Estimating Sales Specialist (Inside Sales)

dakBUILT; Fargo (ND); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision coverage

Dental

401(k) with match

PTO

Job summary

dakBUILT is a Kansas City-based contractor specializing in commercial millwork and cabinets. We’re growing and seeking a sales professional to keep our bid calendar full, win business, and coordinate with the estimator to deliver competitive bids.

You’ll nurture client relationships, reach out to general contractors, and drive opportunities from first contact to handoff in our ERP system. The role offers a base plus uncapped commissions and a path to leadership.

Qualifications

• Comfortable on the phone and able to talk with clients.
• Willing to win and own the details in bids.
• Construction knowledge or related experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with clients and build new ones.
• Call general contractors to learn bidding activity and secure bid lists.
• Follow up on every open bid; treat every follow-up as a sales call.
• Inquire about additional work to bid for contractors.
• Collaborate with estimator to produce quality bids.
• Maintain opportunities in the ERP system (Innergy) from first contact to handoff.
• Reconcile awarded bids to contracts so numbers align.
• Prepare projects for the project management team and participate in handoff meetings.

Skills

Phone skills

People skills

Attention to detail

Construction knowledge

Reading plans

Job description

dakBUILT builds and installs commercial millwork and cabinetry for hospitality, multifamily, and commercial projects nationwide. We've been building since 1974. We're growing, and we need someone to keep our bid calendar full and make sure every win is handled right.

What you'll do

• Manage relationships with our clients and build new ones.
• Call general contractors to find out who is bidding our projects, get us on their bid lists, and get our bids to the right people.
• Follow up on every open bid. Every follow-up is a sales call.
• Ask every GC what else we can bid for them.
• Work side by side with our estimator to get quality bids out the door.
• Manage opportunities in our ERP system (Innergy), from first contact to project handoff.
• Reconcile awarded bids to contracts so the numbers match and nothing gets missed.
• Prep projects for our project management team and join handoff meetings.

What you bring

• Strong computer skills.
• You like talking with people and you're comfortable on the phone all day.
• You want to win.
• You own the details.
• Construction experience is a big plus. Reading plans is a plus. Millwork experience is a bonus.

What you get

• $50K–$55K base plus uncapped commission on the work you generate. Target earnings $75K+.
• Hybrid schedule after a 30-day on-site training period.
• A path to sales leadership as we grow.
• Medical, HSA, company-paid vision, life, and short-term disability, dental, 401(k) with a 50% match up to 6%, PTO, and a fuel benefit. Benefits begin after a 60–90 day waiting period.

How we work

Our core values are GAME: Grow (Profit Creates Opportunity), Accountability (Show up. Stay Focused. Do Your Work.), Mastery (Expert in the Making), and Excellence (Raise the Standard). We're a small, flat team of working managers. We don't overcomplicate things. We make it happen for the customer.