Now Hiring - Inside Technical Sales (Building & Construction) in Allentown, PA

Job description

The primary objective for this position is to promote company services in metal roofing, metal walls, and metal soffits/ceiling for a leading manufacturer via proactive approach. This position will respond to customer inquiries, assists outside sales team, order entry, follow up on project progress, and supporting technical services. The candidate will have strong relationship building and listening skills that will form an understanding with our partners and prospects in order to align our value proposition with the needs of our customers. This self starter will be independent and have strong communication, writing, and follow up skills. Common customer’s this position deals with are installers, builders, general contractors, and architects/engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Generates new and repeat sales by providing product and technical information in a timely manner.

• Ability to understand blue prints and specifications. • Acts as a liaison between customers and various departments to ensure customer satisfaction, before, during, and after the sale.

• Determines customer requirements and expectations to recommend specific products and solutions based on cost, availability, specifications or to increase customer satisfaction.

• Accurately processes customer transactions such as purchase orders, quotations, returns, and samples/literature requests. • Uses proactive sales approach to aid the efforts of the outside sales team by utilizing sales tools to establish contacts and appointments.

• Educates customers about the features and benefits of our products to improve their territories sales and customer satisfaction while increasing the average order size by means of cross selling, up-selling, and add-on sales.

• Manages time effectively, meets personal goals, and works effectively with co-workers.

• Ability to respond to a fast paced work environment and handle multiple tasks. Experience:

• Basic understanding of blue prints • Experience in estimating • Understanding in construction processes and roles • Basic computer skills with Microsoft

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

• Auto Cad understanding (not required but a plus) Job Type: Full-time Salary: From $45,000.00 per year Benefits: • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance

• Disability insurance • Flexible spending account • Health insurance • Health savings account • Life insurance • Paid time off • Tuition reimbursement • Vision insurance Schedule: • Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types: • Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate: • Allentown, PA 18106: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work.

(Required) Experience:

• Sales: 1 year (Preferred) Work Location: One location

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Allentown, PA 18106: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• What are your salary requirements???

Experience:

• Sales: 1 year (Preferred)
• Technical sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person