Position Summary:
This professional position has a combination of customer service and inventory/warehousing responsibilities. This role is the face of Field, working onsite at our customer location. Ensure all customer requirements are met by working with outside sales, quality, and supply chain; as well as working to control inventory, reduce costs, and increase profit margins on products supplied to our customers. This position is fast-paced and manages multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
This position reports to: Account Management Team Leader
This position has direct reports: None
Location: varies
FLSA Hourly/Salary: Starting Salary $50,000-$65,000
Essential Functions:
- Commit to FIELD’s Mission Statement, Core Values, and Fieldamentals.
- Serve as a proactive and strategic contact for existing account base and new business.
- Professionally establish, maintain, and grow existing account relationships.
- Service inventory management and consignment systems.
- Place purchase orders for customers to meet requirements.
- Provide product knowledge support to supplier and customer base.
- Work with customers to resolve and negotiate slow moving/obsolete inventory issues.
- Responsible for account margins, inventory turns, and on-time delivery.
- Work closely with outside sales to manage key accounts.
- Actively working with existing customers to pinpoint new business avenues.
- Maintain awareness of the marketplace, the competitive environment, the customers’ industry and position in order to recommend strategies and projects.
- Stage and deliver product within the customer’s facility.
- Work with the customer and company to resolve any quality and delivery issues.
- Maintain a clean and organized space for our racks, bins, and keeping clean labels.
- Work with our customer’s in-house representatives and other Field team members to ensure that the VMI system meets the expectations of our customers and Field.
- Requires repeated lifting, carrying, bending, and reaching while handing cartons of product up to 50 pounds.
- Use a portable scanning device to collect inventory data at client location and report to Field.
- Participate in the continual development and improvement of our inventory management systems.
- Follow all safety policies and procedures at Field and customer locations.
Education, Skills and Experience Required:
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Polite and professional manner.
- 3-5 years in a customer service, account management, inside sales, or related area.
- 1 – 3 years experience in an inventory and/or warehouse role.
- Proven ability and motivation to be successful with limited direct supervision.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with team members, customers, and suppliers; including the addressing of conflicts and concerns to bring about the desired results.
- Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. repeatedly.
- Valid Driver's License or ability to be transported to customer locations as needed.
- Effectively serve as the “Face of Field” to our customers.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, team-based environment.
- Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook knowledge.
- Strong time management skills and detail-orientation.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Highly motivated and well organized.
- Effective presentation skills.
Additional Skills Preferred:
- Previous experience in the fastener industry.
- Experience with Power BI
- Experience with Smartsheet
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related course of study or equivalent relevant experience in customer service, production scheduling, and /or account management.