Join a USA Today Top Workplace! Morris Group, Inc., one of the largest machine tool distribution networks in North America, is a third generation, family owned and operated business that serves manufactures of precision machined parts in the United States. Our mission is to help manufactures maintain a competitive advantage in the world economy by improving productivity. With over 20 years of experience supporting the metalworking community in New England, HFO/Trident is the exclusive distributor for Haas CNC machine tools and rotary products. We're proud to represent America's largest machine tool builder, offering a complete range of; 5-axis universal machining centers, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes, CNC mills, robots, rotary tables and 5C collet indexers. All Haas machine tools, and rotary products are built to deliver high accuracy, repeatability, and durability. Summary of Responsibility: As a Sales Associate, you will be responsible for providing sales support to our capital sales team while supplementing our customers with technical information and products required to improve productivity of their machine tools. This role collaborates with Capital Sales Engineering, Application Engineering, Service, Contract Administration, technology suppliers and management to provide follow-up and ancillary products for our customers. Essential Functions:
- Developing customer relationships to ensure all needs are met from pre-sale through complete integration of new machine tools.
- Acting as the central knowledge base for accessories including work holding and tooling.
- Responding to customer or field staff's inputs, product requests, and application issues
- Identify and cultivate relationships with technology partners to support customers and field staff.
- Maintain involvement with customer related projects to support future technology improvements, deadlines, and budgets.
- Possessing and maintaining an in-depth knowledge of machine tool industry and product lines represented by the company.
Other Functions:
- Perform related duties as required.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar or a logical assignment to the position. Qualifications and Competencies:
- A 2-year college degree is preferred, but not required.
- Basic manufacturing technology, tooling, and part inspection is desired, but not required.
- Willing to train the right candidate with no experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to interpret a variety of instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Frequent day travel, with an occasional overnight stay, throughout a regional sales territory is necessary.
What's in it for You: We take great pride in our employees and offer a variety of benefits that allow our employees to be successful inside and outside of work:
- Competitive starting salary
- Market competitive comprehensive health benefits including a zero premium medical plan offering, vision, dental, and company paid life insurance
- Paid Time Off, starting with 23 paid days off in your first year.
- 10 Company Paid Holidays
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee appreciation events and perks
- Employee Assistance Program
Mental and physical requirements: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to optimally perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Highly mobile, able to access all areas of the premises.
- Ability to concentrate and remain focused while prioritizing multiple tasks, responsibilities and projects.
- Able to perform bending, twisting, stooping, reaching and lifting of moderate to heavyweight material up to 50 lbs.
- Is frequently required to use hands to finger and reach with hands and arms.
- Vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to keep their composure with the public and co-workers in everyday, stressful situations.
Morris Group, Inc., including all operating subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer-M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class. Job Requisition: 928A Locations Windsor, CT