Location: Addison, IL
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | 100% Onsite
Pay: $65,000-$75,000 (Exempt)
Benefits: Health Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
Position Summary
Bearings & Industrial Supply, Inc. is an established industrial distributor with more than 40 years of experience providing bearings, power-transmission products, and industrial solutions. We take pride in delivering responsive, personalized service and building long-term relationships with our customers.
We are seeking an energetic, motivated and experienced Inside Sales Representative to manage and grow several of the company’s larger customer accounts by building strong relationships, identifying additional sales opportunities, and providing excellent customer service.
The ideal candidate has proven sales and account-management experience, strong customer-service skills, and a desire to grow customer relationships. Experience with bearings, power-transmission products, or industrial distribution is preferred but not required.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage assigned customer accounts and serve as the primary contact for product, pricing, order, and delivery needs.
- Build strong customer relationships and take ownership of growing assigned accounts.
- Identify opportunities to cross-sell additional products based on each customer’s purchasing activity and business needs.
- Prepare accurate and timely quotes for existing customers and follow up to help convert quotes into sales.
- Contact prospective customers from company-provided leads, identify their product needs, prepare competitive quotes, and follow up to help generate new business.
- Meet established expectations for sales activity, customer outreach, quote follow-up, and revenue generation.
- Source products from approved vendors and obtain pricing, product availability, and estimated delivery information.
- Monitor open orders, backorders, and special orders while proactively communicating updates to customers.
**Industry experience is a plus, but it is not required. We welcome experienced sales professionals from other industries who are motivated to learn our products and business.
Required Qualifications
- At least 2-3 years of inside sales or account-management experience.
- Comfortable learning product lines, part numbers, manufacturer catalogs, and cross-references.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM software
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional telephone and email communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail, data entry accuracy, follow-through, and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities without losing accuracy
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience with bearings, power transmission, MRO products, industrial parts, fasteners, or similar products strongly preferred but not required.
- Experience managing large, high-volume, or complex customer accounts.
- Strong product-sourcing, quoting, order-entry, and order-management experience.
- Experience with ERP, CRM, order-entry, or inventory management system is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
- $65,000-$75,000 (Based on experience)
- Benefits (Eligible after 90 days): Health Insurance, 401(k), Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off and Sick Days.
Please Note: This job description highlights the primary responsibilities of the position and is not intended to include every possible duty. Additional related responsibilities may be assigned as business needs evolve.
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
