Outside Sales Pro — Build Your Contractor Book

84 Lumber; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly incentives

PTO, sick and personal days

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Holiday pay

FSA for medical and dependent care

401(k) with employer match

Discounts on building materials

Job summary

84 Lumber is seeking a Contractor Sales Representative to sell products and services to current and new clients away from store locations. You will build a book of business to grow into an Outside Sales role, with emphasis on relationship-building and order fulfillment.

The role focuses on identifying leads, understanding client needs, and presenting solutions while maintaining documentation and post-sale follow-up. This is a fast-paced field sales position in Baton Rouge.

Qualifications

• Create and continually grow book of business and acquire new customers.
• Create material estimates/read blueprints.
• Source special order material.
• Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to function in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains a network of sources from which to identify new sales leads.
• Communicates with customers and leads to identify and understand their product or service needs; identifies and suggests products and services to meet those needs.
• Demonstrates the functions and utility of products or services to customers based on their needs.
• Ensures customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management; resolves any issues that may arise post-sale.
• Maintains communication with existing and previous customers, alerting them of new products, services, and enhancements that may be of interest.
• Maintains detailed reports of sales activities including calls, orders, sales, lost business, and any customer or vendor relationship problems.

Skills

Book of business

Material estimates

Reading prints

Sourcing special orders

Customer service

Organizational skills

Analytical/problem-solving

Communication

Job description

84 Lumber is seeking a Contractor Sales Representative to sell products and services to current and new clients away from store locations. You will build a book of business to grow into an Outside Sales role, with emphasis on relationship-building and order fulfillment.

The role focuses on identifying leads, understanding client needs, and presenting solutions while maintaining documentation and post-sale follow-up. This is a fast-paced field sales position in Baton Rouge.