Outside Sales Pro - Building Materials

84 Lumber Company; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO / Sick time

Medical, dental, vision

Holiday pay

FSA

401(k) with employer match

Employee discounts

Job summary

84 Lumber Company is seeking a Contractor Sales Representative to build a book of business by selling products and services to current and new clientele away from store locations. You will cultivate positive customer relationships and lay the groundwork to advance to an Outside Sales Representative.

The role emphasizes creating leads, understanding needs, presenting solutions, and maintaining detailed sales activity reports; 84 Lumber promotes from within and many store managers begin as Manager

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

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Reading prints

Material estimation

Sourcing

Team collaboration

Job description

84 Lumber Company is seeking a Contractor Sales Representative to build a book of business by selling products and services to current and new clientele away from store locations. You will cultivate positive customer relationships and lay the groundwork to advance to an Outside Sales Representative.

The role emphasizes creating leads, understanding needs, presenting solutions, and maintaining detailed sales activity reports; 84 Lumber promotes from within and many store managers begin as Manager