Inside Sales Representative

The Asahi Kasei Group

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Asahi Kasei Plastics North America where our products are used in a wide array of molding applications including automotive, consumer, electronics, furniture, and industrial parts and they provide excellent solutions for pressure vessels.

Company: Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.

Job Description: We are seeking an Inside Sales Representative that will manage commercial activities at existing and new customers to satisfy APNA's mid-term and long-term growth objectives. You will identify and expand current sales activities with customers to improve the overall effectiveness of the department.

If you have experience in plastics or a similar field, are comfortable with speaking to customers, self-driven and organized, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Hybrid – Fowlerville, MI

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with bonuses

• Great health benefits

• Paid time off

• Paid company holidays

• Strong company match to 401(k) contributions

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Paid parental leave

Please note, we will not be providing immigration-related sponsorship now or in the future for this role.

Job Tasks • Manage commercial activities for non-key customers for all market segments. • Answer inside sales requests and refer to distribution as necessary. • Support internal sales account activities by meeting day-to-day support needs, such as follow up on late orders, facilitating accelerated order shipments as needed, and proactive status updates to customers. • Work internally and externally to ensure orders ship correctly and on time. • Quickly respond to various customer requests, utilizing internal processes and resources to ensure requests are accurately answered. • Utilize existing systems to track and manage quotes, customer communications, tasks, reports, and project pipeline. • Understand customer needs to support long term business planning efforts. • Work with global teams to ensure compliance to quality and regulatory standards. • Work cross functionally to create new and update existing marketing and sales materials, focusing on customer driven requests. • Work cross functionally with global R&D group to drive project completion of new product development. • Continue to look for internal improvements within the Sales function and support other duties assigned by Department/ Segment Manager. • Ensure that all activities are completed in compliance with lean, ethical, and regulatory requirements, including QS 9000 / ISO 9001 / TS 16949 / A2LA.

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Licensures, and Certifications) • BS in business or engineering with 1-2 years' experience in plastics, resins, or business, or 4-5 years relevant experience.

Required Skills • MS Office • Ability to plan ahead to manage potential barriers and obstacles in maintaining progress towards set objectives. • Drive multiple programs concurrently; prioritize time effectively to maintain focus on handling customers' immediate needs. • Attention to detail.

Work Environment / Physical Demands / Travel • Office environment with hybrid home office. • Sits, walks, stands sometimes. Lifts occasionally. • Travel up to 10% domestic.

About Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. Asahi Kasei Plastics is a leading manufacturer of innovative, high performance, engineered polymers and chemically coupled polypropylene resins in North America. Our company encourages a dynamic employee culture focused on the pursuit of innovation. We challenge our employees to have fun, be safe and work hard when finding and making solutions for tomorrow's polymers.

As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.