Inside Sales Representative

Entry-Level | Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking an ambitious and detail-oriented Inside Sales Representative to support a growing manufacturing organization. This entry-level role serves as a vital link between sales, production, and logistics-ensuring customer requirements are met with accuracy, speed, and professionalism. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, and eager to grow within a fast-paced industrial environment.

What You'll Do

Sales Support & Customer Coordination

• Assist sales leadership with presentations, customer insights, and account coordination.

• Create customer-specific goals and identify new opportunities or challenges.

• Serve as an internal point of contact for assigned customers.

• Manage RFQs, specification reviews, and customer requests through the internal request workflow.

• Maintain and update customer action reports.

Reporting & Administrative Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly sales and account reports.

• Provide backup support to sales administration, as needed.

• Generate customer inventory reports, accuracy-to-forecast reports, purchase orders, and on-time delivery reports.

• Submit a monthly summary of account activity and project updates.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with logistics teams on inventory levels, shipping needs, and customer forecasts.

• Assist production teams with usage fluctuations and forecast changes.

• Work within customer web portals for updates, uploads, and data entry.

• Monitor market conditions that may impact customer segments or competitors.

• Communicate with leadership regarding cost impacts or profit-affecting issues.

• Support preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts.

• Manage assigned projects and provide weekly status updates.

General

• Maintain awareness of applicable quality, environmental, and safety standards.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership.

What You Bring

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments preferred.

• Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-moving setting.

• Professional customer-facing communication style.

• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.

• Proficiency in Excel.

• Customer?-focused mindset with strong teamwork abilities.

• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and critical-thinking skills.

• Consistent accuracy and reliability.

• Flexibility, adaptability, and accountability.

• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Sales, Marketing, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an outside sales or customer-facing role.

If you're looking to gain exposure to industrial sales while working cross-functionally with logistics, manufacturing, and leadership teams, this role offers strong learning opportunities and long-term growth potential.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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