Sales Administrator - BILINGUAL

Title: Sales Administrator

Location: Farmingdale, NY

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: M-F 8:30am-5:30pm (1 hour lunch break); may need additional availability on occasion for special projects, etc.

Salary: Commensurate with Experience, Benefits, PTO, 401k

Why Work @ BEDGEAR?

If you're looking for a career and not just a job, BEDGEAR provides a work environment that accelerates growth for all its team members. Keeping up with the everyday challenges of a fast-growing consumer goods company demands a team of all-in players, who are focused on continuous improvement, collaboration, leadership, and have a growth-mindset. If you want to elevate yourself personally and professionally, surrounding yourself with others that share the same values, beliefs, and behaviors will provide the support and extra push to reach new heights and smash new goals. At BEDGEAR you can expect to find successful teammates who exemplify our core values of being:

HUNGRY - HUMBLE - CURIOUS - CLEVER - COMMITTED - HUMANITARIAN

About BEDGEAR® PERFORMANCE®

Launched in 2009, BEDGEAR® is the brand of Performance® that provides innovative bedding by focusing on an active lifestyle and well-being. BEDGEAR's sleep solutions are engineered with Performance fabrics that are temperature neutral and instant cooling and maximizes airflow to allow the body to naturally regulate its temperature. With a core belief of One Size Does Not Fit All™, BEDGEAR has redefined the way people view sleep by developing interactive in-store experiences and breathable bedding products that are personally fit to a consumer based on specific factors, including body type, sleep position and temperature. BEDGEAR is dedicated to integrating environmental responsibility into product development to ensure less returned goods are being sent to landfills. BEDGEAR is essential to the rest and recovery routines of professional athletes and active people who need to maximize their sleep. A proud manufacturer in the USA, BEDGEAR offers mattresses, pillows, sheets, blankets, pet beds as well as travel, kids and baby products that often feature removable and washable covers to maintain a clean and healthy sleep environment. BEDGEAR is represented in more than 4,000 retail stores across the globe and has earned more than 220 U.S. and worldwide patents, trademark registrations and pending applications. Sleep Fuels Everything®!

Learn more at bedgear.com.

About the Position:

This Sales Administrator will provide overall administrative support to our international sales team. The position will complete tasks in an organized and timely manner to ensure that key dates and deadlines are met in support of our customers.

What's Expected (including but not limited to):

Department and customer data management and maintenance:

• Maintains and updates all customer order forms; ensures accurate pricing and assortments
• Maintains and updates all customer databases and spreadsheets
• Customer contact list (buyers, marketing, communication, executives, etc.)
• Customer price lists
• Assortments
• Customer part numbers (for matching to BG skus)

Supports customer focused projects:

• Uploads approved creative briefs and inputs required information into project management tool (RedBooth)
• Monitors all initiated creative briefs in RedBooth to ensure timely completion of all initiatives
• Notifies appropriate parties cross-functionally of any important changes/urgent status updates to active projects so that they can communicate to the field and the account:
  • Leads the gathering of any outstanding information that's needed to complete a project
  • Aids in the dissemination of sales reporting
  • Handles the resolution of day-to-day inquiries from field team
  • Assists in additional projects/assignments as requested by management

Support account management activities:

• Participate in account review calls
• Review sales and order reports to identify opportunities
• Schedule and set up business meetings
  • Coordinate the availability of all products to be shown
  • Conference room and/or showroom ready for presentation
• Market research (competition, distributors, marketplace, consumer habits, etc)
• Research leads and top contacts for prospective customers
• Monitor online activities (website, social, digital marketing) for international accounts

Assist in additional projects & duties as requested.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• HS Diploma or GED
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and have IDs needed to verify
• English proficient (reading, writing, speaking, comprehension)
• Bilingual Spanish speaking
• Computer savvy; proficient with Microsoft Office and aptitude for other programs/online portals
• Must be able to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must be able to learn and retain a working knowledge of new and existing product lines
• Must be extremely detail oriented and organized
• Willing and able to travel up to 10% if the time

Education/Experience/License Requirements:

• 2-year degree in business administration or closely related field is preferred
• 2+ years of administrative support experience is preferred
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

MUST HAVE:

Ability to prioritize effectively and operate efficiently; use sound judgment to make rational decisions; ability to recognize opportunities and evoke change where applicable; strong follow up skills; interpersonal skills; excellent communication skills; attention to detail and process orientation; problem solving skills;

BEDGEAR® is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that participates in the E-Verify program!