Inside Sales Representative

U.S.-Lumber-Grou; Stillwater (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disb

401(k) with Company Match

Company-Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays

PLUS ADDITIONAL PERKS!

Job summary

Specialty Building Products seeks an Inside Sales Representative in Minnesota to handle pricing, product availability, and order coordination. You will work with outside sales to respond to inquiries, quote requests, and delivery scheduling while maintaining strong customer relationships.

The role requires solid communication, negotiation, and analytical skills, with a focus on teamwork, accuracy, and proactive service.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; 2-year degree preferred.
• 2-4 years sales experience, building industry experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills including service-oriented telephone manner.
• Must understand and possess good business and selling principles and negotiation skills.
• Must be computer literate, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong organization and administration skills.
• Self-starter, pro-active and the ability to take initiative.
• Must have basic math and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming and outgoing calls related to sales inquiries for new and established customers to provide pricing and availability, as well as information about our products and distribution services.
• Coordinate with Outside sales, network with customer inquiries regarding product selection, placement of orders, requests for prices and quotations, complaints and scheduling of deliveries, and providing customer follow-ups to ensure customer needs are met.
• Inform customer of unit pricing, shipping date, anticipated delays, and any additional information requested by the customer.
• Other duties, as assigned and requested by management.
• Market knowledge: stay updated on industry trends, competitor activities, and market dynamics within the retail sector.
• Problem solving/analysis.
• Customer/client focus.
• Decision making.
• Teamwork orientation.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Customer focus

Education

High school diploma with 2-year degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

We are currently looking for an Inside Sales Representative to join our VALUES based organization. In this role you will focus on:

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Receive incoming and outgoing calls related to sales inquiries for new and established customers to provide pricing and availability, as well as information about our products and distribution services.
• Execute strategic plans in coordination with Outside sales, network with customer inquiries regarding product selection, placement of orders, requests for prices and quotations, complaints and scheduling of deliveries, and providing customer follow-ups to ensure customer needs are met.
• Inform customer of unit pricing, shipping date, anticipated delays, and any additional information requested by the customer
• Other duties, as assigned and requested by management
• Market Knowledge: Stay updated on industry trends, competitor activities, and market dynamics within the retail sector.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Decision Making.
• Teamwork Orientation.

Required credentials:

• High school diploma with a 2-year degree preferred
• 2-4 years sales experience, building industry experience preferred
• Excellent communication skills including service-oriented telephone manner
• Must understand and possess good business and selling principles and negotiation skills
• Must be computer literate, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong organization and administration skills
• Self-starter, pro-active and the ability to take initiative
• Must have basic math and analytical skills

Specialty Building Products is the leading distributor of specialty building products in North America.SBP operates under the brands U.S. LUMBER, Alexandria Moulding, REEB Millwork, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales and Amerhart. We serve 45 states in the U.S. and 8 provinces in Canada from over 40 locations.Here at SBP we are a people first organization, our team is built upon strong culture and standards for success. We value your perspective and want to learn more about you with a commitment to laying the foundation for you to build a successful career with us. Join us and EVOLVE your future at Specialty Building Products!

Being a part of SBP you will be eligible for many benefits. Full-Time benefits would include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision given on the 1 st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Company-Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays
• PLUS ADDITIONAL PERKS!

Serving our communities:

We are also committed to our core value of “using our influence to have a uniquely positive impact” on the people that we touch. Through our initiatives we encourage and incentivize our employees to aid fellow employees in need and to better serve our communities and the people we directly influence.

We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees.

*Please be careful about scam recruitment. Specialty Building Products would never send any candidate a check or instructions to deposit funds in a bank account in connection with the interview or hiring process.

Specialty Building Productsis an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy of Specialty Building Products not to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military status, genetic information, or other protected class status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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