Sales Trainee

Overview

Rotational sales training program leading to outside sales role.

Key Responsibilities

• pricing
• forecasting
• quote management
• customer service
• safety reporting
• marketing support

Tasks

-Adhere to all United Electric health, safety, and environmental policies. -Develop and maintain principal level relationships with assignedcustomers in a specific region while offering the customer unique perspectives. -Establish appropriate pricing levels utilizing the pricing/analytics department. -Assist credit and accounts payable to resolve disputed issues. -Participates in self-paced web-based trainings for sales and product training, including two 6 month NAED EPEC modules to build foundation of electrical distribution. -Consistently articulate the unique United Electric value proposition to customers with a focus on their purchasing values (Cost, Advantage, Risk, Easier). -Connect customers with all the resources available (Support Services, OnPoint Automation, Client Services, Product Groups). -Provide sales forecasts and updates as required. -Learn and effectively communicate United’s value proposition to our customers -Proactively follow up on all quotes with primary responsibility to closes orders. -Develop relationships with our manufacturers and engage them in our customers’ business. -Complete an accident/Incident report for any safety and/or health infractions that occur or witnessed. -Develop relationships with vendors leverage for future sales calls. -Adhere to United Electric’s expense policies. -Complete an accident/Incident report for any safety and/or health infractions that occurs or are witnessed. -Proactively assist Project Teams with job bids and any job-related problems throughout the entire process. -Support all United Electric health, safety, and environmental policies for all employees within your branch. -Work closely with internal departments, combining individual efforts to better serve the customer. -Build upon relationships through customer entertainment and industry events. -May be required to operate powered industrial trucks. -Proactively support the company with all marketing, new products, training, and cost-saving programs. -Regularly attend sales and communications meetings as required. -Provide exceptional customer service, responding to all customer issues or problems in a timely and effective manner. -Subscribe to the Outside Sales Professional Program and document activities through the Customer Value Program. -Collaborate regularly with Inside Sales on all aspects of account management and assist when needed.

Requirements

• bachelor's
• interpersonal
• conflict resolution
• inside sales
• outside sales
• fast-paced

What You Bring

-Eligible for Commission -A high degree of interpersonal understanding. -Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred. -Product Groups (Gear/Lighting/Pipe/Wire) ~3-6 Months -Experience in effective conflict resolution. -Inside Sales~ 3 months -Counter ~ 6 Months -Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. -Must be able to lift 50 lbs. several times a day, bend, twist, and climb. -Shadowing Outside Sales ~3 Months

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Benefits

-Paid Vacation and holidays -Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance -Educational Benefits -401(K) and Stock Ownership -Wellness Programs -Disability Insurance and Life Insurance -Work/Life Balance

About United Electric Supply

-Employee-owned since 1995, it has grown into a regional distributor across multiple Mid-Atlantic states. -Their business spans a broad project base—from industrial automation to lighting design, wire, conduit, data, control gear, and energy solutions. -Regular investments, like a new service center in Virginia and merger with Kovalsky-Carr in New York, show its strategic expansion. -With one of the largest inventories on the East Coast and in-house engineering support, they back projects end-to-end. -Typical clients include industrial plants, commercial builders, and infrastructure contractors dealing with complex electrical systems. -They combine deep technical expertise with hands-on services—product testing trailers, lighting design, kitting, next-day delivery. -Unusually, the company remains 100% employee-owned and continuously invests in specialized facilities and customer stock warehousing.

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