Outside Sales Representative

The Home Depot

Outside Sales Representative responsible for driving incremental sales growth and managing customer relationships at The Home Depot. Focusing on business development and account relationships.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeColumbus • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for driving incremental sales growth and profitability through account relationships, specifically focusing on Complex Business Expansion and new business development.
Monitor key performance indicators for assigned professional customers and meet or exceed Sales and Margin performance to plan by working with the Pro Sales Manager.
Leverage data, customer insights, and review pertinent Pro customer satisfaction results to understand customers' perspectives and use the information to drive local decisions and strategies to improve competitive position and drive capability adoption.
Participate in district/regional meetings as needed.
Communicate weekly activities with Pro Sales Manager.
Cultivate new sales relationships by utilizing local community events to continuously represent The Home Depot Pro brand and drive new business.
Sell all products and services available from the enterprise, including Commercial Credit options, Volume Pricing Program, delivery, will call pickup, and website ordering.
Produce new account revenue in line with current organization through individual targets/quotas.
Partner with Inside Sales Support Representative as a daily point of contact to drive an end-to-end quoting, ordering, and transaction experience for customers.
Establish effective partnerships with assigned customers by completing in-person sales appointments.
Develop strategies focused on expanding customer base within defined sales territory.
Drive incremental sales growth by cultivating business relationships with assigned customer portfolios and prospecting to drive incremental sales growth.
Utilize Salesforce to plan future sales call activity, manage ongoing customer communications, and maintain a healthy sales pipeline.
Conduct initial customer meetings and build relationships, selling The Home Depot value proposition and win opportunity to quote materials.
Prospect for new business leveraging leads provided by internal Sales Development team as well as leads generated in the field via existing customer relationships, stores, and within the community.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be 18 years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
5 years of professional work experience
2 years account management/sales management experience
2 plus years home improvement or home building industry experience
Successful professional growth in a high-paced retail environment
Demonstrates a strong ability to create and cultivate an active network of relationships both inside and outside the organization
Ability to leverage relationships to accomplish sales and profitability goals
Deep understanding of Pro customer needs with a focus on fulfilling 100% of their product, credit, and performance requirements
Determine how each customer would prefer to be served and tailor communications and customer-facing activities appropriately
Strong leadership and negotiation skills; ability to persuade or influence others
Excellent communication skills (verbal, written) and able to communicate globally.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

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