What are the responsibilities and job description for the Traveling Representative position at Border States Electric?
About the Role
Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supports the operation functions of the city desk.
- Enters orders, fills orders, processes returns.
- Maintains a clean, safe and well-stocked City Desk display area.
- Informs proper departments of 'stock outs', inventory discrepancies and other inventory problems or concerns.
- Maintains assigned inventory stock locations making sure the material put away has the correct locator and the shelves are kept neat and orderly.
- Participates in the marketing planning and strategizing for BSE product lines, as needed.
- Participates in the implementation and success of marketing plans, as required.
- Attends sales meetings as required and keeps current on new products and applications.
- Assists with receiving, shipping and other warehouse associate functions, as required.
Requirements:
- Minimum of a two-year business/trade degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.
- Minimum of one year of prior warehouse, city desk and/or sales experience with good knowledge of electrical products or systems preferred.
- Requires the ability to read, write and speak in English.
- Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), Internet, SAP software.
Physical Demands:
- Lift from Floor to Waist: Occasionally
- Trunk Rotation (movement in any direction, whether standing or sitting, with at least one foot stationary and in contact with the floor): Occasionally
- Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug): Occasionally
- Fingering (picking, pinching, typing); Driving (the control and operation of a fork lift): Occasionally
- Desk Work (tasks generally performed at a desk, including use of a computer, printer, fax machine, telephone and other office equipment): Continuously
- Use of tools (safely operate equipment needed for receiving, conveying, stocking, packaging, and shipping parts): Frequently
- Travel (travel needed to perform job duties): Not at all
About Border States
Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry with over 120 locations in 31 states. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction, industrial and utility industries.
As a Border States employee-owner, you're responsible for living our mission, service philosophy and service standards.
We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.
