Building Materials Outside Sales Representative

TIBBETTS LUMBER CO LLC; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

401(k) plan

Vacation, Sick & Holiday pay

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC in Florida is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to drive sales and deliver outstanding customer service. You will gather customer needs and design specs to craft tailored proposals and act as a liaison between clients and internal teams.

The role requires travel within the territory, strong communication, and a proactive, self-motivated approach. A background in home building and prior selling experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have prior selling experience.
• Basic knowledge of home building.
• Detail oriented.
• Highly motivated, self-starter.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use a smart phone and have general computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform building material take-offs and provide quotes to prospective customers.
• Compile lists of prospective customers and follow up on permits in the sales territory.
• Travel regularly to call on customers and solicit orders by phone or in person.
• Display or demonstrate products to customers.
• Coordinate with shipping and internal teams to ensure timely deliveries and accurate invoicing.
• Address customer problems with deliveries and keep account activities up to date.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Self-motivated

Phone/computer skills

Tools

Smartphone usage

General computer skills

Job description

Description

The Outside Sales Representative serves as the face of the company, responsible for driving sales and delivering outstanding customer service. This role involves gathering detailed information on customer needs and design specifications to generate tailored sales proposals. The representative acts as a key liaison between clients and internal departments, including design and production, to ensure seamless service delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform building material take-offs, provide quotes to prospective customers
• Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads; follow up on all building permits in sales territory
• Travels regularly throughout territory to call on regular and prospective customer to solicit orders or talk with customers by phone.
• Display or demonstrates product to customers
• Coordinate with the shipping manager and customer as to the timing deliveries are needed
• Work with Sales Coordinator to keep account activities up to date, let them know how each customer should be handled, who they will be dealing with, and what details need to be on each invoice
• Investigate and resolves customer problems with deliveries
• Other duties as assigned by Manager

Essential Requirements:

• Must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily
• Basic knowledge of home building
• Detail oriented
• Highly motivated, self-starter
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use a smart phone and have general computer skills
• Must have prior selling experience

Benefits:

Tibbetts Lumber offers an excellent benefits package to our employees including:

• Competitive wages
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• 401(k) plan
• Vacation, Sick & Holiday pay
• Health Savings Account

Legal Disclosures:

Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC complies with all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination of any kind. Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC is a Drug-Free Workplace and uses pre-employment drug testing to confirm all of its potential employees do not use any restricted substances. Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC is an at will employer and can terminate its employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and without notice.