Sales Support Associate

The future of energy is digitized, decarbonized and localized. At SmartestEnergy, we need revolutionary thinkers to help our customers make the most of this new landscape, thinking differently to find smart solutions to complex problems.

Formed in 2001, we’re an agile business driven by entrepreneurial thinking. As a subsidiary of the Marubeni Corporation, we also have strong investment and infrastructure behind us. As well as our two offices in the US, we have three offices in the UK and another in Australia.  Further expansion is planned for 2025 and beyond which means global career opportunities for you, with plenty of potential to explore new markets.

Flexibility is vital to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, remotely or a mix of remote/office. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

When you join our Team, you will have the opportunity to contribute and make an impact every single day.

Overview

 The principal role of the Sales Operations Associate to create and update opportunities for new and existing customers from our channel partners. Deal entry is the first step in our customer journey and the timeliness and accuracy this function is vital to our sales process.

In this role, you will be involved with the following:

• Create new sales opportunities in Salesforce
• Create additional opportunities based on product selection
• Respond to requests that cannot be processed
• Update customer and deal information for existing opportunities
• Validate utility account information based on reference documents
• Understand utility switching rules to ensure start dates can be met
• Review exception queue to make corrections to opportunities

To be successful in this role, you are likely to have the following skills/experience:

•  Previous experience with Data Entry
• MS Office, Outlook, Internet
• Previous experience using a CRM system i.e. Salesforce a plus
• Knowledge of the Electricity Industry a plus
• Great interpersonal, written, verbal and communication skills
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills

Diversity

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to what we do. We value everybody irrespective of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability and genetic information (including family medical history). EOE.

We know that for our business to thrive we need diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As such, if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to the HR & People Team via email [email protected] so we can discuss with you further.

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Department

Operations - Sales Support

Locations

SmartestEnergy US - Syracuse Office

Remote status

Hybrid

Hourly salary

$26 - $32

Employment type

Full-time

Remote Status

Hybrid - some office and some remote work each week