Inside Sales Engineer

Job Title

Inside Sales Engineer Job Location: Memphis, TN Operating Company: Air Components, Inc.

FLSA Status

Nonexempt Pay Range: $28 to $30 per hour, depending on experience, with annual discretionary bonus opportunity About: Air Components is a member of the AIR Control Concepts family. Air Components supports customers with commercial HVAC products and solutions, working closely with contractors and other industry partners to understand project requirements and provide the appropriate equipment and product selections.

This is a great opportunity for someone earlier in their career who is interested in developing experience within commercial HVAC, estimating, and inside sales.

Job Description

The Inside Sales Engineer will support both inside sales and estimating responsibilities within a small, collaborative team. This position is focused entirely on inbound customer and project requests and does not include outside sales responsibilities. The ideal candidate does not need extensive HVAC experience.

Air Components is open to someone with a construction background who understands how to read and interpret blueprints, plans, and project documents and is interested in learning the commercial HVAC industry. This person will work with customers and internal team members to review project requirements, identify appropriate products and solutions, prepare estimates and pricing, and support projects through the sales process.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review customer requests, project plans, blueprints, and specifications to understand project requirements.
• Assist with preparing estimates, pricing, and quotes for commercial HVAC projects.
• Support inbound customer requests by phone and email.
• Work with customers to understand their needs and help identify appropriate products or solutions.
• Review plans and project documents to identify equipment and product requirements.
• Assist with product selection and estimating activities.
• Prepare and organize quote information for customer review.
• Support order processing and project related sales activities.
• Communicate with customers regarding pricing, product information, availability, and project requirements.
• Maintain accurate project, customer, and estimating information.
• Work closely with the estimating, engineering, and sales teams to support customer and project needs.
• Assist with additional inside sales and estimating responsibilities as needed.

Experience and Requirements

• Construction related experience preferred.
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, or similar technical documents.
• Extensive HVAC experience is not required.
• Candidates earlier in their careers are encouraged to apply.
• No engineering degree required.
• Strong communication skills for customer interaction by phone and email.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret project information accurately.
• Comfortable working with numbers, pricing, and basic estimating.
• Ability to manage multiple customer and project requests at the same time.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• QuickBooks experience is not required.
• Willingness and ability to learn commercial HVAC products and applications.
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills.
• Compensation and Schedule: $28 to $30 per hour, depending on experience.
• Annual discretionary bonus opportunity, typically around 10% of salary.
• No commission initially.
• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
• Full time onsite position in Memphis, TN.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including: 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage HSA with employer matching contributions FSA and Limited FSA Employer Paid Life and AD&D Insurance Voluntary Life Insurance Plans Paid Family Leave PTO Paid Company Holidays Employer Paid Short Term Disability Long Term Disability Referral Bonus Opportunities Other voluntary fringe benefits Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Air Components is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Work Authorization and Visa Sponsorship Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• At this time, Air Components does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship for this position, either now or in the future.