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Specialist, Sales Support

Global Industrial

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Location
Milwaukee, WI
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Job overview

The Sales Support Specialist supports the sales team and customers by processing quotes and orders, responding to inquiries, resolving sales-related issues, and assisting with bids. The role also handles escalations and rush requests and requires regular in-office attendance. The posting prefers 2–4 years of previous sales support experience and calls for strong PC, communication, organization, and multitasking abilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Sales SupportSelf-MotivationResourcefulnessMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookInterpersonal CommunicationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationOrganizationPrioritizationAttention to DetailMultitaskingConfidentiality

Qualifications

2+ Years Sales Support Experience

Full job description

Specialist, Sales Support

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Location:

Milwaukee, WI, US, 53224

Global Industrial

About Global Industrial

Global Industrial Company (NYSE: GIC) is a leading distributor of high-quality, industrial-strength equipment and supplies, serving organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. With more than 75 years of experience, customers rely on us for our broad portfolio of national and private brands, trusted service, and strong value proposition.

We help customers keep their operations running by delivering the right products when they need them—because We Can Supply That™.

Why Join Global Industrial

At Global Industrial, we’re One Team committed to delivering value and empowering our associates to grow. Our culture is built on:

  • Meritocracy & Pay for Performance – Your impact drives your rewards

  • High Say-Do Ratio – We follow through on our commitments

  • Career Growth & Internal Mobility – We invest in your future

  • Collaboration & Accountability – One team delivering real results

Make an impact. Be recognized. Grow your career with us.

Global Industrial — Delivering Value Starts Here

Key Responsibilities

  • Attend Sales Excellence Team meetings to understand the unique needs and initiatives of the sales unit

  • Provide customer support by covering reps when they're out of the office (as needed)

  • Enter/Process quotes, orders POs, and communicating status

  • Handle any customer service issues and follow up if over 24 hours

  • Resolve deal desk and shipping requests

  • Escalate issues from customers to the appropriate internal department

  • Answer requests from sellers that come to them via their queue.

  • Assist with bids (RFP/RFQ).

  • Provide support to customers to resolve sales-related issues in a timely manner.

  • Expedite and follows through on rush requests from customers.

  • Answer inbound emails and inquiries from customers.

  • Work in a team environment to support the customer experience

Competencies and skills

  • 2- 4 years in previous sales support preferred

  • Must be self-motivated, resourceful, and able to work independently.

  • Excellent PC skills required in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

  • Outstanding interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.

  • Ability to organize, prioritize, work in a fast-paced environment, attention to detail, handle multiple tasks and work under time constraints is required.

  • Must maintain confidentiality.

Note: This position requires regular in-office attendance as an essential function of the job.

EEO/AA Statement

Global Industrial provides equal employment opportunities to all employee and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absences, compensation and training.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,314 open Sales Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$70–107K/yr483 salary ranges
  • US median$21–25/hr341 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 56 open Sales Support jobs in Wisconsin and 1,314 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
Sales Support postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (773 postings).
Education
195 of the 1,314 open Sales Support jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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