There's a Place for You at Springfield Electric

A career at Springfield Electric is more than a job. You're investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Springfield Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory, or other building - you can find it here. We operate throughout the southwest and are part of the Sonepar group, the world's #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being "Powered by Difference" means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Within OpCo we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Title: Credit Specialist

Location: St. Louis, MO

Job type: Full time

Schedule: 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday

Compensation: competitive annual salary

As a Credit Specialist , you will partner with team members and customers to prioritize and collect accounts receivable. You will work closely with the credit manager in supporting the revenue targets and goals for Springfield Electric. As a Credit Specialist will collect necessary documentations, maintain strong recordkeeping, have a strong follow-up methodology and enjoy collaborating with our customers and associates.

What You'll Do

• Communicate with customers and sales teams of orders being held and released once credit standing is resolved
• Monitor receivables and collections, prioritizes and collects outstanding account receivables
• Identify and recommendations to leadership, "for credit holds" on accounts
• Resolve in a timely manner, disputed items and escalated to leadership, as needed
• Review credit documentation, approve new accounts, and override reporting to update credit files to ensure appropriate credit limits are placed

What you bring:

• 2+ years of related experience
• High School diploma or GED; additional college level education within Accounting/Finance desired
• Desire to collaborate with people of varied backgrounds and management levels
• Ability to communicate and share solutions across the team
• Problem-solving skills and experience with MS Office suite

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What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

Who we are:

We're the world's number one distributor of electrical products, solutions and related services. Pepco is owned by Sonepar, a global company with over 450 locations nationwide. Whether you grow at one of our local Opcos or at one in another region, we want you to grow with us! All associates are regularly trained and we value promoting from within when possible.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Springfield Electric, a Sonepar Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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