Now Hiring - Sales Coordinator in Morrisville, NC

Title of Position: Sales Coordinator
Duration: Full-Time, Exempt, Permanent | Monday – Friday | 8:30 – 5:30

Location: Morrisville, NC (Raleigh-Durham Office) or Norfolk, VA

Reports To: Under the general supervision of the General Manager

Summary:

Supports their assigned sales representative(s) and coordinates sales-related activities within the

company, thereby contributing to achieving sales targets. This position plays an important role in

maintaining good customer relationships by acting as an extension of the field sales force.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with Sales Team to develop creative strategies and proposals to meet client goals:

o Employee/client incentives

o Client/employee appreciation

o Marketing/tradeshow efforts

o Employee/client recognition

• Research and source cost effective, creative merchandise, domestically and overseas

• Handle order entry, tracking and invoicing for production

• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure deadlines are met
• Negotiate best pricing from factory partners

• Act as point of contact for sales team with Brand Fuel’s factory partners

• Join sales team in client meetings/pitches when needed

• Develop speculative, targeted product samples for clients

• Help provide responses to RFP’s

• Work directly with clients to support sales team

• Assist with Brand Fuel’s external marketing efforts such as social media, content production, event

planning, marketing mailers, client gift programs, and website updates.

• Serve on a dedicated back up team when other support/sales staff are out of the office or workflow is

Desirable Skills/Experience and Required Competencies:

• Undergraduate degree. Concentration in accounting, marketing, or business administration a plus.

• Promotional advertising industry experience.

• Two + years of experience in a marketing, advertising, accounting or sales environment.

• Experience working with order entry software.

• Project management and organizational skills and the demonstrated ability to work as a team player.

• Listening, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Continuous Learning, Attention to Detail, Self-

• High speed processing and accurate work.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Able to collaborate, negotiate and persuade, while maintaining positive relationships with employees,

peers, clients, and third party partners.

• Sales and marketing, creative writing, or retail background.

• General accounting understanding.

Job Specifications: (which we realize are slightly curious, but they are important, nonetheless)
• Ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Ability to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Continually operate a computer and other office machinery, such as a cost/margin/sell calculator,

copy machine, and printer.

• Frequently communicate with suppliers and clients about pricing and product information and

exchange accurate information.

• Distinguish colors and assess imprint accuracies or inaccuracies.

• Vision clarity within 2 feet or less.

• Work with moderate to loud levels of music (rare heavy metal, punk and rap) and noise that is typical

• Ability to lift or force exerted occasionally up to 25lbs.

• Brand Fuel maintains a dog-friendly culture, particularly in the Norfolk, VA office.

• Work pressures, disturbances of work flow, and/or irregularities are expected and occur on a regular

basis.

• Make ongoing prioritization and re-prioritization decisions and communicate within a team.

Application Process:

Please visit [please apply online] If, after review, you are interested in the promotional products industry

and Brand Fuel, please email résumé: resume@. Please mention who you were referred by

or how you heard about the opportunity. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Conditions of Employment:

• The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal history background check

• Job offers are contingent upon the execution of more detailed Employee, Sales, and Non-Compete

Agreements.

About Brand Fuel:

Founded in 1998, Brand Fuel is a specialty advertising, promotional products, and web services firm

with two offices/showrooms: on the edge of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park and downtown

Norfolk, Virginia. As a full-service promotional products agency, Brand Fuel coordinates the selection,
design, decoration, and production of logo merchandise for clients locally and worldwide. Since its

inception, Brand Fuel has won Best Places to Work, Best Website, Best Showroom, Best National

Marketing Event awards, Best Places to Work, and is recognized in the top 1% of the industry in

revenues. We pride ourselves in our creative ability to help clients increase sales and raise brand

awareness.

Brand Fuel provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In

addition to federal law requirements, Brand Fuel complies with applicable state and local laws governing

nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies

to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination,

layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Reasonable accommodations may be

made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.