Inside Sales Representative jobs in Oakland, CA

Are you PASSIONATE about bettering your career and life? Are you CURIOUS about how your RESPONSIVENESS and SENSE OF URGENY can make a difference to others?

If so, join our team! Interstate Advanced Materials is looking for Sales Professionals. Our Sales Team covers a variety of exciting markets, including aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical, food processing, automotive, agriculture, and more. Learn more about us at www.interstateadvancedmaterials.com.

We are a wholesale distributor and fabricator of high-performance plastic sheets, rods, tubes, and film with over 180 employees in seven U.S. states and an environmentally sustainable, award-winning organization committed to solving customer challenges with innovation, dedication, and collaboration. Interstate Advanced Materials is a family-owned business that treats team members like family and offers outstanding health benefits, vacations, and 401K. Does this opportunity sound like a good fit? If so, don’t let it pass you by!

Build the future with us as a full-time Inside Sales Representative at our Hayward, CA facility. At Interstate Advanced Materials, we support the professional growth of our employees while providing exceptional services to our customers. So if you are passionate about doing your best work at a company that values your contributions, we want to hear from you.

Summary:

Manage new and existing customer accounts.

Responsibilities include: 

• Have a great attitude. A positive attitude and a team mentality are vital to our success 
• Respond to customer inquiries via various mediums 
• Develop and service a customer base of repeat customers
• Prospect and qualify new sales leads while maintaining a well-developed pipeline of sales prospects.  
• Meet/exceed sales goals.  
• Track/ update sales activity and customer information through the company CRM system. 
• Planning and organizing daily responsibilities to maximize efficiency and accuracy of work.  
• Develop strong customer and vendor relationships.  
• Give price quotations for our products and services to maximize margins 
• Process and close customer transactions such as orders, quotes, returns, etc. 
• Correspond with manufacturers and negotiate purchases as needed 
• Industry training provided 

Requirements: 

• Inside sales experience - direct plastics experience highly desired
• Strong phone and computer skills required 
• Must know basic math (decimal and fraction conversions) 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communication, or related experience preferred.
• Can do, outgoing and positive attitude  

This full-time, on-site position offers career growth opportunities, a team atmosphere, sales and advanced material training, and a comprehensive benefits package with health insurance, vacation, sick time, holiday pay, a generous 401k match, and a workplace you’ll love.

careers@interstateam.com