Engineered solutions for the LED and Optics markets
Exciting entrepreneurial environment
Did you study engineering, business, international, or marketing and not doing what you wanted? Have you experience supporting CEO/VP level sales and account service executives? Would you like to be a part of this crazy LED revolution selling and serving to a wide range of companies worldwide? Foreign language skills such as French, Spanish, or Portuguese are very desirable.
We are searching for someone to join us full-time paying reasonable wage and giving you a chance to build something based on your experience, abilities and fit. Looking to find and develop the right person for an Inside Sales & Marketing Support right hand person with real long term advancement and bonus potential. But you have to make it happen, and it will not happen overnight. Easy access Chicago North Shore office location, some virtual work possible.
RESPONSIBILIES:
- Learn our diverse portfolio of businesses, technical products and services, and keep pace with us.
- Follow-up to prospects and sales inquiries, determine product/service fit, send samples if appropriate and perform follow-up contact and discussions.
- Keep ACT! contact management database up to date, learn our sales process, help drive sales activities.
- Support sales and marketing activities such as field sales, trade shows, marketing promotions.
- Assist executive sales, marketing, and customer service needs.
- Important that you be able to work independently to support field executive traveling, often overseas.
- Manage packaging and shipping of various products ranging from commercial goods/documents to small orders. Shipping & logistics experience very helpful, including international.
- Contribute to customer service/support needs for direct and indirect customers including distributors.
- Demonstrate sales process contributions resulting in quantified increased sales.
- No direct job travel requirements, unless desired and occasionally applicable. Possible annual trip/s to Montreal, Canada, France and/or Switzerland for training and development.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 2-5 years technical sales or sales support experience preferably in electronics, engineering services, technical manufacturing or international product sales. Optimally related to LED, lighting, optical, injection molding, 3D design or product development.
- Technical training, work background and aptitude required, this is an engineering environment.
- National and major accounts management experience including RFQ, presentations, and relationship development. Manufacturing or technical/engineering oriented products and services.
- Some cold calling required but mostly working with sales leads, requests, and open opportunities. Diligent sales cycle processing and great communication skills needed.
- Excellent social and interpersonal skills. Foreign language skills and international experience a HUGE plus, preferably French fluency, otherwise Spanish and/or Portuguese also helpful.
- Strong proficiency in WindowsPC, MS Office, a CRM type database preferably ACT! and using the Internet including online programs or applications for research, PayPal invoicing, bill pay, order processing and customer service. Email proficiency a must and virtual minded warrior mindset helps.
Email us your complete professional bio with why and how you can and will make our business more successful. Starting salary to grow based on experience, contribution and results demonstrated.
Please provide:
- Professional Resume and relevant background info with Salary History (required)
- A cover letter explaining why you want consideration and feel you are the best candidate.
Location:
Full-time Position in Chicago North Shore office
Compensation:
$35-50K Base/year based on experience (Salary plus some benefits) with real growth upside
Salaried or Preferred 1099 with Benefits Contribution (Training, Health, and Performance Bonus)
No phone calls, agencies and no vendor services please.
Reply to: thePARITYman@hotmail.com