Job description
Flexibility Option:Job Req Id:
27451
Description:
Employee-Owned. Customer-Driven.
This position will report to: Benjamin E Fordree
Application Deadline: March 2, 2023
This position will be located in: West Columbia, SC
This position is posted: Both Internally and Externally
Job Summary
Promotes sales, secures orders, and provides quality service to our customers. Consults with customers on product and system applications and provides customers with follow-up on quotations and technical inquiries, and specialist product support. Participates in marketing, planning and sale of Border States technical products and services, advises management on the implementation and success of marketing plans and strategies. Evaluates new products and makes recommendations on stock levels for new and existing products. Provides field trouble shooting assistance, training and information/documentation support.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Works closely with Border States’ sales and marketing staff to meet and exceed sales and gross profit objectives.
Consults with customers on product and system applications.
Provides customers with timely follow-up on quotations, technical inquiries and other requests.
Provides continuous contact and interaction with customer’s engineering staff, contractors and consultants.
Provides specific or specialized product support for branches and customers.
Inputs TCCM cost savings documentation that is relevant to the assigned customer base.
Actively participates in the marketing, planning, and sale of Border States’ technical products and services.
Participates in and advises management on the implementation and success of marketing plans and strategies.
Consistently provides responsive, quality service to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Provides input to other sales and marketing staff on customer needs and concerns regarding pricing, products, competition, procedures, and market potential.
Evaluates new products and makes recommendations on stock levels for new and existing products.
Provides input to the pricing and purchasing departments on product evaluations and code descriptions, inventory management, pricing developments, and other related functions
Non-essential Functions
Evaluates demo equipment and makes recommendations for new products in specified product areas.
Ensures existing demos are in functional condition.
Attends and assists with sales meetings, trade shows and training programs as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum of a four-year business/trade degree or the equivalent in work experience.
Minimum of two years of prior customer service, city desk or sales experience with strong knowledge of communications products and systems preferred.
Technical ability to understand communication systems with a minimum of two-years of prior electrical distribution experience preferred.
Ability to read, write and speak in English required.
Strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Internet, Email and SAP software preferred.
Skills and Abilities
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to effectively plan and organize.
Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.
Physical Requirements
Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently 34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%
Lift from Waist:
< than 10 lbs. - Not at all
10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
100+ lbs. - Not at all
Lift from Floor:
< than 10 lbs. - Frequently
10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently
26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
100+ lbs. - Not at all
Carried for Distance:
< than 10 lbs. - Not at all
10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
100+ lbs. - Not at all
Physical Activity
Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:
Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously
Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Continuously
Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
Use of a computer - Continuously
Use of a telephone - Continuously
Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Occasionally
Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally
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.
Values
As a Border States employee-owner, you’re responsible for living our mission, service philosophy and service standards.
Mission
Border States provides value to our customers by delivering innovative product and supply chain solutions.
Service Philosophy
We earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do.
Service Standards
Border States employee-owners are competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged .
Your career
You know the opportunities at Border States are endless. Is this position the next step in your career here? What are you waiting for? Apply today!
Border States provides bonuses to their employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals.
Equal Opportunity For All
It’s not just the law. It’s something we’ve believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.
Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace
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