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Company Overview 

S&S Activewear is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows your customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, school & team apparel, marathons and fun runs company stores, theme park gift shops and everyone in between!

Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around. And we get you the goods fast. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with its products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.

We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. 

We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believed S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. They're a private investment firm that really focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. From the beginning they have overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.

Job Description

S&S is a leading distributor of imprintable sportswear, serving a broad range of customers, including advertising specialty distributors, screen printers, embroiderers, uniform companies and specialty retailers throughout the United States. S&S offers the most comprehensive product offering in our industry, with a focus on bringing recognizable fashion and retail brands to our channel.

Inside Sales representatives will be responsible for growing and developing a targeted group of existing customers via phone and email, as well as prospecting for new opportunities within an assigned region. Ideal candidates must possess excellent communication skills – verbal and written – and be comfortable interacting by phone with decision makers and business owners. Candidates should also demonstrate strong analytical thinking skills, a positive, upbeat attitude and a commitment to success.

Schedule, & Benefits

Monday - Friday, Full-time, Exempt – 

Remote & Hybrid available

Openings in Arizona, Illinois, & New Jersey 

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K with 3% company contribution
• Discounts on brand name apparel
• Employee events
• Opportunities for advancement

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Grow and develop an assigned group of targeted customers via phone and email
• Follow up on daily flow of internal sales leads and prospect for opportunities
• Complete, analyze and review customer profiles for business development opportunities
• Identify key customer needs and business objectives and align them with S&S products and services.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 1 year of professional experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer focus and relationship building skills
• Strong analytical thinking skills and the ability to recognize opportunities through review of customer profile data
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred qualifications

• B2B Sales experience
• Associate or bachelor’s degree

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

Working Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

S&S Activewear welcomes people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse culture and supporting human growth. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We conduct business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer, and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. S&S participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. This job offer is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.