Outside Sales Representative-Commercial

DH Pace Company; Hammond (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance and disability coverage

Flexible benefit options

Job summary

DH Pace Company in Hammond, Louisiana seeks an Outside Commercial Sales Representative to build relationships and sell our commercial doors and related door products. You will meet with decision makers to influence purchases and develop opportunities across commercial properties.

You will manage proposals from initial call to close, maintain CRM daily, and strive to meet or exceed sales and gross profit goals in a dynamic, family-owned business.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years outside sales experience; industry experience preferred.
• Ability to work with technical applications and mechanical systems.
• Experience with blueprints, plans and specs is highly desired.
• Outgoing personality with a natural customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Meet with decision makers to influence purchase of our commercial doors and services.
• Develop sales opportunities, provide consultative solutions, and close deals.
• Cultivate sales within hospitals, colleges, municipalities and commercial buildings in Hammond and surrounding areas.
• Meet or exceed sales and gross profit performance standards.
• Provide timely estimates and proposals; manage project details from call to close.

Skills

Outside sales

Technical aptitude

Blueprints

Customer focus

Driver's license

Job description

The DH Pace Company is a family-owned and privately held business with annual sales over $1 billion through 60+ offices located across the continental United States. The Company is an industry leader in the distribution, installation, maintenance, and repair of a complete range of commercial, industrial, and residential door, docking and security products. In 2026, DH Pace is celebrating its 100 th anniversary in business.

DH Pace Company Inc. aspires to hire an Outside Commercial SalesRepresentative inHammond, Louisiana who will specialize in building relationships and selling commercial doors and door products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with decision makers to influence the purchase of our comprehensive line of commercial doors and related door products and services.
• Communicate with customers to develop sales opportunities and/or solve problems, consultative sales
• Cultivate sales within commercial and industrial buildings owners/managers, hospitals, colleges, K-12 and municipalities in Hammond, Louisiana and the surrounding areas
• Meet or exceed sales and gross profit performance standards
• Provide timely, accurate estimates and proposals
• Meet with existing and prospective customers, assess customers’ needs, and sell technical and mechanical goods and services
• Develop scope of work for each proposal and personally handle every detail from initial call to closing the sale
• Follow up quickly to close customer projects and participate in project management when necessary
• Maintain and update Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) daily
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum three (3) years outside sales experience - industry experience preferred
• Possess an ability for technical applications and mechanical systems
• Experience with Blue Prints/Plans and Specs highly desired
• Must have an outgoing personality and a natural affinity for taking care of customers
• Must possess a Valid Driver’s License and a good driving record

What We Offer

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage — available your first full month
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays and floating holidays
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• 401(k) with employer match
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Voluntary benefits including supplemental life and critical illness coverage
• Employee discounts for you and your immediate family
• Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews

Successful completion of employment verifications, background check, drug screen, and driving record (if applicable) required in advance of hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

DH Pace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, sate, or local law.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in DH Pace’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.