Account Representative I - Katy, TX

This job is in the Inside Sales job family (Department), which covers positions the duties of which are to perform or supervise work involved in promoting and maintaining sales by originating and developing leads and performing sales remotely, over the phone or email. This job family also includes positions providing customer service and serving as customer service points of contact as well as marketing positions responsible for collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on movement, demand, prices, marketing trends, and other facts relating to the marketing of Phoenix products.

• Responsible for maintenance, development, and growth of new and established customer accounts by means of face to face and virtual communication, entertainment, and office work.
• Serves as the primary contact for customers, maintains customer relationships and addresses all issues with assigned customer base.
• Manages assigned customer accounts and builds customer relationships to continue to grow business opportunities with the customer.
• Partners with customers within assigned territories to proactively identify long and short-term needs and provide mutually beneficial solutions for products and/or services.
• Generates new business and drives repeat business by ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Schedules and completes limited visits to assigned customer accounts.
• Analyzes historical trends of material usage to better understand customer needs and identify opportunities to improve service.
• Educates customer about additional value add services such to ensure their goals are better met.
• Assists with inventory management and developing inventory levels based on current market forecasts.
• Highlights product features based on a technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
• Answers customers' questions about products, prices, availability, and product uses.
• Develops/maintains effective relationships with customers, providing customer service and complaint resolution.
• Regularly inquires and monitors customer satisfaction regarding quality of products, services and deliveries.
• Promotes feedback mechanisms for customers to influence the continuous improvement of operations and/or production and makes recommendations for potential product enhancements or modifications to increase sales.
• Develops or enters formal quotations into appropriate system or format and provides them to customers.
• Negotiates certain pricing and/or agreements, following established guidelines and/or approvals.