Aggregate Sales Representative

Knife River Corporation; Clarkston (WA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and 401k

Pre-employment drug screening

Background check

Job summary

Knife River Corporation in the United States is seeking an Aggregate Sales professional for the Northern Idaho area. This role focuses on establishing and nurturing customer relationships to maximize volumes and profitability of concrete and aggregate sales.

You will call on customers, market services to new accounts, prepare quotes, and coordinate with internal teams to address opportunities and challenges.

Qualifications

• High School or GED equivalent.
• Experience in sales, aggregate production or concrete preferred but not required.
• Proficient with basic computer applications.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Make direct calls to customers and assist with pricing, orders and training.
• Market products to new accounts including contractors and government agencies.
• Prepare quotes/bids and discuss costs with internal staff.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and monitor product quality during delivery.
• Attend seminars and read trade publications to stay informed.
• Deliver aggregate samples when required.
• Report billing or delivery concerns and coordinate with departments.

Skills

Good customer service skills

Good communication skills

Intermediate computer skills

Ability to handle multiple priorities

Education

High School or GED

Job description

At Knife River, we take care of our team because we know it’s our people who make us successful. We are one of the 10 largest construction materials producers/contractors in the Country. Our goal is to build strong teams that, in turn, build strong communities. We are also a publicly traded company on the NYSE with the ticker symbol KNF and part of the S&P MidCap 400 index.

Knife River has an opening for an Aggregate Sales position in our Northern Idaho area. This position will establish good relationships with current customers, contact potential customers, create lasting customer relationships in order to obtain maximum volumes and profitability from concrete and aggregate sales.

Responsibilities

• Make direct calls to customers. Assist customers regarding service pricing, order taking, merchandising and product training as needed.
• Market products and services to new accounts such as contractors, sub‑contractors, government agencies, supply houses, developers, to solicit new business.
• Handle inside and outside sales of products. Follow through on potential sales leads, including obtaining necessary information such as job specifications and take off of projects.
• Develop product knowledge through value added sales, trade shows, customer questions, and product quality resolution. Ability to identify best product for customer needs and advise.
• Prepare quotes/bids for projects using appropriate worksheets that provide company unit prices. Discuss costs and schedule with operating divisions as well as providing project opportunities and challenges and other project information to appropriate internal staff.
• Follow through on customer satisfaction on jobs awarded. Monitor product quality during delivery and installation.
• Communicate effectively.
• May need to deliver aggregate samples to project owner/engineer when required.
• Facilitate pre‑construction, construction and post‑construction meetings with appropriate internal staff as demanded by the complexity of projects awarded.
• Immediately report concerns regarding billing, credit, delivery and quality of product to appropriate internal departments and coordinate meetings with other departments, as needed, to address customer concerns.
• Attend seminars to develop product knowledge.
• Read trade journals, newspapers, and other publications to be informed of new developments in the construction industry, government or the community.
• Pick up payments from customers as necessary to prevent COD status or late charges.
• Assist billing clerk.
• Always work safely and take action to prevent any and all unsafe actions, processes, and behaviors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School or GED equivalent.
• Experience in a related field (Sales, Aggregate Production or Concrete) preferred but not required.
• Intermediate computer skills required.
• Good customer service skills.
• Good communication skills including verbal and written.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities with short deadlines.

Benefits

Full comprehensive benefits plan available after 60 days to include medical, dental, vision, life and 401(k) with company match.

Successful candidates will be subjected to a pre‑employment drug screening and background check.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.