Inside Sales Specialist

Title of the Job: Inside Sales Specialist

Location: Victoria, BC

Job Description: Randstad Victoria is now looking for Inside Sales Specialist in the plumbing sectorThe Inside Sales Specialist will be responsible for managing and responding to quote inquiries in a timely and efficient manner. This role involves creating formal quotes and estimates, conducting price checks, and ensuring that all requests are processed accurately through the system. They will also enforce minimum order lot sizes and liaise with the purchasing department for vendor-supported quotes.Advantages
-$50-55 000 annually
– Benefits
-RRSP Matching
– Bonus plan
– Monday to Friday
– Central locationResponsibilities
-Promptly receive and initiate quote inquiries and follow-ups to ensure timely responses and customer satisfaction.
-Develop accurate and detailed formal quotes for customers based on their specifications and requirements.
-Prepare comprehensive cost estimates for new and existing parts, ensuring accuracy and competitive pricing.
-Work closely with sales, engineering, purchasing, and finance teams to gather necessary information for quotes.
-Ensure all quotes are compliant with company pricing policies and profit margins.
-Perform price checks on existing parts to ensure current pricing is accurate and profitable.
-Efficiently push all quote requests through the system, ensuring they are tracked and processed according to company protocols.
-Enforce minimum order lot sizes to optimize production efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
-Submit requests to vendors for quotes that require support from the purchasing department, ensuring all necessary information is provided.
-Responsible for maintaining good customer relations with both external and internal customers.
-Communicate with customers to clarify requirements.
-Establish and maintain quote analytics such as turnaround time, volumes of quotes received and sent, win rate, etc.
-Participate in regular reviews of the quotation process to identify areas for improvement.
-Implement best practices and process enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy.
-Perform other related duties as assigned by the department manageQualifications
Preferred experience in a similar role, preferably in plumbing or electrical
Strong analytical and numerical skills.
Experience working with customers.
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
-Proficiency in relevant software and systems for quote management.
-Detail oriented with strong organizational abilities.
-Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
-Must have basic Microsoft Outlook and Excel skills.
-Must be able to handle confidential information.
-Ability to work independently or as team member.
-Ability to work with a diverse group of people.Summary
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you – please apply here today and one of our Staffing Consultants will be in touch. Alternatively, please email your resume to raj.sra@randstad.ca or wesley.chung@randstad.ca. All applications are welcome, but only those who meet the requirements will be contacted.Randstad oversees various temporary and permanent roles such as: Reception, Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Customer Service/Client Support, Inside Sales, Data Entry, Human Resources, Marketing, Accounting, Warehouse, General Labour, Operations, and Skilled Trade roles. If you happen to have experience in any of these roles please feel free to reach out to us to discuss future possibilities!Any questions? Please feel free to call the Randstad Victoria office at 250.383.1389 and one of the team will be happy to help.We look forward to hearing from you!Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

Company Name: Randstad

Salary: $50000 – 55000 per year

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