Activate your potential – join NORIT, the world leader in activated carbon production!
Join us as an Inside Sales Associate to manage the Municipal Bidding, Contract Administration, and Sales Forecasting functions for a defined customer base. This role involves preparing and submitting competitive bids, overseeing awarded contracts, and maintaining strong relationships with municipal clients. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless customer experience from bidding through order fulfillment.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Manage the full bid lifecycle for municipal customers, including identifying opportunities via lead services, preparing submissions, and ensuring compliance with Norit standards.
- Collaborate with Legal, Supply Chain, and Technical Support teams to review and negotiate contract terms.
- Administer awarded contracts, maintaining full account management responsibility, including customer communication, service coordination, and issue resolution.
- Monitor and update key sales systems and reports, including customer usage, sales forecasts, budget progress, and market trends.
- Partner with internal departments to ensure smooth operations related to order processing, product availability, and shipping.
- Stay informed on company objectives, customer needs, and market conditions to support long-term sales success.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience required,
- Prior experience with contracts or bidding processes preferred,
- Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities,
- Professional verbal and written communication skills,
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and other standard office software,
- This is a full-time, remote position requiring residency within driving distance of Marshall, Texas.
Benefits
- Remote work setup, including company-provided computer and cell phone, with monthly reimbursement for home internet.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Learning & development support, including tuition reimbursement.
NORIT Activated Carbon is one of the global leaders and produces various qualities of activated carbon in its powder and granular form. Our mission - to be the customer’s #1 choice for added value activated carbon solutions in energy, environmental, water, food, chemical, pharma, automotive, and other industrial markets. We supply a broad portfolio of materials, know-how and technical expertise, complementary services and technologies.
We have established our global presence with manufacturing plants in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and United States and as well a Global Business Service center in Riga.