Window & Door Sales Specialist

Carter Lumber; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Short and Long-Term Disability

Company-paid life insurance

AD&D

401(k) with company match

Vacation time and paid holidays

Vendor incentives

Room for growth

Military encouraged to apply

Job summary

Kempsville Building Materials, a division of Carter Lumber, is seeking a Window & Door Sales Specialist to develop customer relationships and drive sales for window and door products.

The role involves presenting products to builders, preparing estimates, and coordinating with vendors and store staff to ensure timely orders and shipments.

Qualifications

• Experience in building materials industry.
• Experience selling window products.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Proven ability to increase sales and profitability.
• Excellent communication and customer service.
• Experience training others is a plus.
• Strong decision making and problem solving.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Develops customer relationships and determines customer needs.
• Maintain and increase sales of window products.
• Gives presentations to builders and provides expert advice on product features and benefits.
• Prepares estimates and ensures orders are shipped on time.
• Works with OSRs to analyze sales opportunities and on-site support.
• Keeps lines of communication open between store team and customers.
• Meets with vendors to determine direction of store programs.
• Identifies growth opportunities and seeks product information; trains on products.
• Ensures employees stay current on vendor programs.

Skills

Blueprints reading

Customer service

Sales growth

Training

Decision making

Microsoft Office

Job description

A Kempsville Building Materials (a division of Carter Lumber) Window & Door Sales Specialist is responsible for presenting and selling window and door products, as well as establishing a rapport with customers in the community. Communicates and trains store personnel and maintains builder awareness on products. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.

Requirements

• Previous knowledge and experience in the building materials industry
• Experience selling window products
• Ability to read blueprints
• Demonstrated ability to increase sales and improve profitability
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong sense of customer service
• Experience in individual or group training is a plus
• Decision making abilities and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Sales & Relationship Building

• Develops customer relationships and determines customer needs.
• Responsible for maintaining and increasing the sales of window products.
• Gives presentations to builders and provides expert advice on product features and benefits.
• Prepares estimates for these products and ensures that they are ordered and shipped on time.
• Works closely with OSRs to analyze sales opportunities and assistance on the jobsite.

Communication

• Keeps lines of communication open between team members at the store and customers to ensure that service is accurate and timely.
• Meets with vendors to determine direction of store programs.

Knowledge & Training

• Identifies personal growth needs and improvement opportunities; seeks to obtain product information; learns about building packages and products.
• Provides window and door training to builders, contractors and store personnel.
• Ensures employees are kept current on vendor programs.

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!