What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outside Sales Rep position at 84 Lumber?
Overview
Outside Sales Representative | Savannah, GA
Experienced Sales Professional
84 Lumber is growing throughout Savannah and Coastal Georgia and is looking for a proven salesperson to help lead that growth.
If you've successfully built customer relationships, developed new business, and grown sales in the building materials, construction, industrial, or distribution industries, we'd like to talk.
As the nation's largest privately held supplier of building materials, 84 Lumber provides the products, support, and stability that help sales professionals succeed.
What You'll Gain
Responsibilities
Outside Sales Representative | Savannah, GA
Experienced Sales Professional
84 Lumber is growing throughout Savannah and Coastal Georgia and is looking for a proven salesperson to help lead that growth.
If you've successfully built customer relationships, developed new business, and grown sales in the building materials, construction, industrial, or distribution industries, we'd like to talk.
As the nation's largest privately held supplier of building materials, 84 Lumber provides the products, support, and stability that help sales professionals succeed.
What You'll Gain
- Opportunity to grow business in one of the Southeast's strongest construction markets
- Support from an established industry leader with over 320 locations nationwide
- Broad product offering serving residential and commercial construction
- Family-owned company with a long history of growth and stability
- Performance-driven culture that rewards results
- Develop new business throughout Savannah and Coastal Georgia
- Build relationships with contractors, builders, and construction professionals
- Grow existing accounts and expand market share
- Identify customer needs and deliver value-driven solutions
- Achieve sales and margin goals
- Proven success in outside sales, business development, or account management
- Experience in building materials, construction, industrial distribution, or related industries preferred
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
- Self-motivated and results-driven
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Annual profit sharing
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee discounts and additional company benefits
Responsibilities
- Builds and maintains a network of sources from which to identify new sales leads.
- Communicates with customers and leads to identify and understand their product or service needs; identifies and suggests products and services to meet those needs.
- Demonstrates the functions and utility of products or services to customers based on their needs.
- Ensures customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management; resolves any issues that may arise post-sale.
- Maintains communication with existing and previous customers, alerting them of new products, services, and enhancements that may be of interest.
- Maintains detailed reports of sales activities including calls, orders, sales, lost business, and any customer or vendor relationship problems.
- Provides periodic territory sales forecasts.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent sales and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Reading prints.
- Creating material estimates.
- Sourcing special orders.