Sales Support Specialist

HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace and home dedicated to enhancing the spaces where we live, work, and gather. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where we make a positive impact on others; upholding our beliefs in integrity, inclusion and belonging.

What We Need:

We are looking for a Sales Support Specialist to join our HNI Workplace Furnishings team.

We are in need of someone who can serve as an impactful connection between the sales team, trade partners, and other departments across the organization for HNI Workplace Furnishings. The Sales Support Specialist role is responsible for supporting the sales process, collaborating with field sales team to drive sales, and building strong relationships with trade partners in assigned region.

• Partner with our field sales team and trade partners to achieve sales and profitability goals
• Provide sales support and serve as a key point of contact for pre-sale activities
• Support and track projects and activity: Execute proposals, quotes, renderings, etc.
• Drive utilization of new products and program sales by training trade partners
• Support sales through creation and maintenance of project presentation materials
• Actively track all activities within CRM; maintain pertinent sales data and reports
• Participates in activities and initiatives as appropriate to ensure success of the organization

What You Have:

• 2-Year Associates Degree; 4-year degree preferred
• Prior experience in customer focused roles, inside sales, sales support roles preferred

What You’re Good At:

• Must be self-motivated with a strong results orientation
• Customer focused, with ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
• Technologically savvy, adept with MS Office Suite, Web Tools.
• Strong time management, organizational, planning, and follow-up skills
• High impact communication ability, both written and verbal, as well as active listening skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Comfortable presenting/speaking in front of others.
• Learning agility, self-developmental focus
• Ability to effectively build and maintain positive internal and external network relationship.

HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and building products, operating under two segments. The workplace furnishings segment is a leading global designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market under multiple unique brands. The residential building products segment is the nation’s leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products.

As one of the larger employers in Iowa, HNI Corporation was recognized in 2018, 2019, and 2020 for the diversity of our Board of Directors and was named in 2020, 2021, and #6 in 2022 as one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek.

How we act today protects how we live tomorrow. Check out our CSR Report here: https://www.hnicorp.com/social-responsibility

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), are not just core beliefs at HNI - they are operational imperatives. We value each other’s differences in experiences and ideas to solve problems and better serve our customers. Take a look at our DEI goals here: https://www.hnicorp.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

We offer Benefits on Day 1, including a new voluntary benefit, Daily Pay! To learn about all the benefits HNI has to offer visit www.HNIbenefits.com.

We also invite you to visit us at www.HNICorp.com to learn more!