Inside Sales Representative

Position Overview: 
The primary function of an Inside Sales Representative will be to support management, outside sales engineers and internal/external customers in providing effective solutions to challenging problems involving technical, service, and commercial issues. Responsibilities include but are not limited to closing orders based upon expertise developed in selling skills and technical knowledge, selling abilities to position Knobelsdorff into preferred position in market and customer activity, providing technical knowledge regarding products/services and negotiating & pricing projects.

The Inside Sales Representative is to act as a technical and commercial resource to field sales, customers and for quotations and project management of power distribution, power protection and power equipment maintenance.

In this function you will:

• Review and interpret customer needs on new opportunities; determine the minimum bill of material, most competitive price level and shipment cycle within the market segment pertaining to each specific negotiation.
• Proactively facilitate timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedures for resolution.
• Project manage small to medium projects on as needed basis.
• Establish and maintain the highest possible commercial relations with present and potential customers (internal and external) by effectively employing the highest level of skills with regard to the art of salesmanship, application engineering, product knowledge, knowledge of customers business and organization and strategic plans for sales growth.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or minimum five (5) years of electrical industry experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum three (3) years of electrical industry experience.
• Be able to Read Electrical One-lines.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Experience managing sales-related projects.
• Experience with sales target/lead generation.
• Experience with functional oversight/leadership of remote team members.
   

Skills:

Position Criteria:

• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to formalize project quotations from limited request information and to recognize and clarify missing or inaccurate information.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Why Work for Knobelsdorff

In the early 1980s, in a small garage on a plot of family-owned land, Knobelsdorff Enterprises began. At the beginning KE was a small operation, serving local agricultural and industrial facilities. Three decades of hard work, and a commitment to excellence has grown KE into four divisions. Teamwork, and dedication to our core values has expanded our operations nationwide and have grown to surpass 500 employees. We continue to grow, and drive success with the same steadfast dedication, and core values since the start. Join us today!

• We offer our employees a career with plenty of room to grow. We offer customizable training programs, and educational stipends so employees can continue to develop.
• Great benefits with a wide selection of options to choose from. Our benefit package includes a competitive compensation and benefits package, including paid health, dental, life, long-term disability, vacation, and a 401(k)-retirement plan with company match.
• We offer an unparalleled culture that allows employees a work/home balance that fits their lifestyle choices. We have paid vacation based on years of service, as well as unpaid vacation to meet your own work/life balance choices.
• We have full time work booked years in advance to offer you sustainable employment.
• For more about our culture visit our careers page at https://www.knobelsdorffenterprises.com/careers

EEO

Knobelsdorff is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
• EEO is the Law poster English– Spanish
• EEO is the Law Supplement poster English– Spanish
• Pay Transparency Policy Statement English

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Salary : $70,000 - $90,000