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You have high expectations too. You are exceptionally motivated, have outstanding skills, and want your work to matter. Peterson offers competitive wages, generous benefits, and promotional opportunities at a family-owned and operated business. It’s time to use your skills and passion to do work that matters!

Peterson Cat has a need for an experienced Parts Salesperson at our Eugene, OR location.
Summary
This position provides customer assistance to the service department by researching, pricing, locating, and delivery of parts.
Essential Job Functions
The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign the functions to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Job functions include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Understand and interpret walk-in and telephone customer parts requests.
• Operates lift truck or uses hand truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to trucks, storage, or work areas.
• Keep service department informed on the status of any back ordered items.
• Maintain a working knowledge of company products, services, and parts including the costs of each.
• Make high value recommendations to customers relating to parts and service needs.
• Fill parts orders for shop and field technicians that may require determining the correct part and/or part numbers by using DBS, CDK, company software and other information resources.
• Assist service department in preparing quotes by researching and pricing parts.
• Process return parts from service department or customers issuing credit memos and restocking parts.
• Complete all necessary transaction documents in a timely and accurate manner.
• Order parts from manufacturers or outside vendors by preparing purchase orders and other appropriate purchase documents.
• Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.
• Maintain a mutually beneficial relationship with both established and new customers.

Other Job Functions

• Respectfully takes direction from supervisor/manager.
• Displays excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with customers/ coworkers, including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
• Assist in other department activities as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, safely and in alignment with Peterson’s core values. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of two years of experience in parts or sales, preferably in a heavy industrial environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
This description describes only the general nature and level of work encompassed by this job. This description is not a comprehensive listing of all respon
sibilities, duties, and skills of employees at this level. Peterson is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer.
Peterson Machinery Co. is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. A drug screen and background check is required.