About the Role
As an Inside Sales Representative at Power-Flo Technologies, you will play a key role in building lasting customer relationships and driving business growth. You will work closely with customers, outside sales, vendors, and internal teams to deliver responsive, reliable service, becoming a trusted point of contact while developing strong product knowledge. In this role, you will support an existing customer base while actively identifying new opportunities, making a direct impact on customer satisfaction and the success of the business.
Responsibilities
- Determine customer requirements to recommend specific products, solutions, or services
- Introduce new products to existing customers
- Retain existing customers by building rapport and providing unmatched customer service
- Receive and process orders from customers utilizing our ERP system
- Maintain proper records of all transactions (sales orders, cancellations, returns, credits, warranties, complaints) and perform follow-up activity
- Provide timely solutions to customer queries
- Prepare and follow up on customer quotations
- Maintain liaison with other departments for order completion and timely shipment
- Work with vendors as necessary to gather information regarding pricing and availability
- Correspond with customers via e-mail and telephone
- Provide back up support to team members as required
- Manage pricing and margins in conjunction with outside sales to maximize profitability
- Attend training to obtain relevant knowledge regarding existing and new product lines
- Vigorously seek prospective new accounts employing standard sales methods
- Load and maintain Rebates in ERP system as well as contact vendors for special pricing or renewal of expired Special Price Agreements and Rebates
Requirements
- Overall knowledge and understanding of Controls, VFDs, PLCs, and motors
- Must be able to handle a high call volume environment
- Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills
- Ability to work well both independently and in a team setting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Problem solving and reconciliation skills necessary
- Must be committed to learn our business and all the product lines and to keep up to date as well
- Ability to remain professional and focused with customers on the phone and successfully conclude the call despite any challenges presented by the customer
- Must be a Self-motivated and sales driven individual
- Experienced being responsible for maintaining and exceeding quota’s/sales goals
- Must be able to learn our Windows based and our text command-based ERP System
- Valid and clean driver's license
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
- Ability to utilize a computer keyboard, computer monitor, and telephone for prolonged periods of time
Skills
- ERP System (Epicor Solar Eclipse)
- Sales methods
- Customer service
- Interpersonal skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Problem solving
- Reconciliation
Location
- On-site
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
Experience Level
- Depending on direct experience with products/industry
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00 - $30.00/hour
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- EAP
- PTO program and paid holidays
- 401K
- Company provided life insurance (after 1 year of employment)
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
About the Company
- At Power-Flo Technologies, you’ll be part of a team that supports the electrical, industrial, mechanical, and automation industries with trusted products and real-world solutions.
- What sets us apart is our people-first, collaborative culture—where technical expertise and teamwork come together to meet the unique needs of our customers.
- Power-Flo Technologies is a unique family of companies consisting of distributors, fabricators, manufacturers and motor and pump repair firms serving the New York metropolitan, New England, and Upstate New York areas.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US.
- We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa.
- Power-Flo Technologies and its subsidiaries participate in the USCIS E-Verify Program to verify that all new hires are authorized to work in the United States.
