Flow Tech, Inc. (www.FlowTechInc.com) - a full service HVAC equipment manufacturer's representative located in South Windsor, CT is looking for an ambitious student to join our team for the 2015 summer as an Inside Sales Engineer Intern. We value a positive attitude and a belief in doing things right. Our employees are the foundation of our success and we make employee fulfillment our highest priority. We reward performance and offer a competitive hourly wage.
About Flow Tech, Inc.
Flow Tech, Inc.’s mission is to provide products and services that have a direct effect on how commercial buildings operate. We pride ourselves in offering:
- The premier source for new VFD applications, retrofits and servicing all brands of existing variable frequency drives.
- The finest critical airflow control solution in the market providing a safe and energy efficient environment for the occupants to work.
- The highest quality custom built air handlers providing a dependable means for building owners to provide conditioned air to occupants.
- Multiple technologies of heat recovery allowing owners to run their buildings at peak efficiencies.
- A service department that is educated and experienced and provides a level of service that goes above and beyond customer expectations.
Our product lines include ABB variable frequency drives, Air Enterprises, Air Monitor Corporation, Aircuity, HPT, M.K. Plastics, Phoenix Controls, Steril~Aire, TAMCO, Thermowheel, ToxAlert, Twin City Fans and VAW. We serve the pharmaceutical, research, healthcare, education, commercial and water and waste water markets in Connecticut, Western Massachusetts and a few counties in New York.
Possible Evolution of the Position
This paid internship is guaranteed from May-August 2015, however, if both employer and employee remain satisfyed, the career evolution would progress as follows: a paid co-op/internship until college graduation, afterwards a full-time Inside Sales engineer role for 1 to 3 years, and eventually leading into an Outside Sales Engineer position.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities entail coordinating with end-user customers, consulting engineers, vendors, manufacturers and the contracting tier. Duties will include equipment take-offs from plans and specifications, pricing, quoting, follow-up, trouble-shooting over the phone and support of the sales organization. Considerable contact with a wide range of people via telephone and internet are required. Specific duties include:
- Equipment take-off from plans and specifications
- Product pricing based on phone conversations, as well as equipment take-offs
- Contacting contractors to determine bidder lists for particular projects
- Prepare job quotes for projects and customers
- Provide customers with product information
- Proactive outbound calling to find out successful contracting bidders for project quotes
- Process customer orders within the company’s and vendors’ software platforms
- Order expediting
- Complete ongoing product training either in class or online
- Work with product vendors and manufacturers to assist and fulfill customer needs
- Availability during normal customer working hours (8am to 5pm)
- Interact and support the outside sales team
Personal Characteristics
- Smart, energetic, tough and persuasive
- Ambitious with a willingness to learn
- A people-person who can represent the company well with its customers. Likeable, engaging and fun to be around
- A clear and willing communicator who enjoys revealing how our products work
- Able and willing to confront tough issues, but in a way that leaves a positive emotional wake
- A doer- able to get things done, working independently
- The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent communication and organizational skills, and a desire to build strong internal and external relationships.
Preferred but not Required Qualifications
- Electrical, mechanical or some sort of engineering background and/ schooling
- Sales experience
- Prior knowledge of HVAC equipment and systems