Credit Representative at Global Industrial Services in Buford, Georgia

Job Description:

Global Industrial, a Systemax Company

Corporate Overview

Systemax has a 70-year track record of market-leading innovation. Founded in 1949 as a small material handling company, we ve grown to be an industry leader with over 1.7 million products in 21 industrial and commercial categories. Global Industrial is a subsidiary of Systemax and represents the largest part of the Systemax family.

The keys to our continued success include the collaborative spirit we cultivate in our associates, our customers, and our vendor partners. Our esteemed customer base includes members of the Fortune 500, small-to-medium size business, and direct to consumer. Conducting business across a wide spectrum of industry verticals, we supply our customers with the industrial equipment and supplies they need to run their business effectively, efficiently, and safely.

Our culture starts with our leadership team. United, they uphold a commitment to transparency and clear communication, creating loyalty and a high level of engagement amongst associates. By joining Global Industrial, a Systemax Company, you are a part of a dynamic organization that rewards high performance as well as an environment of continuous learning with upward mobility through training and development, stretch assignments, and internal mobility.

At our core, we believe in embracing new ideas, teamwork, accountability, and treating our associates the way we want them to treat our customers. We are active listeners to our employees and to our customers so that our actions result in a truly delightful associate and customer experience alike. By celebrating our differences and rewarding innovation at all levels of the business, we nurture a culture of belonging and unity to drive change. Key Responsibilities

* Investigates and provides credit information on customers to facilitate order release

* Review and keep records of all credit holds, past dues, incomplete files, credit risks and fraud reports

* Work manual credit applications to obtain credit references from banks, trades, etc

* Perform thorough credit checks before releasing orders up to the credit limit, places accounts on credit hold when past due and refers past due order to Collections Department

* Utilizes existing policies and worksheets to establish customer s credit limits

* Informs Outbound and Inbound Sales of progress of credit investigation

* Work with customer when other special credit requirements are necessary or when advance deposits are deemed necessary

* Perform other duties as assigned

Competencies and skills

* Previous experience in customer interaction

* Alpha and numeric data entry experience

* Strong verbal and written communications skills

* Strong problem resolution and reasoning abilities

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

* Must have A/R background or be numerically inclined

EEO/AA Statement

Global Industrial, a Systemax Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees 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 absence, compensation and training.