Sample Assistant, Part-Time
Hours: Monday-Friday, 20-30 hrs/week between the hours 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Location: Loretto, MN (on site)
Reports to: Sample Coordinator
Description
The Sample Assistant supports the Marketing, Customer Service, and Sales teams in fulfilling sample orders. Responsibilities include preparing, packaging, and shipping samples to meet quality standards and shipping deadlines, and coordinating marketing mailings and promotional item requests. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Service and Sales Support:
- Fulfill open order requests daily for all outbound sample and promotional items
- Coordinate with Sample Coordinator to fulfill sample order shipments
Sample Management:
- Monitor inventory levels of EMT, EDW, Z Clip profile stock, anodized, and powder coated color chips, assembled sample kit stocks, promotional products/giveaways (as directed by Sample Coordinator)
- Ensure products in the sample room are kept organized
- Follow quality control measures for all sample program items
Sample Preparations:
- Clean, inspect, label, and package color samples from various vendors
- Clean, inspect, and label extrusion samples for inventory bins, kits, packages
- Periodically assemble large quantities of profile kits for inventory
- Label and package “single” cut samples for order fulfillment
- Ensure all outbound products meet Eagle quality standards
- Ensure timely shipping/mailing of samples
Marketing Support:
- Process monthly bulk mailings of catalogs and brochures
- Process weekly mailings of single catalogs and brochure requests
- Report to Marketing Department on progress and updates
Qualifications
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Problem-solving mindset with keen attention to detail
- Comfortable using computers and technology
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team environment
- Flexibility and willingness to perform other various duties as required
- Ability to lift 30+ lb and stand for several hours
Ideal Skills / Experience
- Retail Merchandising and Displays
- Industrial Manufacturing – Assembly
- Product Quality Inspection
- Crafters, Tinkerers, Scrapbookers, Workshop Hobbyists
Eagle Aluminum is a small business in Loretto, MN. We are professional, agile and our goal is to provide an energetic working environment that enables our employees to help the customer find a solution to their problems.
Our work environment includes:
- Growth opportunities
- Safe work environment
- On-the-job training
- Lively atmosphere
- Flexible working hours
- Regular social events
- Casual work attire
We are currently seeking a Warehouse Associate to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for picking, preparing and packing orders for shipment, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and ensuring accuracy of orders. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, the ability to lift 50 lb, and a commitment to providing excellent customer service.
Responsibilities:
- Load and unload merchandise from trucks and containers with a fork truck.
- Fulfill orders utilizing packing slips, this will include cutting material to specified lengths.
- Operate power tools such as miter saws, drill press, and battery operated tools.
- Inspect and verify incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Organize and store merchandise in the warehouse.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Follow safety regulations and procedures.
- Operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 – $21.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Language: English (Preferred)
Ability to Commute: Loretto, MN 55357 (Required)
Ability to Relocate: Loretto, MN 55357: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
This role will be responsible for:
- Answering calls and responding to internet and/or email inquiries from customers
- Entering data into CRM (Customer Relationship Manager)
- Providing price quotes and following up on those quotes
Listening to customers and providing them with options/guiding them to the appropriate product - Taking orders and entering data into our system
- Following up on orders with vendors
- Following up on open quotes
- Following up with current customers
Skills needed for this role include:
- Strong time management
- General mathematical aptitude (includes understanding metric/fraction conversions)
- Great phone etiquette
- Team player
- Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
- Willingness to be flexible and work on the highest priority items as needed
- Strong communication skills
This is an integral role for our company. We strive for excellence and are looking for someone trustworthy, punctual, and honest who has great communication skills and is sincere and hard-working.
We offer a competitive hourly salary and a great benefit package in a relaxed office environment.
Eagle Aluminum, LLC is a manufacturer, supplier and warehouse of specialty aluminum trims and extrusions in our 34th year of service.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 – $22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Shift: Day shift
Ability to Commute: Loretto, MN 55357 (Required)
Work Location: In person
The Regional Sales Manager role is responsible for revenue producing activities within a geographical territory. He/ She must establish a daily routine of customer engagement through a variety of methods and establish themselves as the face of Eagle Aluminum within an assigned territory. Presenting value, earning trust, and relationship development are non-negotiable functions of the Regional Sales Manager role.
This role will be responsible for:
- Upholding Eagle Aluminum’s core company values listed in the VTO
- Presenting value, earning trust, and relationship development with current and prospect customers
- Revenue ownership within assigned geographical territory
- Working within company standard margin guidelines based on project/ product line/ opportunity
- Customer visits within designated territory and attending applicable tradeshows
- Proactive and daily engagement with customers through a variety of methods
- Providing market feedback to VP sales & leadership team around product, pricing, market conditions, customers, etc.
- Assisting architects, contractors, installers, manufacturers, and distributors with revenue producing activities
- Active stance with utilizing company CRM/ Netsuite
- Identifying target accounts, managing and growing current accounts, customer acquisition, etc
- Proactive organization and prioritization around customer facing activities
- Working in conjunction with customer service representatives to ensure a positive user and company experience
- Excitement to work with a growing company where input and efforts are applied through various departments
Skills needed for this role include:
- 3+ years of sales experience
- Must be comfortable with overnight travel, 20 – 50%
- Understanding of basic concepts of margin and gross profit
- Willingness to interact daily with customers from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds
- Ability to work cross-functionally with vendors, customers, and the Eagle team
- Strong verbal communication skills in the English language
- Must be comfortable working independently and making decisions without direct supervision
- Good sense of organization and keen attention to detail
- Ability to perform well in a fast-paced working environment
Eagle Aluminum, LLC is a manufacturer, supplier and warehouse of specialty aluminum trims and extrusions in our 34th year of service.
Job Type: Full-time
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Shift: Day shift
Ability to Commute: Loretto, MN 55357 (Required)
Work Location: In person
We encourage you to submit an application so we have it on file for future reference.

