Job Details
Inside Sales Representative/Manufacturing experience required
Position: Inside Sales Representative/Manufacturing experience required
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Columbus, IN
Salary: 80K-90K (DOE)
Status: Direct hire, Full time
Work Style: In-person
Working Hour: 9:00am–5:00pm
Ref #: 33244
Responsibilities
- Support the Vice President in managing and coordinating existing customer accounts and ongoing business operations.
- Maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure stable supply and high customer satisfaction.
- Handle RFQs, prepare quotations, and support pricing analysis to meet profitability targets.
- Negotiate pricing and terms with suppliers to achieve cost competitiveness while maintaining quality and delivery standards.
- Coordinate order processing, delivery schedules, and inventory with both domestic and offshore vendors and customers.
- Communicate regularly with the parent company and overseas partners, providing accurate updates to internal teams.
- Assist in identifying opportunities for business expansion within existing accounts and product lines (no cold calling or new client acquisition).
- Support the development and implementation of customer service strategies to maintain long-term relationships.
- Coordinate closely with purchasing, sales, and manufacturing teams to ensure smooth order fulfillment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 2 years of experience in automotive parts industry (OEM experience preferred).
- Experience in quotation handling, supplier coordination, and price negotiation.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills.
- Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Word, etc.).
- Ability to read and interpret basic technical drawings is a plus.
- Highly organized with strong time management skills.
- Japanese language skills are a plus but not required.