Associate Representative

**Responsibilities**: - Interacts with customers by phone or in person to provide information and to ensure best service possible. - Handles and resolves customer complaints, special orders, or returns in-store, via phone or mail. - Obtains and examines all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes. - Receives and processes orders, provides information concerning pricing, changes in service, discontinuance, and shipping. - Keeps records of customer interactions and transactions, records details of inquiries, complaints, comments, and actions taken. - Refers unresolved customer grievances to designated departments for further investigation. - Completes customer invoicing. - Identifies additional product or service opportunities with existing or potential clients, and determines with customer sales and service manager, whether customer sales and service or outside sales should manage opportunity. - Maintains regular contact with existing clients, continually working to understand new or existing "pains" and needs and developing strategies to address those pains. - Prepares for, attends, and participates in weekly sales meetings. - Remains current on industry trends, market activity and competitor products. **Qualifications**: - High School Degree or Equivalent required; Associate degree (U.S.)/College Diploma (Canada) preferred - 0-2 years of relevant experience - 1 year of sales experience preferred - Direct Sales (B2B) experience preferred - Strong knowledge of retail and wholesale sales principles, methods, practices, and techniques preferred - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including, customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction - Ability to build working relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives - Basic problem-solving skills and ability to analyze information in order to provide excellent service to internal and external customers - Ability to research and resolve customer issues - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Basic computer skills - Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks - Ability to build and maintain long-term relationships with customers - Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. _ **EECOL **Empowering People - Energizing Communities. Since 1919, EECOL Electric has provided material and technical support for the construction, industrial, and residential markets from over 60 locations in Canada. EECOL Electric is driven to provide exceptional service, proprietary solutions, and a complete product portfolio to a diverse range of customers' electrical requirements in automation, utility, lighting, data communication, wire and cable, power distribution, and renewable energy. EECOL's company culture is built on respect, integrity, honesty, and a shared passion for delivering a positive, memorable experience for our customers, partners, and communities. Join a Team Where Your First Job is Just the Beginning. We believe in the power of our people’s success - and that every team member should have the opportunity to grow without limits. EECOL's hire and grow within strategy empowers a change in how companies rely on their team members to move throughout all levels of the company. By joining our team, your contribution will help businesses and communities bring the right solutions to their electrical needs. If you are looking for an inclusive workplace that offers continuous development opportunities and brings state-of-the-art solutions to our electrical community, then you are in the right place. Find incredible opportunities to grow your career at Canada's premier electrical products distributor, while helping bring communities together. EECOL is an affiliated company of Wesco International. Future correspondence, documentation and systems may reference the Wesco name.