Inside Sales Pricing Associate

Sprague is passionate about delivering the diverse products and programs that warm, power and move the world. We keep homes warm through Northeastern winters and hospitals cool through summer. We help small businesses focus on serving their communities, and our renewable fuels keep our country’s infrastructure running. From importing wind energy components to deploying leading-edge solar technology to help power terminal facilities, we are committed to continually evolving to meet our customers’ changing energy needs.

Our Culture

We recently surveyed our employees to ask them their favorite part of the job. They answered, "The people I work with."

In addition to great coworkers, you’ll enjoy perks like medical benefits and retirement contributions that start on your first day.  Employees start with three weeks (15 days) of paid vacation time per year! Sprague also provides tuition reimbursement for any employee that would like to further their education. Do you like to get involved where you work?  Is giving back important to you? It’s important to us, too! Sprague donates back to the communities in which we live and work every year and provides opportunities for employees to support various charities throughout the year. In addition, Sprague offers paid volunteer time to allow employees to support charities which are meaningful to them in the communities in which they live. Sprague has a range of committees to support varying initiatives (Sustainability, Charitable, Scholarship, Innovation, FunForce, etc.). Sprague is a place that cares about its employees, its community, and about creating a place where people want to come to work every day.

Plus, we have some great benefits!

• 401(k) Traditional and Roth plans with employer match of 100% of the first 6% of the employee’s contribution
• Defined Contribution Plan with an automatic contribution from Sprague
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Flexible Working Policy
• Choice of high deductible and PPO Health Plans to fit your individual needs
• Wellness Program

We want to hear from you!

The Inside Sales Pricing Associate provides support and stability to their team by profitably maintaining and growing our in-house desk sales and customer base. If you exude enthusiasm and ownership around gaining an expertise knowledge base around all related programs and interactions with all third party sales channels, this is the job for you!

Sprague provides one on one training surrounding the Energy Sales industry. You will assist with paperwork, reports and all other activities involving customer forms, forecasts, credit, contract language, broker relations, and competitive pricing metric data. This role provides detailed, engaged, and valuable Customer Service assistance to all customers. You will organize RFP requests, authorization and historical usage data pulling, as well as sending out pricing quotes in a timely and professional manner. If you love collaborating, you will be able to work with your fellow pricing team to complete each day’s workload, implementing professional communication and engagement efficiently. You will determine the appropriate start date, term, price structure, and Sprague’s balancing adder/product to offer a customer and provide exceptional service to our broker/customer in explaining the reason(s) and advantage(s) behind our offer. This role will also complete any other miscellaneous assigned task as it relates to our company’s values, mission, and overall success.

This opportunity is based in Portsmouth, NH.

Do you like to solve problems and consider yourself forward thinking? If you are looking for a place to challenge yourself, then Sprague is your place. Sprague employees are dedicated and driven. We work best as a team, knowing that collaboration leads to innovation and the best customer experience. We are looking for hardworking colleagues to join us and help us stay at the forefront of the energy industry, which is where we’ve been for the last 150 years.

Qualified candidates for this role will have the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or applicable experience) with emphasis on business, engineering, or science disciplines.
• Sales Administrative experience preferred.
• Natural Gas/Energy enthusiast a plus.
• Proficient computer skills are a must (Excel, Word, Database).
• Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, multi-task, perform under pressure in a fast-paced work environment, and relate to customers, any outside contact, and fellow employees.
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, and able to pick up processes very quickly.          

Who we are:

Sprague takes a collaborative, customer-centric approach to providing best-in-class energy products and related services throughout the Northeast. Founded in 1870, we pride ourselves on offering customers the expert solutions and high-quality service that help their businesses thrive in any market landscape. Sprague values innovation, safety, integrity and people. We know that our people are what set us apart from our competition, and we work hard to make sure each employee across our 20 locations knows how important they are to our community. 

Come join us to learn why we are consistently celebrating 20-, 30-, and even 40-year anniversaries here at Sprague!

Sprague is an EEO/AA employer.  We strongly encourage minorities, females, Vets and individuals with disabilities to apply.

As a federal contractor we adhere to OFCCP employment regulations. Click here for OFCCP compliance information