Inside Sales Representative

Metals USA is seeking an Inside Sales Representative for our Northbrook, IL location. Metals USA is a leading metals processor/distributor in North America, providing a wide range of carbon steel products and services. Metals USA is a solid, growth-oriented company servicing the defense, commercial construction, and road construction and fabrication industries.

Benefits of working with us:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Accrual | 3 weeks within 1 year
• Excellent health, dental, & vision Insurance options
• Life & AD&D Insurance w/buy-up plans for Employee and Dependents
• HSA & FSA Options
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability w/buy-up options
• 401(K) programs w/company match
• Wellness Program w/incentives
• Large company w/opportunities for growth and advancement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Inclusive working environment

Base Salary: $45,000 - $60,000/annually

FLSA Status: Non - Exempt

Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Maintains key customers to ensure a continued base of profitable industrial business. Maintains and expands the database of prospects of the organization. Identifies the target lead decision makers in order to initiate sales process.
• Provides profitable transactional business through solicitation, quoting, email or other tools to grow the business.
• Estimates, quotes effectively customer projects. Converts opportunities into invoiced sales.
• Exceeds assigned sales goals for all competitive product lines. Meets and exceeds assigned sales goals while using market-driven leads.
• Executes sales cancellations or changes in the sales orders and communicates the changes with the affected internal departments.
• Plans and executes the sales plan in the defined territory. Acts proactively to create opportunities for new business.
• Maintains a current understanding of industry trends and technical developments that influence target accounts.
• Monitors, analyzes and communicates sales data to contribute to production service schedule.
• Responds to customer information requests; collaborates with cross-functional departments to ensure a timely and accurate response. Interacts with Outside Sales, Quality Assurance and Purchasing on a daily basis.
• Articulates the benefits of products to prospective customers relative to the customer's needs persuasively via the telephone.
• Learns and masters the company's products and operational procedures. Represents Metals USA in a positive and professional manner.
• Knows the competition and market. Provides exemplary customer service without compromise. Executes outbound and inbound account management; coordinates with customer service for status of orders and expedites orders. Resolves customer service issues as needed.
• Makes outbound follow-up calls to existing customers via telephone and email to cross-sell and up-sell.