Outside Sales Representative
US LBM
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Philadelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Promote, sell, and secure new accounts for the company.
- Provide existing accounts with necessary products, time, and information.
- Assist with the selection of products best suited to customer needs.
- Prepare, coordinate, and communicate price quotations, terms of sales, delivery dates, and service obligations to customers/contractors.
- Resolve customer complaints and problems.
- Assist in the collection of accounts receivable.
- Coordinate project schedules, contractor schedules, and material deliveries.
- Prepare and input orders as necessary.
- Informs company of competitive prices, products, and area-related information.
- Maintain current knowledge of daily and monthly sales and their relationship to budget and margin goals.
- Research and order special products as necessary.
- Estimate materials from blueprints supplied by customer/contractor.
- Adhere to Conflict of Interest or Non-Compete agreement if in place.
- Comply with Company’s attendance policy by maintaining regular and predictable attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and standards.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- 3 years of sales experience in building materials or related industry required.
- Working knowledge of building materials industry and products, ability to negotiate prices and contractual agreements.
- Estimating from blueprints, ability to use calculator and computer.
- Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
- Plans and Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
- Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Communicates Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Must be able to walk throughout yards, plants, and offices.
- DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State required upon hire.
- 50% Travel.
Benefits
- Comply with Company’s commitment to workplace safety.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales experiencebuilding materialsestimating from blueprintsnegotiating pricescontractual agreementsusing calculatorusing computer
Soft skills
strategic mindsetplanning and aligningbusiness insightcollaborationeffective communication
Certifications
High School DiplomaGEDDriver License