Description/Job Summary

As an Outside Sales Representative you will:

• Sell Lumber and Building Materials
• Create materials estimates
• Read blueprints
• Travel to job sites (overnight travel not required)
• Service current customers
• Create new Customer Relationships
• Build strong Vendor relationships
• Create Special Orders
• Load and unload lumber and building materials
• Some local travel required, no overnight travel.

Required Skills

• Ability to maintain and grow customer base through prospecting, development, quoting, and follow-up.
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office and email.
• Ability to read blue prints and prepare a material take-off list.
• Ability to lift building materials. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and government regulations; write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals; effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Required Experience

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1 to 3 months related experience and/or training.
• Minimum 3 years sales experience in building materials supply.
• Demonstrated selling experience, working knowledge of sales forecasting and account management.
• Industry contacts preferred.