Sales Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Employee programs

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Vallejo, CA is seeking a hands-on Sales Manager to lead sales growth for a metal fabrication shop and distribution center. You will manage customer relationships with general contractors, municipalities, and commercial clients while coordinating projects and staff.

This direct-hire role emphasizes teamwork, operational stability, and a path to branch management. You will own daily operations, ensure orders are fulfilled accurately, and work closely with internal

Qualifications

• Experience in metal fabrication or manufacturing sales.
• Ability to supervise a small team.
• Strong customer relationship skills.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent communication and organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with contractors, purchasing agents, municipalities, and commercial accounts.
• Manage accounts, identify opportunities, prepare quotes, and follow up on orders.
• Oversee daily shop and distribution center operations, including workflow and deliveries.
• Supervise a team of 5–7 employees and ensure on-time project completion.
• Coordinate projects from order to completion, including materials and timing.
• Collaborate with other branches on orders, inventory transfers, and production needs.

Skills

Sales management

Customer accounts

Quotes and orders

Team supervision

Microsoft Office

Strong communication

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Sales Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Vallejo, CA, supporting a metal fabrication shop and distribution center. This role combines metal sales, customer relationship management, project coordination, employee supervision, and branch operations.

The Sales Manager will work directly with general contractors, purchasing agents, municipalities, commercial businesses, and internal teams to support the sale and delivery of semi-finished metal products and fabricated metal goods. This is an excellent opportunity for a customer-focused sales professional who enjoys building relationships, solving problems, coordinating projects, and leading a small team in a manufacturing and distribution environment.

This position offers the chance to take ownership of branch sales growth, customer satisfaction, daily operations, and team performance. Candidates who value supportive leadership, teamwork, operational stability, and a career path in sales and branch management will find this role especially appealing.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships with contractors, purchasing agents, businesses, municipalities, and other commercial accounts.
• Manage existing accounts, identify new sales opportunities, prepare quotes, follow up on orders, and coordinate customer requests.
• Oversee daily operations of a small metal fabrication shop and distribution center, including workflow, scheduling, inventory, and deliveries.
• Supervise, schedule, and support approximately 5 to 7 employees to ensure projects and orders are completed accurately and on time.
• Coordinate fabrication projects from initial order through completion, including material requirements, production timing, and customer communication.
• Work closely with other company branches on customer orders, inventory transfers, production needs, sales leads, and operational issue resolution.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary: $90,000 to $110,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Direct hire opportunity.
• Full benefits package, including company-sponsored benefits and other employee programs.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage sales growth, customer accounts, quotes, orders, and customer follow-up for metal products and fabricated goods.
• Lead branch operations for a small fabrication shop and distribution center.
• Coordinate customer projects, material requirements, production schedules, deliveries, and inter-branch communication.
• Supervise and support a team of approximately 5 to 7 employees in a hands-on shop and distribution environment.
• Strong sales, customer service, and communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills and strong PC literacy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Ability and willingness to learn industry-specific software and internal computer systems.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple customers, orders, and projects at the same time.
• Ability to effectively supervise, schedule, and lead employees.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with other branches, departments, customers, and team members.
• Comfort working in both a sales environment and a manufacturing, fabrication, or distribution setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 or more years of metal sales experience.
• Experience in the metal, construction, fabrication, manufacturing, or distribution industries.
• Previous supervisory or management experience.
• Familiarity with metal processing and fabrication equipment, including welding machines, press brakes, band saws, plasma tables, and water jets.
• Ability to read and interpret shop drawings, architectural drawings, and structural designs.
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills.
• Experience working with general contractors, purchasing agents, municipalities, or commercial businesses.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.