Outside Sales Millwork Specialist

Holmes Lumber; Fort Wayne (IN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Short/Long-Term Disability

Life insurance

Supplemental life insurance

401(k) match

Vacation and holidays

Military encouragement

Job summary

Carter Lumber in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking an enthusiastic Outside Sales Rep to grow millwork sales with builders and subcontractors. You will present and sell interior trim, interior doors, and hardware, visit job sites, and manage client relationships from lead to close.

The role emphasizes cold calling, take-offs, and accurate estimates; you will collaborate with subcontractors, maintain schedules, and contribute to profitable project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years selling millwork products including interior trim, interior doors, and interior hardware.
• Read blueprints and perform take-offs.
• Visit job sites to measure doors and trim.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with customers and subcontractors to determine needs and provide beneficial services.
• Attains and maintains sales of all products, focusing on interior and millwork products.
• Gives presentations to builders and provides expert advice on product features and benefits.
• Performs take-offs and prepares estimates to ensure orders are accurate and timely.

Skills

Millwork sales

Cold calling

Blueprint reading

Site measurement

Customer service

MS Office

Driver's license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Do you have a positive attitude? Are you a people-person? Do you enjoy sales? This Outside Sales Rep (OSR) opportunity is for you! Outside Sales Reps areresponsible for finding and completing sales of our full line of building materials and installed services with builders and subcontractors both residentially and commercially.Yes, you will “sell projects,” but once a job is sold, you need to manage that jobandthat relationship. You’ll keep up to date information on your customers’ product use and trends, visit job sites as needed, maintain schedules, and put out fires. A Carter Outside Sales Millwork Specialist is responsible for presenting and selling all product lines with a focus on millwork products, as well as establishing and growing relationships with customers in our market.

Requirements

• A Minimum of 2 years previous knowledge and experience selling Millwork products including interior trim, interior doors, and interior hardware. Experience in other building materials helpful.
• Ability to cold call future customers and to grow relationships with existing customers
• Ability to read blueprints and do take-offs
• Ability to go to job sites to measure doors and trim
• Demonstrated ability to increase sales and improve profitability
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong sense of customer service
• Decision making abilities and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Reliable transportation and valid drivers license

Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with customers and subcontractors to determine their needs and provide beneficial services to them
• Responsible for attaining and maintaining the sales of all products, focused on interior and millworkproducts
• Gives presentations to builders and provides expert advice on product features and benefits.
• Do take offs and prepare estimates for these products and ensure they are ordered and shipped accurately and on time.

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
• Military encouraged to apply!

Our Mission

Dedicated to providing exceptional service and quality building materials at competitive prices to our family of customers. Our company’s success is developed by our experience in the building industry, and we still follow these hometown values each and every day. Carter Lumber is one of America's largest building suppliers with over 180 locations across the eastern half of the United States. We serve 15 states and we manufacture Millwork, Wall Panels, Roof truss, and Floor Trusses in many markets across our footprint.

Family Owned since 1932