Sales Development Representative (SDR)

American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. The next generation of American manufacturing is being built right now. Nox Metals is the supply chain behind it.Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.We need an Inside Sales hire to be the engine that turns RFQs into shipped orders. Quotes out fast. Specs locked in tight. Orders pushed cleanly into production. Customers in the loop every step of the way. The inbox is the front door of the company and you own it. Nox Metals is an employer with real opportunity for long term career growth, this is a place to build a career, not just hold a job.You will:Own inbound RFQs and quoting end to end, every quote out the door fast and accurateEstimate jobs in WAYNE, run nests, validate scrap, price the work, and turn it into a quote the customer can act onTranslate customer drawings, specs, and POs into clean, complete jobs in NOX NESTPush orders into production with every detail right, alloy, temper, thickness, tolerances, cert requirements, ship date, packagingWork tightly with scheduling and the floor to commit dates we can hit and hit the dates we commit toOwn the customer relationship inside the four walls, every email, every quote follow-up, every order confirmation, every status updateCatch issues before they become problems, missing specs, mismatched POs, unrealistic dates, conflicting cert requirementsCoordinate with quality, supply chain, and shipping on every order from open to deliveredWork hand in hand with Outside Sales, you are the engine that lets them keep sellingCapture every quote, every win, every loss in our CRM and quoting system, the data is the moatAlways ask questions, never guess when something is unclearLook at every quote, every order, every workflow and figure out how to make it betterWork safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standardYou should be:Experience in inside sales, quoting, estimating, or customer service in metals, machine shops, manufacturing, or comparable industrial environmentsStrong technical fluency, you can read a drawing, talk alloys, tempers, tolerances, and lead times, and know what a part actually needsSkilled at quoting and estimating, every line item priced right, every assumption documentedCracked with AI tools, spreadsheets, modern software, and quoting tools, you live in our stack and you make it faster every weekTightly partnered with software teams in past roles, comfortable writing specs, filing tickets, and shaping the tools you useComfortable on the phone, on email, and in customer portals all day, every daySharp with numbers and detail oriented, every quote, every PO, every line right the first timeHigh attention to quality, the quote, the order, the cert, the packageAlways thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"Absolutely customer obsessed, you carry every customer's deadline like it is your ownA team player with a good attitude, you make the company better for everyone around youSomeone who takes ownership, if it is in your inbox or on your quote board, it is your responsibilityPrecise under pressure and reliable, customers count on the dates and prices you commit toOrganized enough to juggle dozens of open quotes and orders without dropping oneCommitted to safety, you follow every protocol, wear your PPE on the floor, and never cut corners that put people at riskHigh agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when neededLow ego, you walk the floor, you talk to operators, you do the unglamorous work because it needs to get doneNot afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands itNever says "that's not my job"Nice to have:Background quoting metals, aluminum, or aerospace and defense componentsExperience with WAYNE-style nesting, quoting, or estimating toolsBackground reading mechanical drawings and GD&TExperience inside an aerospace or defense quoting environment, AS9100, DFARS, AMS, ASTMForklift and/or overhead crane certificationComfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarterThis role is full time, in person in Detroit.