Inside Sales Account Executive- Interline Brands, Inc - Full-time / Part-time

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Great Opportunity to join a TOP Sales Team!

Interline Brands, Inc. (“Interline”) is among the nation’s largest distributors and direct marketers of specialty maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products, both branded and private label.

It stocks more than 100,000 plumbing, janitorial, electrical, hardware, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); and other MRO products, from more than 3000 suppliers worldwide. Products and value-added services are sold to more than 175,000 active customers, including facilities maintenance customers, professional contractors, and specialty distributors.

Key end-markets include multifamily housing; health care institutions; educational organizations; lodging; plumbing, mechanical, and HVAC contractors; locksmiths and hardware stores. The company operates more than 70 distribution centers / branches and four regional replenishment centers across the United States, which facilitates reliable same-day or next-day delivery service to 98% of the U.S. population.

Interline employs a multi-dimensional sales model to drive market share gains, utilizing the following primary channels: field sales representatives, telesales and direct marketing including online websites, catalogs, business-to-business selling portals, and fliers. With a unified operating platform, the company can sell the same product to various customers utilizing different pricing schedules and different service models, depending on the needs of each customer.

In 2015, Interline was acquired by The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,274 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2015, The Home Depot had sales of $88.5 billion and earnings of $7.0 billion. The Company employs more than 385,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

Additional information on Interline can be found at and additional information on The Home Depot can be found at

If you want to join a dynamic organization where leadership strives to put their best foot forward with their employees and their clients, come join the Interline Team!


The Home Depot is an Equal Opportunity/M/F/Vet/Disabled Employer. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Available positions may vary by location.

 Responsibilities:

• Profitably grow sales for all assigned accounts & market segments by leading, developing, managing, and executing a sales strategy that supports the organization’s goals and increases the company’s market share.
• Secure profitable new account partnerships by prospecting, performing a needs analysis, developing a value based sales solution tailored to the customer’s needs, presenting a value based selling proposal, and profitably negotiating a successful close. 
• Demonstrate and utilize a comprehensive knowledge of other functional departments to support the profitable growth of the business unit; effectively collaborate with additional departments such as Merchandising, Operations, Inventory Control, Credit, and Special Orders
• Strong ability to work independently and with a team
• Develop, manage, and complete sales reporting for all assigned accounts & market segments that includes weekly, monthly and quarterly results and pipeline forecasts
• Resolve customer challenges by investigating problems and developing sustainable & scalable solutions
• Monitor external environment, competitive industry trends, and identify new product/services opportunities and funnel to management.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years’ relevant sales and business development experience
• Above average communication skills via the phone and face to face.
• Sales leadership, professionalism, business development expertise, strong closing skills, and a proven track record of sales growth for areas of direct accountability are paramount to the success of this position.
• Highly-motivated sales hunter, assertive, out-of-the-box thinker
• Strong prospecting skills with the ability to speak to all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate a high level of activity under a variety of conditions and constraints
• Detailed, organized, strong analytical skills and a strategic approach to business are critical.
• Understanding and application of strategic planning to identify, target, and execute plans for sales growth
• The ability to understand and analyze a customer’s business, allowing for the identification of value based business opportunities that maximize profits
• Outstanding interpersonal communication, written and verbal skills to all levels of an organization
• Extraordinary presentation skills via the phone or in person that clearly demonstrate product value to the highest level decision makers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); understanding of additional applications such as Microsoft Access and web searches
• A true team player with the ability to work and interact across a broad spectrum to achieve success
• An avid networker who truly understands the concept of networking and its value
• Understanding of supply chain concepts and application of said concepts in a sales cycle
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Our benefits package includes:
* Vacation, holidays, personal/sick days
* Medical, dental, prescription and vision coverage
* Flexible spending accounts
* 401K program
* Short-term and long-term disability insurance
* Life insurance
* Tuition assistance
* Product discounts for our associates