Swift Staffing Inc

Account Manager / Sales Representative

Dresden, Tennessee•Full-time
$55,000 - $70,000 annually
About the Job
Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Job description:
Schedule: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Dresden, TN
We are looking for an Account Manager — Closeout Sales to manage and grow wholesale customer accounts for a national closeout distributor based in Dresden, Tennessee. The company specializes in purchasing excess inventory, overstocks, and closeout merchandise from major consumer brands and selling to wholesale buyers, retailers, and e-commerce sellers across the United States. Its product categories include housewares, small appliances, home goods, furniture, apparel, and general merchandise. The company operates warehouses in Tennessee, New Jersey, and Nevada, maintains a permanent showroom in Chicago, and attends multiple trade shows each year to connect with potential buyers.
This is a full-time, on-site position in Dresden, TN, focused on building customer relationships, increasing sales, and growing an existing portfolio of wholesale accounts. The Account Manager will understand each customer's product needs, purchasing habits, and budget to present relevant deals and generate orders. This is primarily a relationship-driven sales role rather than a cold-calling position. Prospecting is also partof the job and is planned and tracked in coordination with the sales manager.
Skills
  • * Manage and grow an assigned book of wholesale, retail and e-commerce buyer accounts.
  • * Present new closeout deals to your customers the day they drop, by phone, email and sales sheet.
  • * Quote, write and follow orders through NetSuite from PO to ship.
  • * Learn each account's categories, price points and buying cycle so you pitch what they will actually buy.
  • * Feed customer requests, offers and feedback back to the buying team, fast and in writing.
  • * Work with marketing on fliers, sales sheets and Deal of the Day pushes for your accounts.
  • * Prospect new accounts on a plan agreed with your manager and log every touch.
  • * Hit monthly sales targets and review your pipeline weekly.
  • * Handle the occasional problem (short ship, damage, pricing question) so the customer stays a customer
Requirements
  • * 2+ years in B2B sales, account management, wholesale, distribution or retail buying.
  • * Relationship Driven and People Focused Individuals.
  • * Comfortable on the phone all day and quick, clear in email.
  • * Can read a sales sheet and talk cost, retail and margin with a buyer without hesitating.
  • * Organized: tracks accounts, follow-ups and open orders without being reminded.
  • * Solid with Excel/Google Sheets and willing to learn NetSuite.
  • * Reliable in-office presence in Dresden, TN.
Nice to have (not required)
  • * Experience in closeouts, liquidation, off-price or surplus inventory.
  • * Existing relationships with discount, off-price, dollar, grocery, drug or online retailers.
  • * Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude) for lead research, drafting and account notes.
  • * Bilingual English/Spanish