Retail Sales - Construction

American Fence Company; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

AD & D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Training

Employee Discounts

Job summary

American Fence Company in Tucson is seeking a local Material/Sales Representative who wants a long-term career. You will assist retail customers with product selection, provide quotes, and process orders for fence materials.

The role involves identifying customers, bidding, maintaining stock awareness, and building lasting relationships. Typical first-year earnings around $60k with opportunities to grow toward $100k+ annually through base pay and commissions.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of sales experience.
• Prior fencing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify prospective customers by using business directories and online sources, following leads from existing clients, submitting leads for material bids on state contracts, and cold-calling.
• Review catalogs or computer displays to determine replacement part stock numbers and prices.
• Provide customers with product samples and catalogs and recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
• Discuss use and features of various parts, based on knowledge of parts or equipment.
• Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain functioning of equipment.
• Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions.
• Advise customers on substitution or modification of parts when identical replacements are not available.
• Receive and fill telephone and email orders for parts and answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
• Fill customer orders from stock or place special orders based on customer request.
• Prepare take-off (materials breakdown) and quotes using CFS software. Prepare sales slips or sales contracts using JDE.
• Submit quotes for customers and follow up on outstanding quotes.
• Prepare credit forms to be approved for the corporate office for customer order projects.
• Research and be knowledgeable about current local market pricing of fencing materials and services.
• Take inventory of stock.
• Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money.
• Mark and store parts in stockrooms according to prearranged systems.
• Measure parts, using precision measuring instruments, to determine whether similar parts may be machined to required sizes.
• Establish long term relationships with customers.

Skills

Sales experience

Fencing parts knowledge

Job description

We are looking for a local Material/Sales Representative that not only wants to have a job but to have a long term career. We provide an excellent pay structurethat includes a base hourly pay plus commission (typical earnings are $60k in the first year, average earnings are $100+k per year). As a retail sales professional you will provide product selection/ customer assistance for retail sale of construction components and materials for fence installation.

Overview of duties

• Basic understanding of fence installation and required parts needed for installation of fencing.
• Identify prospective customers by using business directories and on-line sources, following leads from existing clients, submitting leads for material bids on state contracts, and cold-calling.
• Review catalogs or computer displays to determine replacement part stock numbers and prices.
• Provide customers with product samples and catalogs and recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
• Discuss use and features of various parts, based on knowledge of parts or equipment.
• Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain functioning of equipment.
• Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions.
• Advise customers on substitution or modification of parts when identical replacements are not available.
• Receive and fill telephone and email orders for parts and answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
• Fill customer orders from stock or place special orders based on customer request.
• Prepare take-off (materials breakdown) and quotes using CFS software. Prepare sales slips or sales contracts using JDE.
• Submit quotes for customers and follow up on outstanding quotes.
• Prepare credit forms to be approved for the corporate office for customer order projects.
• Research and be knowledgeable about current local market pricing of fencing materials and services.
• Take inventory of stock.
• Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money.
• Mark and store parts in stockrooms according to prearranged systems.
• Measure parts, using precision measuring instruments, to determine whether similar parts may be machined to required sizes.
• Establish long term relationships with customers.

Experience required

• 1-2 years of experience in sales
• Prior experience in fencing or with fencing parts highly preferred

Must be able to pass a background check and drug screen. Valid driver's license issued in the employing state and good driving record.

Benefits

We offer full Benefit packages to our employees including:

• Group Medical Insurance with prescription coverage
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary AD & D Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid HolidaysPaid Time Off (PTO)
• Training
• Employee Discounts

American Fence Company, founded in 1948 and one of the largest installers of rental and permanent fence, is focused on future growth. We provide a high quality of fencing solutions by valuing our employees which has resulted in average tenure of 9 years of employment.

EOE/AA/M/F/D/V - Drug Free Environment

Compensation details: 60000-100000 Yearly Salary