Commercial Outside Sales Representative - Houston, TX

BrandSafway Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

BrandSafway is seeking a Commercial Outside Sales Representative in Houston, TX to prospect and win scaffold and access projects. You will build relationships with contractors, engineers, and agencies, and use Salesforce to manage opportunities and bids.

You will gather site data for quotes, assemble equipment lists, estimate hours, and coordinate with contracts and project controls to close contracts quickly.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in scaffold and work access sales, particularly contracts involving labor.
• Prior experience cost estimating scaffold and work access projects.
• Prior experience with Salesforce in a construction configuration.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of prospecting for bid opportunities in the sales territory.
• Develop relationships with general contractors, subcontractors, developers, mechanical contractors, manufacturing facilities, architects, and government agencies that produce opportunities to bid for and win work.
• Use Salesforce software to identify opportunities to bid for upcoming work; document ongoing efforts to bid and win work. Review leads from Construct Connect and tag them into Salesforce as appropriate.
• Communicate to customers how our products meet their needs, and anticipate future needs the customer may not yet have identified.
• Visit job sites to gather information necessary to prepare price quotes.
• Assemble equipment & material lists, estimate man hours, determine freight requirements, and create price quotes for submittal to customers.
• USing branch contracts manager, usher new contracts through the contracting process.
• Work with project controls to ensure billing is rapid and accurate and capture change orders promptly.
• Be on hand at job sites as new jobs get underway to direct construction crews.
• Work with prequalification team to get BrandSafway prequalified with new customers and on bidder lists.
• Assess bid opportunities for upsell potential for the full range of BrandSafway access products.

Skills

Sales

Scaffold experience

Cost estimation

Salesforce

MS Excel

Construction industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Civil Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Commercial Outside Sales Representative - Houston, TX BrandSafway

Address 7402 Eastex Fwy, Houston, TX, 77093, US

Compensation $71,400.00 - $107,200.00/year

Schedule Full time

Job Type Permanent

Highlights

• Prior experience in scaffold and work access sales


• Prior experience cost estimating scaffold and work access projects


• Prior experience with Salesforce in a construction configuration

Description

At BrandSafway, we know our employees are our greatest asset, which is why we give them the tools, training, and resources to be successful. Come join our growing team!

Responsibilities:

• Take charge of prospecting for bid opportunities in the sales territory.


• Develop relationships with general contractors, subcontractors, developers, mechanical contractors, manufacturing facilities, architects, and government agencies that produce opportunities to bid for and win work.


• Use Salesforce software to identify opportunities to bid for upcoming work; use Salesforce software to accurately document ongoing efforts to bid and win work. Review and qualify leads coming in from Construct Connect and tag them into Salesforce as appropriate.


• Communicate to customers and potential customers how our products can meet their specified needs - and how our products can meet foreseeable needs the customer may not yet have identified.


• Visit job sites to gather information necessary to prepare price quotes.


• Working with the sales managers and the construction managers, assemble equipment & material lists, estimate man hours, identify drug testing and orientation requirements, and determine freight requirements for delivery/return; and assemble that information in SafQuote to create price quotes for submittal to customers.


• Working with the branch contracts manager, usher new contracts through the BrandSafway contracting process.


• Working with the project controls team, ensure billing is rapid and accurate and that change orders for extra work are captured promptly for billing.


• Be on hand at job sites as new jobs get underway so that construction crews have clear direction.


• Working with the BrandSafway prequalification team, get BrandSafway prequalified with new customers and get us on bidder lists for upcoming work.


• Assess bid opportunities for upsell potential for the full range of BrandSafway access products - Quikdeck, HAKI, mast climbers, construction elevators, sidewalk protection, trash chutes, loading docks, shoring, etc.


• Report activity weekly to the regional and branch sales managers.

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in scaffold and work access sales, particularly contracts involving labor.


• Prior experience cost estimating scaffold and work access projects.


• Prior experience with Salesforce in a construction configuration.


• Prior construction industry experience.


• Intermediate or better capability with Microsoft Excel.


• Direct hands-on experience as a scaffold builder or foreman.


• Bachelor's degree in Business, Civil Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Construction Management or a related field preferred.

• BrandSafway offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance along with a generous 401k plan.

About Us:
BrandSafway is a leading global provider of access, specialized services, and forming and shoring solutions to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets. Through a network of ~340 strategic locations across 25 countries and ~40,000 employees, BrandSafway delivers a full range of industrial service solutions. BrandSafway supports maintenance and refurbishment projects as well as new construction and expansion plans with unmatched service from expert local labor and management. Today's BrandSafway is At Work For You - leveraging innovation and economies of scale to increase safety and productivity, while remaining nimble and responsive.
BrandSafway, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, special disabled or veteran status.