Counter Sales Associate - Mattoon

There's a Place for You at Springfield Electric

A career at Springfield Electric is more than a job. You're investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Springfield Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory, or other building - you can find it here. We operate throughout the southwest and are part of the

Sonepar group, the world's #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being "Powered by Difference" means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Within OpCo we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Title: Counter Sales Associate

Location: Mattoon, IL

Job type: Full time

Schedule: 7:00am - 4:00pm; 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday

What You'll Do

As a Counter Sales Associate, you help contractors purchase electrical products at our branch. You're the friendly face they see when they enter our location, helping them get what they need and get back to the job site. If you like interacting with customers and learning about different products, you could be a good candidate for this position.

On a typical day you will:

• Take orders by phone or through email
• Greet and assist customers who enter the branch
• Retrieve orders from the warehouse that are ready to be picked up
• Work with our customers to fulfill pre-order requests
• May provide product information to customers (product training provided)
• Upsell complementary products to customers during visit/call

Hear firsthand what our associates love about working at a branch location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_XiyyaL9hM

What You'll Bring:

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Ability to lift and carry objects that may weigh up to 50 pounds (moving with equipment)
• Basic computer skills for entering orders
• Willingness to learn about our products through on-the-job training, we offer you a defined electrical distribution training program (EDGE and EPEC)
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without VISA sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred, but not required:

• Previous sales or retail experience
• Previous customer service experience

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What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products

Who we are:

We're the world's number one distributor of electrical products, solutions and related services. Springfield Electric is owned by Sonepar, a global company with over 450 locations nationwide. Whether you grow at one of our local Opcos or at one in another region, we want you to grow with us! All associates are regularly trained and we value promoting from within when possible.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Springfield Electric, a Sonepar Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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