Counter Sales 1

Cook & Boardman, LLC; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook & Boardman, LLC in Cincinnati, OH seeks an experienced sales/estimating professional to drive project opportunities for General Contractors, facility owners, and light commercial contractors. Responsibilities include estimating from blueprints, coordinating orders, and delivering profitable bids.

Ideal candidates have 3-5 years in doors, frames, hardware, and related products, with proficiency in Comsense and Microsoft Office; strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years relevant work experience.
• Knowledge and experience with doors, frames and hardware industry.
• Knowledge of Comsense.
• Detail-oriented.
• Customer service and problem solving skills.
• Must pass pre-employment background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Estimating from blueprints.
• Meet planned sales and margin expectations.
• Coordinate sales of assigned accounts monitoring product and delivery needs.
• Represent the company knowledgeably and professionally.
• Provide solutions to customers relating to material procurement, distribution and application.
• Perform bid reviews to insure we are priced profitably and competitively.
• Conduct telemarketing calls at slow periods to proactively look for new business.
• Facilitate customer relations between all branch location departments and customer.
• Assists if needed in collection of accounts receivable.
• Estimates materials from information provided by counter customer when needed.
• Prepares and inputs orders as needed and researches and orders special products as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sales experience

Microsoft Office

Verbal and written communication

Leadership

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Comsense

Job description

Responsible for product sales to General Contractor field representatives, facility owners and light commercial contractors. A qualified applicant should have estimating and sales experience with commercial frames, doors, and hardware and specialty products.

Essential Functions

• Estimating from blueprints
• Meet planned sales and margin expectations
• Coordinate sales of assigned accounts monitoring product and delivery needs
• Represent the company knowledgeably and professionally
• Provide solutions to customers relating to material procurement, distribution and application
• Perform bid reviews to insure we are priced profitably and competitively
• Conduct telemarketing calls at slow periods to proactively look for new business
• Facilitate customer relations between all branch location departments and customer
• Assists if needed in collection of accounts receivable
• Estimates materials from information provided by counter customer when needed
• Prepares and inputs orders as needed and researches and orders special products as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 3-5 years relevant work experience
• Knowledge and experience with doors, frames and hardware industry
• Knowledge of Comsense
• Detail-oriented
• Customer service and problem solving skills
• Must pass pre-employment background check and drug test

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience using Microsoft Office products required
• Excellent verbal and written communication and leadership skills

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk; and use hands and arms to reach and lift.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Other conditions may include proximity to forklifts or other heavy machinery and using various tools and hardware.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.