requests for price quotations, purchase orders, order changes, adjustments, and cancellations directly from customers, original equipment manufacturers, and distributors.
Achieve and maintain rapport with customers and work to give them the best possible service.
Use a computer to retrieve customer information, stock status information, the status of purchase orders, and to make changes on customer purchase orders. Ensure that correct codes are used for retrieving and inputting information.
Follow up on inquiries by checking order status on computer for delivery information. Work closely with purchasing/expeditor regarding deliveries of scheduled shipments.
Make price quotations immediately by phone on stock items. Prepare forms, requests for quote (RFQ) on items not in stock and return quotations to customers ensuring their requirements are met.
Quote prices, terms, delivery dates based on product knowledge/company forecasts and inventory.
Obtain quotes from Approved Vendors (distributors and manufacturers) in order to meet customer's quality and delivery requirements
Ensure documentation of all transactions (Customer RFQ, RFQ to vendor, customer quote, customer Purchase Order, change orders.)
Identify and develop new and existing marketing opportunities through mailings, research, cold calling and trade show leads.
Target sales by working with the outside representative, excess inventory reports and inactive/lower activity accounts.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending coverage
Basic Term Life insurance
Accidental Death coverage
Long-Term Disability coverage
Voluntary benefits (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Life, Short Term Disability)
401(k) plan
Matching contributions to 401(k)
Vacation based on length of service