Inside Sales Engineer – Entry Level
Position Summary:
Are you looking to begin your sales career and/or gain valuable experience as a professional newer to the role and have a passion for technology? If so, then you might be the new Inside Sales Engineer we are searching for. At MECCO, your curiosity matters. We pride ourselves on a business culture that enables open, creative thinking, and we deeply value our employees and their contributions to our customers' success, as well as our own.
As an Inside Sales Engineer, you will drive positive sales opportunities with new and existing accounts by communicating with both potential and established clients, to maintain and grow revenue.
Who You Are:
- You can communicate professionally and effectively with customers and internal teams.
- You are energized by new people and projects and are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of detail.
- You are committed to fostering long-term customer relationships and ensuring their success through ongoing support.
- You believe that we succeed as a team and take pride in being a valuable member of your department.
What You will Do:
- Pursue new sales opportunities with potential and existing clients via email, telephone, and/or Microsoft Teams.
- Analyze and determine client needs and recommend appropriate products and solutions.
- Route all sales orders to Customer Service team for processing.
- Route all quality issues to the Customer Service team, ensuring that all pertinent information is documented.
- Maintain knowledge of products, services, competitive activity, and other general information of interest to clients.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, researching industry trends, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
- Attend tradeshows and other customer-facing events as appropriate.
- Visit customers on a schedule.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Where You will Be:
For over 130 years, MECCO – headquartered in Cranberry Township just outside of Pittsburgh, PA – has been a leader in the development of products for permanent marking and traceability technologies. Opportunity abounds as the demand from organizations to mark products continues to rise and spread to a wide range of industries. With systems installed around the world, our customers' continued loyalty is a testament to MECCO’s renowned service-minded culture. As much as we focus on customers, we also know that our employees are a vital component to continued success and the future of MECCO.
We want each and every employee to be successful and develop their own rewarding career. That is why one of our core values is “Pursuing personal and company growth,” because we know that when you succeed, we all succeed.
Learn more about MECCO: https://www.mecco.com/about
Your Employee Benefits:
We pride ourselves on being a culture-based company buzzing with high energy. Aside from the enthusiastic environment, you will enjoy:
- Competitive salary
- Paid Holiday, Vacation, and Personal Time
- Comprehensive Insurance Package
- Employer Matched 401(k) Program with 100% vesting day one.
- Your birthday is a holiday – enjoy a day off on us!
- MECCO employee appreciation and activities throughout the year
- MECCO Pantry - enjoy complimentary assorted beverages and snacks.
To be Successful Here, you will Need:
- Communication Skills
- Organization
- Independent Thinking & Decision Making
- Initiative
- Professionalism
- Customer Focus
- People Skills
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Customer Focus
Other Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field.
- May be required to participate in safety training and/or certifications provided by the Company or customers.
- Valid driver’s license, as employee may be required to travel as needed.
- Some level of sales experience preferred with an emphasis on customer relations, preferably in a specialized manufacturing setting.
- Two (2) plus years of experience in prospecting and selling capital equipment is a plus.
- Strong working knowledge of Salesforce (or a similar CRM) is a plus, as well as Microsoft office.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Incumbent will be required to use a computer with keyboard, telephone, or handheld mobile device for extended periods of time, and office machinery as needed.
- Individual may be required to use basic hands and power tools.
- The employee must be able to spend prolonged periods of time standing.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- Individual will be required to lift, push, pull, and carry up to fifty (50) pounds occasionally, and/or up to twenty (20) pounds frequently, and/or up to ten (10) pounds constantly.
- Work involves occasional exposure to unpleasant elements, such as fumes, chemicals, loud noises, etc.
- Incumbent must be able to read, see, hear, and speak.
- Work involves occasional overnight travel as needed.
Workdays and Shifts:
Position works Monday – Friday, daylight hours, and additional time as needed to complete work. Your initial schedule will be on-site full time for training for the first “whatever it takes” number of days. You will then have the potential to move to a hybrid schedule (you will have three (3) in-office days: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), depending on tasks due and client needs.
As company needs evolve, MECCO reserves the right ask that you report to the office five (5) days a week at any point in your employment to ensure a strong company culture and meet client needs.
We look forward to meeting you and the potential to work together!
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Monday to Friday with other hours and days as needed
Work Location: Defined hybrid (see above)