Credit & Collections Specialist

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Job Summary

The credit department is dedicated to increasing the rate of payment from our customers and protecting our company’s assets with diligence in a professional manner, while working closely with our branches to drive profitable sales and generate the highest overall return on investment.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

• Partners with underwriting to review credit applications, assigns credit limits and establishes terms of sale
• Evaluates existing customer credit limits based on current market trends, purchase activity and payment history
• Responsible for collections of AR within assigned districts. Strong partnership with both field and customers is required to ensure effectiveness in DSO reduction
• Investigates customer projects to confirm validity of all project parties for proper filing deadlines and lien tracking when applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer service and/or credit experience preferred.
• Successful candidate must have the ability to adapt to change and be innovation minded.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications such as Word and Excel is a must.  
• Must be an effective communicator (verbal and written) with exceptional phone skills and attention to detail.  
• Experience desired but not required in process improvement.
• Support team within multi-functions of the department, identify and help slimline current processes.  
• Ability io work in multiple systems desired. 

Environmental Job Requirements

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

This information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this role. It is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this role. This description supersedes any previous or undated descriptions for this role. Management retains the right to add or change the duties of the position at any time.

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.  Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.

None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.

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