Position Summary:

Our client is hiring a full-time Inside Sales Associate specializing in PPE/safety products. In this position, you will work at the organization’s location and are responsible for providing exceptional service to the organization’s customers by processing quotes, purchase order, purchasing products, goods, and materials that meet the organization's exceptional standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer's current and anticipated demand for products and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or spot buy) are met and in alignment with the organization’s purchasing strategies.

Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de-expediting for optimal delivery.

Process quotes, place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.

Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items of request to ensure they comply with specifications and meet the customer's quality, pricing, and delivery standards.

Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.

Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with customers.

Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.

Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.

Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.

Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.

Follow all of the organization and customer Standard Operating Procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent.

3 years of experience in PPE/safety product customer service required.

Excellent customer service.

Computer skills and aptitude to learn the various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Inventory Management applications.

Self-starter with the ability to work independently.

Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Demonstrated strong attention to detail, organizational and execution skills.

Proficiency with MS-Office products.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Willingness to learn.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive keyboarding activities.

Overtime hours may be required with little advanced notice.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus, and may require the ability to distinguish color.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Ethnically and Culturally Diverse/Females/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity