What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inside Sales Account Manager position at Border States Electric?
Employee-Owned. Customer-Driven.
This position will report to : Todd A Coulon
Application Deadline : Until position filled
This position will be located in : Alexandria, LA
This position is posted : Both Internally and Externally
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.
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
Qualifications
Skills and Abilities
Physical Requirements
Frequency at which you would carry / lift in a typical day :
Occasionally 0 - 33% Frequently 34 - 66% Continuously : 67 - 100%
10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently
10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
Physical Activity
Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day :
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.
Our History
Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry with over 120 locations in 31 states. Our employee-owners are second to none in delivering top-notch customer service and in demonstrating extra-ordinary people skills. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction, industrial and utility industries. Border States has a competitive benefit package and is a 100 percent employee-owned company. Employee-ownership is a significant part of our culture and our success stems from the dedication of our employee-owners. We practice open-book management and our employee-owners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive, allowing us to respond quickly to the needs of customers. Employee-owners understand their roles in the success of the company and care about customers' needs, which drives our focus on adding value to everything we do. We recognize that not all customers are the same and each has specific requirements. Our employee-owners understand these diverse needs and have the commitment, resourcefulness and flexibility to outperform all others.
Values
As a Border States employee-owner, you're responsible for living our mission, service philosophy and service standards.
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.
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
Join an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for?
Border States has a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to :
Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
FSA & HSA
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Disability Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Holidays
Paid Volunteer Time
Personal Leave time and more!
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
