Inside Sales Representative

Title: Inside Sales Representative

Location: Fullerton, CA

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Pay: $60k-$80k

Position Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and business-minded Inside Sales Representative to join our client in Fullerton, CA. This is an ideal opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional (0–2 years of experience) who wants to build a long-term career in aerospace sales and commercial leadership.

You’ll gain hands-on experience in pricing, quoting, customer outreach, and internal coordination — supporting multiple business units while being mentored by one of our most experienced leaders. This role is designed to develop into a Sales Engineer within 12–24 months, with a long-term growth path towards leadership roles. This is an on-site position that will be based out of Fullerton, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage customer forecasting and prepare formal quotes
• Own pricing updates and approvals in coordination with business unit leaders
• Support long-term pricing agreements (LTA review, escalation tracking)
• Conduct proactive customer outreach to drive quoting, backlog alignment, and issue resolution
• Lead follow-up on RMAs, repair quotes, and non-conforming product claims
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and customer service to resolve delivery and quality issues
• Monitor and reduce rejection and repair aging
• Contribute to SIOP planning and backlog clean-up initiatives
• Remain current on industry events affecting primary customers and competition
• Internal liaison between Sales and the other departments involved at different stages of the Sales cycle
• Support the Sales Engineers and Business Unit Managers in preparing material for customer visits
• Actively manage past proposal activities and proposals currently in work
• Take on special projects, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 0–2 years of experience in sales, customer support, or business operations
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Interest in technical products and long-term growth into external sales roles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); experience with ERP systems is a plus
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and a desire to grow

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, reach with arms and hands, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time and an air-conditioned and heated office. The noise level is moderate. The factory floor is in the same building as the office