Work Location Type: Onsite
As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we're dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.
Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a 2024 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we're looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.
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Position Details:
Branch Sales Specialists provide solutions and easily connect with our walk in customers and helps other team members to do the same. Sales Specialists objective is to maximize sales opportunities, create customer loyalty, and exceed customer expectations by using their guidance, advanced knowledge, and winning attitude. Sales Specialists complete and has responsibility for a variety of branch processes that are important to the branch's operation and overall effectiveness. Sales Specialists will shift focus to perform a variety of warehouse tasks and report to Branch Manager.
You Will:
- Use inclusive behaviors and use multi tasking/prioritization to serve as subject matter expert for branch team members
- Use advanced skills to maximize sales opportunities, take ownership and lead by example with all showroom sales promotions and product specials, and exceed customer expectations
- Oversee the entire customer experience. This includes appropriate product selection, accurate order entry and maintenance, safely picking product, and safely loading customer vehicle.
- Learn and easily navigate through several computer applications for customer-facing and warehouse activities
- Perform actions consistent with branch sales focus to maximize sales opportunities and encourage customer loyalty
You Have:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1+ years of experience in related field
- Lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and heavier loads with assistance
- Adapt communication and style to differing audiences whether it is different personality types, other team members, in writing/email, over phone, or in person
- Operate powered industrial equipment
Rewards and Benefits:
With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
- Generous paid time off (PTO) and 6 company holidays per year
- Automatic 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period
- Employee discounts, parental leave, 3:1 match on donations and tuition reimbursement
- A comprehensive set of emotional, financial, physical and social wellbeing programs
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment. With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.