Portland, Oregon
Inside Sales Support Job Opening in Portland, Oregon - Steviva Ingredients is a leading manufacturer of all natural sweetening solutions, geared for food manufacturers and consumers. Begun more than 15 years ago, specializing in stevia, the company has grown over time to include a comprehensive portfolio of healthy and natural sweetening solutions perfect for manufacturers looking to replace unhealthy ingredients in their products. The burgeoning demand for manufacturers to replace unhealthy sweeteners in their recipes has positioned us as the go-to solution for today?s market.
2017 saw the launch of an initiative to further expand our reach and increase sales. The resultant growth has created a need for a new position that will work to support servicing new orders and clients, as well as the sales team?s overall efforts.
We are NOT looking for a data entry type person. We use a consultancy style approach to sales, with every aspect of what we do driven by our desire to strengthen our relationship with each of our clients. We have a high level of personal engagement with all of them. What we hear from our clients over and over is how uniquely personal our interactions are, and how much we stand out from other businesses in the excellent service we provide at all levels.
You will be well supported, as we work to bring you up to speed on product knowledge and about our unique high-touch approach to service.
You will be rewarded for bringing the very best level of service and care to all of our clients!
You will be involved in all aspects of servicing ingredient orders, from order entry, arranging freight, interacting with the production crew to ensure availability of product and with taking full and complete ownership on getting our best quality products into the happy hands of our clients. You will be interacting with our clients via email and phone, and will be expected to write personable, professional email correspondence.
Promoting from within is not just our ideal, we live it. And because we are uniquely positioned in the marketplace and are just entering our next phase of significant growth, you will have a corresponding opportunity for growth and advancement.
We need your genuine enthusiasm, commitment to growing yourself personally and professionally and your excitement at the prospect of not having a J-O-B, but finally a place to make a real contribution that is seen, felt and respected. We don?t just want your skills and experience. We want you to share our real passion to grow our company together. We will make it worth your while to finally care about your work, and to truly invest yourself in it.
In addition to your genuinely positive attitude, we are looking for the following skills and experience:
MUST be personable, and truly enjoy interacting with clients and colleagues, both on the phone and via email.
Must be very comfortable writing at a professional level. Expressiveness, personality and professional tone a must.
Great communicator, both spoken and written.
Comfortable with software, and with learning new software. Quickbooks experience is a plus but we can train. Microsoft office suite is required, with at least basic comfort level with Excel.
MUST be great with detail and have real thoroughness in your work.
Driven by a need to make the most of your day, so you approach work with an idea to systematize and automate wherever possible, freeing you up for next-level thinking and work.
Enjoy a collaborative environment and would seek to contribute your ideas and inspirations in support of our company?s continued growth.
You will need to work independently, and must be VERY good at self-organizing, staying on task, creating your own deadlines and communicating with your team.
A college degree is not required. We are more interested in who you are and what you bring in terms of work experience and acquired skills.
You must:
-Be personable, genuine, mature and quintessentially professional
-Be curious and excited to learn
-Be well spoken and able to write high quality business correspondence
-Be interested in food, and motivated to learn about the business of healthy sweeteners
-You would enjoy being part of a tight-knit team, who has great fun while also working really hard
-Have a great sense of humor
-Be self-motivated and dedicated to continual self-improvement
-Be interested in growing into greater responsibility within the company
To apply, please write a cover letter that shows you?ve been to our 2 websites and that you can describe why this position interests you AND why joining a natural products food company is something you want.
Please also include details of any hobbies or work (volunteer or paid) that you would like us to know about. We want to know YOU, not just where you?ve worked.
This position is full time and will pay $17 an hour, depending upon your experience, with a review in 90 days. We offer benefits. We work Monday through Friday 8:30 - 5:00 pm. You must have reliable transportation and be able to commute to our location in industrial NW Portland.
*We will be moving from our NW Portland location to our new Gresham location in September
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $33,000.00 /year
Required experience:
Sales Support: 1 year
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