Inside Sales Representative at Schurz Communications

Long Lines, LLC is looking for an energetic person who is willing to work hard and grow with our company.  The Inside Sales Representative will be responsible for supporting growth of the company through development of current and new business opportunities. They will cross collaborate with all departments to ensure end-to-end customer sales and satisfaction, thereby driving new revenue growth for business services. If you are looking for a place to grow and a friendly working environment, then Long Lines is the place for you!

Job Type: Full-time

Rate: $19-$22/hr plus commissions and overtime pay if applicable

Location: Hybrid within 6 months, work from home and office in Sergeant Bluff

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Generates revenue by soliciting and obtaining orders, understanding, and interpreting customer needs, providing technical information, and developing new and existing accounts.
• Develops sales opportunities by researching and identifying potential accounts, soliciting new accounts, building rapport, providing technical information and explanations, and preparing quotations.
• Closes sales opportunities through telephone and e-mail inquiries.
• Develops accounts by checking customer’s service history, suggesting related and new items, and explaining technical features.
• Perform residential and business sales functions including acquisition, support, upgrades, and renewals.
• Works with IT, Installation, Finance, and Customer Care staff to meet customer deadlines.

The successful Inside Sales Representative will:

• 1 or more years of experience in telephony, data and video systems preferred.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of sales experience required.
• Experience in consultative selling process, including prospecting, completing a comprehensive needs analysis with current and potential clients, creating proposals, and presenting and closing business.
• Strong negotiation, problem solving, networking and analytical skills.
• Excellent time management and organization
• Reliable car transportation and valid driver’s license required. 
• Prior Salesforce experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
•  Ability to work while seated for prolonged periods of time
•  Ability to wear telephone head set for prolonged periods of time
•  Willing to participate in NCTI certification/development courses

Benefits:

• Family Medical (3 plans to choose from), Dental and Vision
• Company funded HSA
• Company Paid Short Term Disability
• Company Paid Long Term Disability with Voluntary option
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Life as well as Voluntary policies
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

When you join Long Lines...

You'll be joining an award-winning company and team.  We also believe in giving back to the community and we want our employees to have the opportunity to do so.  We provide an environment that gives each employee the opportunity to nurture their gifts and achieve their potential.  For more information, go to www.schurzchoice.com. 

Schurz Communications and its subsidiaries strategic objectives:

• We will attract, invest in, communicate with, and retain top talent. 
• We will innovate, partner, experiment and create a better future together. 
• We strive to continuously improve operating performance to ensure sustained growth. 
• We will dynamically grow revenues by building and nurturing mutually beneficial and profitable customer relationships.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

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. While performing the duties of this job the employee is:

• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Required to use hands to type, handle objects and paperwork
• Required to use close vision and be able to focus
• Ability to lift to 25 lbs.
• Ability to work while seated for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to wear telephone head set for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to at times work remotely and independently from satellite office
• Ability to drive to different locations within the footprint with reliable transportation 

The employee generally works in an indoor office environment.