Inside Sales/ Customer Service Representative in Abilene, Texas at SunSource

The Inside Sales/ Customer Service Representative will maintain accounts and conduct day to day activities, resolve conflict and ensure customer satisfaction. Daily activities include heavy phone and internet correspondence with customers and vendors; source custom, non-standard, value added solutions; enter all sales orders and purchase orders into the operating system; and set up part numbers and manage contract files.

• Sell industrial hose, gasket and piping products and maintain customer accounts
• Take orders on the phone and over the internet
• Enter orders and product quotes into the computer system
• Emphasize salable features, quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales orders for orders obtained
• Estimate delivery dates based on knowledge of production and delivery schedules and inventory
• Prepares reports of business transactions in company database
• Works with account managers to keep account activities up to date
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries
• Conduct technical research and work with customers to bring to market viable solutions
• Interpret customer drawings, specifications, solid models and engineering data to then translate into an assembly bill of materials, price and quote from available information, then make fabrication drawings
• Establish component part numbers, set up assembly parts, enter orders, purchase components, create drawings/die files for all branches, and schedule projects with production
• Follow orders through the process from door to door, solving any problems along the way
• Manage all files including purchase orders, drawings, specifications and models
• This position is onsite and does not offer a remote work arrangement

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Associates degree or higher is preferred.
• Industry Knowledge: Must possess good working knowledge of engineering principals, solid modeling, welding and fabrication. Knowledge of industrial hose, gasket and piping required. Must be able to successfully function in a fast paced, high volume environment.
• Tech Skills: Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, Solid works, etc.

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ 401k
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and ongoing development opportunities
• A supportive, team-focused environment
• Stability in a well-established company