Branch Counter & Keyholder
Multi Sales | Portland, OR
Job Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire
Pay Range:$21.00–$25.00 per hour, depending on experience
Join the Multi Sales Team
Multi Sales is a premier distributor of door and gate automation products. For more than 60 years, we have built our business around integrity, product knowledge, dependable service, and strong relationships with our customers and vendors.
We are looking for a dependable, customer-focused Branch Counter & Keyholder to join our Van Nuys branch. This is a hands-on position for someone who enjoys working with customers, learning technical products, supporting warehouse operations, and taking ownership of day-to-day branch responsibilities.
This position also provides an opportunity to grow with Multi Sales as we continue to expand.
What You'll Do
As a Counter Sales Keyholder, you will be one of the first points of contact for our customers and will help keep the branch operating smoothly. Responsibilities include:
- Open and/or close the branch and ensure established procedures are followed when branch management is unavailable.
- Assist customers at the counter, over the phone, and by email.
- Prepare sales orders and quotes and help customers select products that meet their needs.
- Enter and process customer orders, quotes, payments, and returns.
- Provide accurate information regarding product availability, pricing, and delivery.
- Build relationships with existing customers and help grow assigned accounts.
- Prepare merchandise for customer pickup or delivery.
- Maintain product displays and recommend potential new stock items.
- Assist with identifying and reducing obsolete or excess inventory.
- Work closely with the Branch Manager to maintain an organized, safe, and efficient warehouse.
- Support shipping, receiving, inventory, order pulling, and other branch functions as needed.
- Perform end-of-day functions, including warehouse queue closing, manifest processing, document scanning, and preparation of UPS shipments.
- Follow company operational procedures and customer service standards.
- Identify operational issues and communicate concerns or opportunities for improvement to management.
- Learn our product lines through hands-on experience, manufacturer training, seminars, and interaction with vendor representatives.
- Maintain confidentiality and protect company and customer information.
- Participate in required safety meetings, inspections, and training.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and professional branch environment.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of industrial counter sales or similar customer-facing sales experience.
- 2+ years of warehouse operations experience.
- Previous keyholder, lead, or supervisory experience is preferred.
- Experience processing point-of-sale transactions, quotes, orders, and returns.
- Forklift experience required.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Comfortable working in both counter sales and warehouse environments.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
- ERP experience preferred; Epicor Solar Eclipse experience is a plus.
- Ability to learn technical products and provide customers with accurate information.
- Dependable, organized, and comfortable working independently when management is unavailable.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
- Must be able to successfully complete applicable pre-employment screening requirements.
Benefits
Multi Sales offers a competitive benefits package, including:
- Company pays 90% of the base plan premium for Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- Employer-paid Group Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Safe Harbor 401(k) with profit sharing
- 10 paid holidays
- Generous paid time-off program
- Training and professional development
- Opportunities for advancement as Multi Sales continues to grow
The Person We're Looking For
We're looking for more than someone who can work a counter. We want someone who is dependable, trustworthy, accountable, willing to learn, and comfortable taking initiative.
As a Branch Counter & Keyholder, you may be trusted to open or close the branch and support operations when management is unavailable. The right person takes ownership of their responsibilities, treats customers and coworkers with respect, follows established procedures, and is willing to step in wherever the branch needs support.
If you have industrial sales and warehouse experience and are looking for an opportunity to grow with an established company, we'd like to hear from you.
