Outside Sales Coordinator

Holmes Lumber; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision (single and fam

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Company-paid life insurance and AD&D

Optional supplemental life insurance

Company-match 401(k)

Vacation time and paid holidays

Vendor incentives

Room for growth; we promote from**

Military encouraged to apply!

Job summary

Kempsville Building Materials, a division of Carter Lumber, is seeking a driven sales support professional for its Richmond-area Outside Sales team. You will help grow our full line of building materials and installed services, manage schedules, and coordinate with vendors to meet customer needs.

In this role you will provide sales and administrative support, maintain paper and data flows, and communicate with Outside Sales Reps to ensure customer requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in building materials or construction sales preferred.
• Strong customer service and communication abilities.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining relationships with contractor customers by providing superior customer service.
• Serve as a point of contact at the store by supplying advice and information on products, estimates and delivery scheduling.
• Ensure all lines of communication are tied together.
• Assist the outside sales program to ensure that sales and profit goals are met.
• Process orders and ensure materials are available for timely shipment.
• Ensure all company policies and procedures are followed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Prioritization

Self-starter

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

If you have sales experience and knowledge inthe building materials industry, this is an opportunity to join the fast-paced and highly successful Kempsville Building Materials (a division of Carter Lumber) Outside Sales team! You will assist the team in their role of finding and completing sales of our full line of building materials and installed services. In order to add value, you will need to be extroverted, conscientious, and receptive.

Our Story

Carter Lumber was founded in 1932 by W.E. Carter. For 90 years, we have strengthened our company by staying true to our values, which include honesty, hard work, and putting people first. What started as a single lumberyard in Akron, Ohio, is represented today by seven brands servicing professional builders and homeowners across thirteen states with more than 160 locations. Despite our growth, we are still a family-owned company. Our core values and our people-first culture remain the same.

Description

In this role, you will providesales and administrativesupport to the Outside Sales team. This includes maintaining the OutsideSales schedule by ensuring timely material deliveriesand that jobs are completed according to contract. You will manage the flow ofpaperwork, maintain an information database, and create service requests in the POS system. Most importantly, you will communicate with Outside Sales Reps on their needs as well as work effectively with vendors to ensure thatthe needs of the customer are being met.

Requirements

• Ability to prioritizeresponsibilities tomeet deadlines
• Self-starter
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships
• Ability to analyze problems and provide resolutions
• Experience withMicrosoft Office including Outlook, Word and Excel

Responsibilities of the Position:

Sales Support

• Assists in building and maintaining relationships with contractor customers by providing superior customer service.
• Acts as a point of contact at the store by supplying advice and information on products, estimates and delivery scheduling.
• Ensures all lines of communication are tied together.
• Assists the outside sales program to ensure that sales and profit goals are met.
• Processes orders and ensures that materials are available for timely shipment.
• Ensures all company policies and procedures are followed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Estimating

• Performs material take-offs from a variety of blueprints in a timely manner.
• Reviews construction documents and understands material to bid to provide accurate take-offs and adequate support.

Knowledge & Training

• Identifies personal growth needs and learning opportunities.
• Completes required orientation and safety training.
• Commits to continued learning on products, packages, procedures and more

Benefits (full-time employees)

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Company-match 401(k)
• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Vendor incentives
• Room for growth; we promote from within!
• Military encouraged to apply!