Salesperson

D & R SAW AND TOOL, INC.; United States; Sur place; USD 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

D & R Saw and Tool, Inc. in Dallas, TX is seeking a full-time on-site Sales & Route Representative to support woodworking shops, cabinet manufacturers, and millwork operations in the Dallas area.

The role blends consultative sales with hands-on service, coordinating pickups and deliveries for tools requiring sharpening, and recommending sharpening solutions and tooling. The ideal candidate will understand cutting-tool performance and build trust with production-focused customers, with strong

Qualifications

• Experience in sharpening tools or cutting tools is preferred.
• Ability to translate customer needs into practical service and tooling recommendations.
• Strong sales, customer service, and relationship-building skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication, including professional phone and email.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain relationships with woodworking, cabinet, millwork, and manufacturing customers.
• Visit customer facilities several days each week to service routes and develop new business.
• Coordinate pickup and delivery of saw blades, router bits, knives, and cutters for sharpening or repair.
• Evaluate applications and recommend sharpening services, tooling, and related supplies.
• Discuss tool performance, cut quality, service intervals, and customer concerns with customers and production teams.
• Prepare quotes, enter orders, confirm specs, and communicate pricing/turnaround expectations.
• Collaborate with sharpening and tooling staff to document customer requirements.
• Follow up on completed work and identify opportunities to improve tool life and productivity.
• Maintain route, account, sales, and service records.

Connaissances

Saw blade sharpening

Consultative sales

Customer service

Active listening

Negotiation

Relationship building

Verbal & written communication

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical training in machining/tooling/woodworking

Outils

POS / order-entry systems

Spreadsheets

Description du poste

Sales & Route Representative – Industrial Sharpening Services and Custom Tooling

Sales & Route Representative – Industrial Sharpening Services and Custom Tooling

Full-Time | On-Site | Dallas, Texas

Company Overview

D & R Saw and Tool, Inc. is a family-owned and operated provider of industrial sharpening services, custom cutting tools, and tooling supplies with 60 years of experience serving woodworking and manufacturing businesses. We help customers improve cut quality, tool life, productivity, and operating efficiency through dependable sharpening, knowledgeable tooling recommendations, and responsive service at competitive prices. Our close-knit team values accountability, integrity, technical problem-solving, and long-term customer relationships.

Position Summary

We are seeking a full-time, on-site Sales & Route Representative to support woodworking shops, cabinet manufacturers, millwork operations, and other industrial customers throughout the Dallas area. This position combines consultative sales, account service, and scheduled route visits. You will assess customer applications, coordinate pickup and delivery of tools requiring service, and recommend appropriate sharpening solutions, replacement tooling, custom tooling, saw blades, and related supplies. The ideal candidate understands cutting-tool performance and can build trust with production-focused customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with woodworking, cabinet, millwork, and manufacturing customers.
• Visit customer facilities several days each week to service established routes and develop new business.
• Coordinate the pickup and delivery of saw blades, router bits, knives, cutters, and other tools requiring sharpening or repair.
• Evaluate customer applications and recommend sharpening services, replacement tooling, custom tooling, and related supplies.
• Discuss tool performance, cut quality, service intervals, and operating concerns with customers and the production team.
• Prepare accurate quotes, enter orders, confirm specifications, and communicate pricing and turnaround expectations.
• Work closely with sharpening and custom-tooling personnel to ensure customer requirements are clearly documented.
• Follow up on completed work, resolve service questions, and identify opportunities to improve tool life and productivity.
• Maintain accurate route, account, sales, and service records.
• Support inventory accuracy, product organization, and a professional showroom and service-counter environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in saw blade sharpening, cutting tools, custom tooling, woodworking machinery, industrial distribution, or a related technical sales environment is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of saw blades, router bits, knives, cutters, or other tooling used in woodworking and manufacturing applications.
• Ability to translate customer production needs into practical service and tooling recommendations.
• Strong consultative sales, customer service, active listening, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication, including professional phone, email, and in-person communication.
• Strong organization and attention to detail when documenting tool specifications, quotes, orders, route activity, and customer requests.
• Comfort using point-of-sale or order-entry systems, email, spreadsheets, and standard business documentation.
• Valid driver’s license and a safe driving record suitable for local customer-route responsibilities.
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical training related to machining, tooling, woodworking, or manufacturing is a plus.

Work Requirements

• Ability to travel locally for scheduled customer-route visits, stand for extended periods, and safely lift and handle saw blades, cutting tools, tooling packages, and related products in shop, showroom, and customer-facility environments.