Inside Sales Account Manager

at  Border States

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.
This position will be located in: Anniston , AL

JOB SUMMARY

Supports the functions of the Sales & Marketing Departments within BSE in managing assigned customer account relationships. Promotes Border States Electric’s products, services and capabilities to maximize customer sales potential. Focuses on retaining existing business, penetrating assigned accounts and converting new accounts primarily through phone, email and occasional face to face meetings. Inputs cost savings documentation, coordinates sales strategies with preferred vendors, actively manages and directs company sales and support resources, and provides input to the pricing and purchasing departments on competitive issues related to price, margin strategy product evaluations, electrical code requirements, inventory requirements and other related sales, marketing and service functions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year business, sales, marketing or trade degree or the equivalent in related work experience.
• Minimum of four-years of prior customer service, marketing, and quotation or sales experience preferred.
• Minimum of four-years of prior electrical distribution and quotations experience preferred.
• Technical competence in understanding electrical systems
• Experience with contract negotiation.
• Experience with presenting in front of a large group.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English required.
• Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint), Internet, Email and SAP software.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Consistently provides responsive, quality service to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively plan and organize.
• Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.
• Ability to read a one-line diagram (electrical drawings).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions

• Meets or exceeds the sales and gross profit objectives which are established.
• Proactively develops contacts and services customers using phone, email, web conferencing to secure orders and generate sales of products and services.
• Proficiently completes cold call and qualify leads.
• Creates account plans and achieve sales objectives.
• Identifies and helps transition accounts in the medium potential segment to the high potential segment for field-based coverage.
• Ensures quality customer support, through expediting, pricing, follow-up, returns, and other services, as required.
• Provides customers with timely follow-up on technical inquiries and requests; this may be needed after business hours as well.
• Inputs TCCM cost savings documentation that is relevant to the assigned customer base.
• Directs the use of marketing tools, technical specialists, and company capabilities/services in support of a broad spectrum of products and services to facilitate a coordinated sales strategy for each assigned customer.
• Coordinates sales strategies with preferred vendors to maximize customer sales potential.
• Actively manages and directs company sales and support resources to maximize the sales and profit potential in support of all products, markets and specialist team opportunities for BSE.
• Participates in and advises sales management on the implementation and success of marketing plans and strategies.
• Provides input to other sales and marketing staff on customer needs and concerns regarding pricing, products, customer service and support, competition, procedures and market / customer potential.
• Provides strategic input to the pricing and purchasing departments on competitive issues related to price / margin strategy, product evaluations, electrical code requirements, inventory requirements, and other related sales, marketing and service functions.

Non-essential Functions

• Advises CFS staff on changes in customer credit worthiness.
• Advises CFS in any changes in customer management or ownership.
• Leads and attends sales and product meetings and technical training programs, as required.
• Attends and assists with sales meetings, trade shows and training programs, as needed.
• Coordinates with the Customer Financial Services staff to resolve customer billing issues resulting from errors in pricing, shipping, delivery or other credit areas, as needed.
• Entertains clients as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or other designate.

OUR PURPOSE

We believe unstoppable businesses shouldn’t go it alone. We are owners - of relationships, of outcomes, of every moment these unstoppable businesses need to deliver.