Sales Support Associate

Sprague is growing, and we need your energy to make it happen!

Sprague is one of the largest independent suppliers of energy products and services in the Northeast. We're expanding our Commercial Management Team by creating a pathway for driven individuals to build a successful career in sales.

As a Sales Support Associate, you'll work closely with senior sales professionals, learn about our energy products and markets, support customer-facing activities, and gradually take ownership of your own accounts. If you're motivated, curious, and eager to build a long-term career in commercial energy sales, this is a rare opportunity to grow into a high-impact, relationship-driven role with significant earning potential.

Responsibilities/Training/Development

• Learn Sprague's product portfolio-including heating fuel, natural gas, electric, gasoline, and diesel-and understand how each product serves commercial, industrial, and transportation clients.
• Participate in training on energy markets, pricing, logistics, as well as formal sales training.
• Shadow Account Executives during customer meetings, prospecting calls, and site visits.
• Support the sales team with research, data entry, CRM updates, and preparation of proposals and presentations.
• Assist with the application and onboarding process for new accounts.
• Learn internal systems including pricing tools, billing workflows, delivery coordination, and credit processes.
• Attend industry events, trade shows, and association meetings.

Progressive Responsibilities

• Conduct supervised prospecting through cold calls, networking, referrals, and industry events.
• Serve as a point of contact for customer inquiries, escalating issues to senior staff as needed.
• Support troubleshooting of pricing, billing, delivery, and service questions.

• Demonstrate increasing independence in managing customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.

Qualified candidates for this role will have the following:

• Strong interest in sales, business development, or account management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of initiative, curiosity, and willingness to learn complex products and markets.
• Ability to build rapport, work collaboratively, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with technology, including MS Office; willingness to learn CRM tools such as Salesforce.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel for customer visits and training.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in inside sales or a client-facing role.
• Exposure to commercial real estate, transportation, industrial operations, or energy-related fields.
• Demonstrated success in roles requiring persistence, relationship-building, or problem-solving.

This opportunity is based in Harrison, NY.

Our Culture

We recently surveyed our employees to ask them their favorite part of the job. They answered, "The people I work with."

In addition to great coworkers, you'll enjoy perks like medical benefits and retirement contributions that start on your first day. Employees start with three weeks (15 days) of paid vacation time per year! Sprague also provides tuition reimbursement for any employee that would like to further their education. Do you like to get involved where you work? Is giving back important to you? It's important to us, too! Sprague donates back to the communities in which we live and work every year, and provides opportunities for employees to support various charities throughout the year. In addition, Sprague offers paid volunteer time to allow employees to support charities which are meaningful to them. Sprague has a range of committees to support varying initiatives (Sustainability, Charitable, Scholarship, Innovation, etc.). Sprague is a place that cares about its employees, its community, and about creating a place where people want to come to work every day.

Plus, we have some great benefits!

• 401(k) Traditional and Roth plans with employer match of 100% of the first 6% of the employee's contribution
• Defined Contribution Plan with an automatic 2.6% contribution from Sprague
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Choice of high deductible and PPO Health Plans to fit your individual needs
• Wellness Program

Who we are:

Sprague takes a collaborative, customer-centric approach to providing best-in-class energy products and related services throughout the Northeast. Founded in 1870, we pride ourselves on offering customers the expert solutions and high-quality service that help their businesses thrive in any market landscape. Sprague values innovation, safety, integrity and people. We know that our people are what set us apart from our competition, and we work hard to make sure each employee across our 20+ locations knows how important they are to our community.

Come join us to learn why we are consistently celebrating 20-, 30-, and even 40-year anniversaries here at Sprague!

Hourly Pay Range: $31.25 up to $36.06

Sprague is an EEO/AA employer. We strongly encourage minorities, females, Vets and individuals with disabilities to apply.

As a federal contractor we adhere to OFCCP employment regulations. Click here for OFCCP compliance information