Outside Sales Representative

Carter Lumber Company; Ypsilanti (MI); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, vision benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Carter Lumber, a multi-brand building materials company, is hiring an Outside Sales Representative in Michigan. You will develop and maintain relationships with local contractors, builders, and remodelers, selling our full line of materials and installed services.

You will manage post-sale projects, track usage, and visit sites to ensure ongoing satisfaction. The role emphasizes relationship-building, effective communication, and meeting sales targets, with compensation based on salary plus

Formación

• Experience in sales.
• Knowledge of home building basics.
• Ability to create material estimates/quotes and special orders.
• Open new accounts monthly/quarterly.
• Learn to read blueprints and provide material takeoff lists.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Attend HBA/builder/company functions as required.

Responsabilidades

• Sell full line of building materials and installed services to local contractors, builders, and remodelers.
• Manage relationships with customers after a sale and monitor project progress.
• Visit job sites as needed and maintain customer information and trends.
• Communicate effectively to ensure follow-through and customer satisfaction.

Conocimientos

Sales experience

Home building basics

Blueprint reading

Material takeoffs/estimates

Account acquisition

Independent work

Planning & organization

Microsoft Office

Trades/industry events

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

As a Carter Lumber Outside Sales Representative, your work is first and foremost about creating and maintaining relationships. The building materials industry is booming, so if making connections and communicating effectively is your specialty, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss working for a multi-billion-dollar company!

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, weare still a family-owned company. Our core values and our people-first culture remain the same.

Description

Sales Reps work with all departments from the Yard and dispatch office to middle management to market Vice Presidents. You will beresponsible for finding and completing sales of our full line of building materials and installed services with local contractors, builders, and remodelers.Yes, you will “sell projects,” but once a job is sold, you need to manage that joband that relationship. You’ll collect and keep up to date information on your customers’ product use and trends, visit job sites as needed, maintain schedules, and put out fires. Proven sales strategies, commitment follow-through, and heavy communication are all necessary for success.

Salary + commission. The sky’s the limit! Our commission is structured so that there is no limit to your compensation.

Requirements

• Experience in sales


• Knowledge of home building basics


• Create material estimates/quotes and special orders


• Open new accounts on a monthly/quarterly basis


• Learn to read blueprints and provide material take off lists


• Ability to work independently


• Strong planning and organizational skills


• Experience with Microsoft Office suite


• Attend HBA/builder/company functions as required

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!