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Sales Support & Retail Merchandising Coordinator

Fortscott, Fort Scott, KS, United States


KEY is a clothing company located in Fort Scott, Kansas. Key’s focus is on work, industrial and outdoor related apparel. Sales Support is responsible for ensuring a high level of customer service in the support of the Sales management and customers for KEY. The role includes prompt response to prospective leads, customer questions, planning/attending conferences, customer presentations, and sales personnel requests. Monitor all aspects of the sales support efforts to ensure appropriate and timely communication, documentation, and problem resolution for customers and sales staff. In addition to the sales support role the position will handle retail partner’s KEY floor shop setups. These tasks are accomplished by performing the following duties.

Primary Responsibilities

Ensuring timely internal and external reports to keep upper management and sales personnel informed

Monitoring monthly expense reports from field sales representatives

Creating and maintaining all segmented mailing and email lists

Inputting customer data into company software programs such as HubSpot and MailChimp/Klaviyo to maintain list hygiene

Removal and editing of lists not limited to customer requests for removal or additions

Preparing materials, notebooks, and reports for meetings

Tracking and processing product sample requests from field sales team

Answering incoming phone calls and performing outbound sales follow-up calls

Assisting with lead follow-up and support of outside and transactional reps

Assist marketing team in planning, coordinating, and processing of marketing assets to support revenue generation

Backup for K4B website maintenance needs that need to be fulfilled such as but not limited to product setup, creating coupon codes, and store setups

Preparing and facilitating direct mailings

Providing administrative support to KEY Apparel Sales Management

Preparing and sending weekly mailing and e-mail sales support updates to sales

Completing bids, proposals, formal quotes, and state/school/company adoption list requirements

Assisting sales force with large order coordination, special orders, and special reports

Supporting new rep orientation and developing and implementing improvements of sales support functions

Researching, Planning, coordinating, tracking, and shipping all materials for national and transactional rep shows

Attending and work conferences to assist sales team coverage at events

Facilitating database management for revenue, budgets/expenses, literature tracking, and convention materialsFulfilling the role of customer service liaison for accounts

Travel to Retail Partner to set KEY Shops per planogram

Develop and maintain KEY shop concept planograms

Ability to set yearly KEY Warehouse Sale floor per planogram

Ability to travel ~ 20-25% of the time

Other duties as assigned

Ideal Candidate

Experience in sales or customer services

Conscientious, detail-oriented worker who is self-motivated

Good organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Customer service focused, collaborative and strong problem-solving skills

Highly computer literate ideally experienced in working with a CRM system

Strong numerical and accounting skills

Experience in working in an office environment

Working knowledge of Microsoft office products

Merchandising and marketing of retail products in a retail environment

Compensation and Benefits Key offers competitive compensation including a highly competitive benefits package.

Please submit your resume to: HR@keyapparel.com

Additional Postings available from Key Industries Inc.

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