Now Hiring - Continental Disc Corporation - Inside Sales Representative - OEM in Liberty, MO

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Continental Disc Corporation, LLC ("CDC") designs and manufactures safety- critical products that protect pressure-containing vessels from catastrophic failure. CDC is headquartered in Liberty, Missouri (outside Kansas City), and has manufacturing operations in Houston, Texas, and Ahmedabad, India with additional sales offices in India, the Netherlands and China. CDC benefits from one of the most recognized brands in its industry and a reputation for outstanding quality earned over its more than 60 years of operation. CDC's customers include blue-chip companies in the chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, general industrial, aerospace, defense, food and beverage, municipal, and other markets globally. An Inside Sales Representative - OEM performs a variety of duties to support OEM Sales to meet and exceed overall company sales goals. An Inside Sales Rep provides customer service to customers, and other CDC team members globally, as needed. Requirements * Act as a resource for customers, providing customer service and technical support in an effective, timely and pleasant manner * Receive customer inquiries and review specifications, drawings and requirements to prepare quotations * Follow up on open quotes and other activities in a timely manner and report to Director of OEM * Assist with mining and cultivating new opportunities including market research to define new applications and prospective customers * Contact prospective customers to determine business potential * Act as a liaison between engineering / estimating and sales team to complete the sales process * Work with Outside Sales and other CDC team members to maintain up-to-date information regarding status of customer activities to effectively serve customers * Perform other duties as assigned, based on workload and business need * Minimal travel may be required EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: * Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering preferred. * 1-year sales experience in a company selling industrial products, technical industrial sales experience preferred. TECHNICAL / FUNCTION SPECIFIC: * Working knowledge of company products, applications, installation instructions and product-related procedures * Ability to read blueprints * Intermediate math skills * Intermediate reading skills * Excellent verbal communication skills * Working knowledge of computers sufficient to successfully use company ERP system, Microsoft Windows and Office BEHAVIORAL: * Willingness and ability to follow all manufacturing procedures and company policies * Attention to detail * Concern for quality, accuracy and safety * Ability to stay on task and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines * Positive attitude and ability to work well with others, including peers, supervisors, executive management and outside vendors, representatives and visitors when called upon PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: * Sufficient manual dexterity to successfully use a computer and telephone. * Ability to sit for extended periods of time, up to 8 hours per day, though possibly more * Sometimes required to stand and/or walk, up to 1 hour per day, and make occasional trips from the office area to the manufacturing area * Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment when in the manufacturing area, including, but not limited to, safety glasses and safety shoes Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA and 401K with Match eligible day one. Employee Assistance Program, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, Fitness Room, Safety Shoe Reimbursement, Prescription Eye Glass Allowance, 13 Holidays, Paid time off, and so much more. Equal Opportunity Employer As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CDC does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, familial status, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities