The Inside Sales Representative for Russell Stover Chocolates will be part of a professional outbound call center targeting both existing and prospective customers. This position generates revenue, acquires new business, and achieves monthly and annual revenue goals through inside sales and service of customers in assigned customer group. Develops new business and grows market share by using a variety of customer centric sales programs.
 
The Inside Sales Representative for Russell Stover Chocolates must be an outgoing and friendly individual with excellent interpersonal skills and exceptional verbal and written communication skills.  This position reports to the Manager – Inside Sales. 
 
Duties:                                                                                               

• Participate in sales campaigns and initiatives
• Make compelling presentations to customers about our products via telephone and email
• Cold call pre-qualified target companies
• Inform customers of new product launches, product changes and promote distribution of existing products.
• Mine web sites to find contacts at target companies
• Deliver outstanding customer service to our customers while performing basic order entry and support services such as providing order status, sales materials, payment status and more.

TO BE CONSIDERED AN APPLICANT FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST SHOW HOW YOU MEET THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE REQUIREMENTS.

Basic Qualifications

• 1 year of customer service experience
• Experience using a PC
• Experience using Microsoft Word

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree
• Two years of inside sales experience in a call center environment
• Prior success in Business to Business Inside Sales
• CRM software experience
• SalesForce.com experiences
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word), database and web-based applications
• Experience working with Adobe PDF files

Company Description
Russell Stover Chocolates is the nation’s leading manufacturer of boxed chocolates.  The company’s three brands – Russell Stover, Whitman’s and Pangburn’s - account for more than 60 percent of all boxed chocolate sales in the United States through 30+ company-owned retail stores and 70,000 wholesale accounts. After nearly 100 years in operation the company manufactures approximately 100 million pounds of chocolate candies each year in its proud tradition of being “Made in America” and “Handcrafted in Small Batches”.    

In September 2014, Russell Stover Chocolates was acquired by Lindt and Sprungli, the world leader in premium chocolates.   This was the largest acquisition in the history of Lindt and Sprungli which has operations in over 40 countries across the globe.  Russell Stover joins sister companies Lindt USA and Ghirardelli to form a powerful confectionery triad in North America.  

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Russell Stover Chocolates is an EOE/MINORITY/FEMALE/VET/DISABLED  employer. Principals only please.