Commercial Sales Representative

Lumbermen's; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Clothing allowance

Training and development

Job summary

Lumbermen’s is seeking a Sales Consultant to cover the Michigan market with base in Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky region, offering minimal overnight travel. You will build relationships, present our product lines, and drive sales to woodwork and furniture customers daily.

Ideal candidates have a business background and 2–4 years outside sales experience, with a passion for educating customers and growing key accounts. We value safety-minded teamwork and joint success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field or 2–4 years outside sales experience.
• Experience in woodwork/furniture industry preferred but not required.
• Ability to market, sell and educate customers on products.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and deepen knowledge of our full line of specialty products.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Sell product lines focusing on decorative panels and hardware for woodwork/furniture.
• Call on industrial and commercial account customers.
• Provide exceptional customer/vendor support and timely problem resolution.
• Execute the annual sales plan.
• Analyze competitors to understand why customers choose them.
• Support growth of Multi-Family sales.

Skills

Relationship building

Persuasive presentations

Energetic

Multitasking

Critical listening

Market knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

2–4 years outside sales experience in lieu of education

Job description

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1955, Lumbermen’s operates inMichigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota. A leading distributor and manufacturer, we are driven by our mission to enrich lives by intentionally caring for all who experience us. We are employee owned and relationship powered.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Located in the Indiana, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky area, the Sales Consultant position offers the opportunity to be the face of Lumbermen’s customers in our Michigan market. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for developing and fostering relationships. This position offers flexibility with minimal overnight travel. Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Obtaining and growing a personal knowledge of our full line of specialty products
• Establishing and maintaining strong customer relationships
• Actively selling from our product lines – with a focus on decorative high pressure and low-pressure laminate, raw board, functional hardware, and composite panels to the woodwork and furniture industry
• Calling on industrial and commercial account customers
• Offering exceptional customer/vendor support and timely problem resolution
• Executing the annual sales plan
• Performing analysis of competitors’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (to gain an understanding of why customers purchase from our competitors)
• Helping to grow our Multi-Family sales

At Lumbermen’s, our business is built on relationships. It’s crucial that the person selected to fill this role is a safety-minded team player who gets energy from contributing to collaborative success.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• Two to four years industry-specific outside sales experience in lieu of education requirement.
• Woodwork and furniture industry experience preferred but not required.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to market, sell and educate customers on both current and new products.
• Ability to build and foster strong customer relationships.
• Ability to overcome obstacles and challenges to drive for maximum customer-driven results.
• Ability to make persuasive product presentations targeted to customer needs.
• Approaches work with considerable energy.
• Ability to multitask.
• Dependable
• Ability to follow up on and execute sales plan.
• Inquisitive with strong critical listening and analytical skills

WHAT WE OFFER:

Lumbermen’s exists to enrich the lives of people by intentionally caring for all who experience us. You will experience a different kind of work environment and “family” here and help live out the Lumbermen’s promises of committing to those who count on us, doing what’s right, exercising sound business practices and earning consideration. Other benefits include:

• A collaborative and supportive work environment
• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) – generous company-funded retirement
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible spending/health savings account
• 401(k)
• The SOURCE – free and confidential support resources for our team
• Clothing allowance (for applicable roles)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
li>Training and development

In addition, this position will offer the following company-provided tools to help achieve goals: vehicle allowance, cell phone, credit card, and laptop.

Lumbermen’s is proud to be a drug and alcohol-free workplace. In addition, Lumbermen’s will not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We participate in E-Verify.