What are the responsibilities and job description for the Zuern | Outside Sales Account Manager position at Zuern Building Products Inc?
Description
Job Summary:
Outside Sales Account Manager requires an in depth understanding of the various aspects of the building materials supply business and generate in excess of $2 million in sales.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- Generate sales growth from a portfolio of accounts you created
- Aid in identifying new category sales opportunities within existing accounts
- Attend client/builder meetings in showroom, client office, and/or jobsite
- Conduct product selection meetings with client/builder in our showroom
- Travel to job sites to perform jobsite verification of window/millwork specs/measurements on ongoing projects
- Perform material take-offs on smaller scale projects
- Respond to builder communications via phone/email/text
- Assemble job packs for the installer
- Be involved in the order process from estimating through ordering
- Assist the sales team with all details of ongoing projects
- Communicating with inside support staff
- Talking with vendors
- Assisting customers when help is needed at front counter.
- Stay on top of industry trends to identify potential opportunities for company growth
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Requires High School Diploma and 3-5 years of lumberyard experience or 2-4 year degree related to business or construction industry.
- Mathematical skills required to add, subtract, multiply, divide, measurements of square foot and cubic foot
- Strong computer skills and understanding of Zuern Building Products software platform
- Self-motivated and comfortable working with little to no direction
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds, bend, stoop, kneel, climb and reach
- Vast product knowledge of building materials and practices
- Requires good oral and written communication skills in order to interact with employees and customers
- Excellent customer service skills
Work Requirements:
- Valid Wisconsin driver’s license and medically able to operate a Zuern company vehicle
- Must be willing and able to travel with Zuern provided company vehicle up to 60 percent of the time