Sales Operations Representative

Pregis•Anderson, SC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Pregis is seeking a Sales Operations Representative to support their specialty films market. This role involves developing, maintaining, and improving systems and strategies to grow and support film partners by meeting and exceeding their requirements and expectations. The position also involves assisting internally with job planning, inventory management, and ensuring the accuracy of customer data and documentation.

Requirements

Experience in asking probing question to further understand the customer’s needs
Strong interpersonal communication skills including superior listening skills
Outgoing self-starter who can work independently
Ability to think quickly and solve problems

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience in a manufacturing setting
Experience with films products
Experience in customer service, sales, and/or retention
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

Collect voice of customer or understanding customer requirements to seek out available solution and elevate for best solution.
Research, participate in training and gain product knowledge to best serve customers in their requests and growth potential and support Sales Team efforts.
Quickly respond to customer requests, both internal and external.
Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executive and R&D lead for further development and closure.
Listen attentively to customer questions and provide answers that are knowledgeable and insightful to encourage product sell or resolve issues or increase our profitability.
Participate in customer visits at PPF facility to better understand and serve our customers. Participate in weekly/monthly project reviews as offered. Gather information to be prepared for customer expectations and growth and to prevent failure and delays of PPF growth and profitability.
Participate in weekly meetings to evaluate pipeline against customer intel., discuss benchmarks, as well as team goals for the upcoming week.
Process/anticipate demand forecasts from customers. Keep the lines of communication open and encourage exchange of pertinent information.
Participate in escalation process when applicable to assist in best business decision when customer requests or when lead times are compromised.
Look for best practice and continuous improvement by mastering current process. Bring suggestions to leader for evaluation.
Manage inventory by assessing aged inventory. Evaluate orders for any opportunity to prevent or use aged inventory.
Process orders and provide backlog and inventory reporting to customers. Understand customer specs. in order to provide accurate item set up to production.
Participate in scheduling and planning meetings and provide intel. to customers and outside sales. Fully understand Product Wheel.
Understand asset capabilities of PPF and customers in order to suggest SKU consolidation to customers.
Maintain accurate pricing in ERP system or other means necessary for orders and for quoting.
Communicate with logistics all customer delivery requirements.