Janome America is a distributor of household and computerized sewing machines; a subsidiary of Janome Sewing Machine Company, Tokyo, Japan, who are one of the world’s largest manufacturers of home sewing machines and leaders and innovators in the home sewing industry. Janome currently has a full-time opening at its corporate headquarters in Mahwah, NJ for a Sales Assistant in the Sales Department.

Summary:

A Sales Assistant provides support to the Sales Department by handling incoming communications from dealers and District Sales Managers (DSM’s). Heavy customer contact will include order processing via email, phone, and fax and delivering exceptional customer service. This position involves high-volume interaction with external partners and requires attention to detail, organizational skills, and a proactive attitude.

Essential Job Functions:

• Enter and process all dealer orders by telephone, email, fax, or voicemail

• Respond to dealer and DSM inquiries regarding order status, product availability, pricing, special promotions, and shipment tracking (UPS).

• Some filing

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Good phone voice and pleasant manner necessary

• Minimum education – High School Diploma

• 1–2 years’ experience in a customer service or administrative support role, ideally in a sales/customer service environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process all incoming orders

• Handle new accounts and termination paperwork, as well as paperwork for dealer address, etc. changes

• Process price adjustments and other credit / debit related paperwork

• Maintain and update internal spreadsheets and participate in occasional Excel projects.

• Delivering superior customer service is the #1 duty and responsibility

• Draft professional correspondence and reports.

• Perform general administrative duties including filing, documentation, and data entry.

• Uphold a strong commitment to delivering superior customer service in every interaction.

Janome America, Inc. (JAI) is a distributor of household and computerized sewing machines; a subsidiary of Janome Sewing Machine Company, Tokyo, Japan, who are one of the world’s largest manufacturers of home sewing machines and leaders and innovators in the home sewing industry. JAI was founded in 1860 as the New Home Sewing Machine Company. In 1960, Janome Tokyo purchased New Home. In 1999, the name of the company was changed from New Home to Janome America, Inc. This was in response to the growing popularity of the Janome brand and to unify the company with one identity. Today, we offer the most advanced machine ever conceived—the amazing Memory Craft 15000. We can proudly claim to deliver the most powerful, sophisticated home machine on the market. The mission of Janome: Our mission is to produce machines which inspire creativity and innovation, yet are simple to use. We know the most important thing about our products is not the machines themselves, but what you create with them. The better your tools, the more inventive, artistic and pleasurable your sewing experience. To create a supportive internal atmosphere in which employees’ ideas are highly valued, and to cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance of individual employee contributions as critical to the success of the company as a whole. JAI is built on years of tradition and innovation. We offer our employees the opportunity for professional development and to work in a flexible, caring and cooperative environment. We have an excellent benefits and compensation package including competitive salary, health insurance (medical, dental, vision) paid holidays, vacation, sick, personal days, 401(k) plan and profit sharing-EOE. To learn more or find a Dealer, please visit Janome.com.

Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant

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