Key Responsibilities:
Get to know Sealing Devices' products, pricing, and margin goals so you can confidently support customers and the internal team.
Be a go-to partner for customers, answering questions about products, availability, applications, pricing, and credit terms with clarity and care.
Listen closely to customer needs and use your technical knowledge to recommend sealing solutions that perform in demanding aerospace, defense, and government environments.
Create accurate quotes and bids for components used around the world in mission-critical applications.
Take orders and gather information from customers and vendors via phone, email, fax, or in person-making the process smooth and reliable.
Keep customers in the loop by sharing delivery timelines, warranty details, service information, and order updates.
Build genuine, long-term relationships with customers and vendors based on trust, responsiveness, and follow-through.
Stay involved after the sale to help solve problems, answer questions, and provide dependable ongoing support.
Maintain accurate customer, order, and inventory records using Oracle and internal systems.
Continue learning about new products and technologies so you can make thoughtful, well-informed recommendations.
Share customer feedback with product and design teams to help improve and evolve our solutions.
Speak up about quality concerns to help protect reliability and high standards.
Follow established procedures while offering ideas to improve how we work and serve our customers.
Help maintain a safe, clean, and compliant workplace in line with the Sealing Devices Quality System.
WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Requirements:
Associate's degree (two-year college or technical school) required
Preferred areas of study include Business, Marketing, Finance, or Economics
At least 3 years of experience in customer service, inside sales, or a related role
Comfortable using Microsoft Word and Excel in a day-to-day work environment
Experience with systems like Lotus Notes or Oracle is helpful, but not required-we'll train you
Ability to think analytically and work through multiple requirements to find the best solution
Comfortable juggling multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced setting
Able to read and understand blueprints to support accurate quoting and recommendations
Have the right attitude. A positive attitude is everything when delivering top-notch customer service. People want to be around co-workers who make them feel better about themselves. Employees with positive attitudes tend to be more productive employees because they always see the opportunity with every challenge.
Follow through. Following through is one of the best ways to build credibility, earn trust, and establish yourself as a leader or expert in your field. Follow through on your commitments is a do or die, make or break situation.
Be a problem solver. We all have to make decisions so it's important to realize that being a problem solver isn't just an ability; it's a mindset…one that drives people to bring out the best in themselves.
Go above and beyond. Discretionary effort…great companies go above and beyond for their customers. As stated in our "What We Do," we want to set the standard for superior customer service in fabrication and distribution, so look around you and take advantage of opportunities to go above and beyond.
Remain outcome-driven. Sealing Devices strives to build a culture of not only of empowerment, but accountability too. Know what you want to achieve, set realistic timelines to keep you on track, and seek out opportunities for growth.
Physical Demands:
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
Salary ranges for this position are determined based upon the job location and can be adjusted based upon experience, reflecting our commitment to valuing the expertise and contributions of our individual team members. Salary for this role is $20 - $25 per hour based upon experience.
Sealing Devices is one of the most capable, privately-held manufacturers of o-rings, gaskets, EMI shielding o-rings and gaskets, seals, adhesives, tapes, vents, sponge and sealing products in North America. Sealing Devices manufactures custom molded rubber parts onsite, and provides Applications Engineering assistance for all sealing applications. Authorized distributors of Parker o-rings, Chomerics EMI shielding, 3M VHB tapes, Rogers Foams and Sponge, Flexitallic spiral wound gaskets, Gore vents, and Viton o-rings, metric o-rings sealing and shielding.
Sealing Devices has its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Lancaster, NY, and sales offices in Erie, PA, Rochester, NY, and Syracuse, NY. There are direct Sales Professionals throughout New York, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania with Representative Groups in strategic locations along the East Coast. While many customers are still located in New York and Pennsylvania, SD has grown to provide products to customers in such internationally diverse locales as Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and any place within reach of the Internet.