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Sales Support Specialist

  • Location: Meriden, 06450
  • Salary: $50000 - $70000 / year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 11 months ago

Provide inside-sales support to field sales team and customers requesting technical commercial quotations for products and services. Key skills include ability to absorb and retain technical product knowledge; ability to multi-task and thrive in fast-paced environment; solid organizational, follow-up, and planning abilities; strong communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to work in a team environment. Position responsibilities include: answer incoming sales team and customer phone calls, inquiries, emails; probe for technical needs/requirements and recommend appropriate solutions; route qualified opportunities to the appropriate Account Manager and/or technical support staff for further development and closure; prepare product quotations and respond to formal RFQs; partner with the Account Managers to support their needs in the customer relationship cycle.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

  • Answer incoming sales team and customer phone calls, inquiries, emails swiftly and professionally
  • Probe for technical needs/requirements and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate Account Manager and/or technical support staff for further development and closure
  • Prepare product quotations and respond to formal RFQs
  • Utilize Excel to prepare basic financial evaluations/analysis on discounts & margins for quote pricing
  • Manage internal and external customer relationships and maintain strong communication and response, handling issues appropriately and in a timely manner
  • Partner with the Account Managers to support their needs in the customer relationship cycle
  • Work with other departments to meet objectives: Sales, Engineering, Physics, Service, Operations, Finance, Logistics

 

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Minimum Associates Degree in technical or science background
  • Ability to absorb and retain technical product knowledge
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize, follow-up, and manage time to meet deadlines
  • Sense of urgency, ownership and commitment to meeting internal & external customer needs
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Good organizational and planning skills, attention to detail
  • Solid skills in Microsoft programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Experience working with SalesForce or similar CRM tool
  • Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP/MRP systems

 

AMOUNT OF EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:

1-2 years of customer service/sales related work

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Associates Degree in technical or sciences area

 

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Qualifications

Education

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Associates or better.

Experience

Required

1-2 years of customer service/sales related work



 

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Candidates will be responsible for following the client's COVID-19 protocols. Please refer to your MATRIX representative for specifics.

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Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.