Outside Lumber Sales Rep

GPAC - Mitchell, NE

Full-time - Entry Level

Mitchell, NE

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Outside Lumber Sales Representative position is a dynamic role focused on generating and securing sales of building materials with both new and existing customers. This position is designed for individuals who thrive in a performance-driven environment, offering uncapped earning potential based on sales performance. The representative will be responsible for promoting the company's products, facilitating customer product selection, and ensuring customer satisfaction through effective service and communication. In this role, the representative will actively seek out new accounts while also servicing existing ones, providing necessary custom products and information to meet customer needs. Responsibilities include preparing and communicating price quotations, sale terms, delivery dates, and service obligations to customers and contractors. The representative will also estimate materials based on blueprints provided by customers, resolve any customer complaints or issues, and assist in accounts receivable collection. Participation in training sessions is required to stay updated on product knowledge and sales techniques. This position requires a flexible schedule, including the possibility of working weekends, and involves both indoor and outdoor work environments. The physical demands of the job include occasional lifting of objects up to 100 pounds, as well as regular sitting, standing, and walking. The ideal candidate will possess a strong knowledge of lumber and building materials, along with effective communication skills in English, both written and verbal. If you are looking to advance your sales career in the building materials industry with unlimited earning potential, this position offers a great opportunity to do so.

Responsibilities

• Promote, sell, and secure new accounts.
• Facilitate customer product selection.
• Service existing accounts with necessary custom products, time, and information.
• Assist with product selection best suited to customer needs.
• Prepare, coordinate, and communicate price quotations, sale terms, delivery dates, and service obligations to customers/contractors.
• Estimate materials from blueprints provided by customers/contractors.
• Resolve customer complaints and issues.
• Assist in accounts receivable collection.
• Attend and participate in training, when required.
• Perform other assigned duties, responsibilities, or tasks.

Requirements

• Have a working knowledge of lumber.
• Complete and pass a drug, alcohol, background screen and Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).
• Speak, write, and communicate effectively in the English language.
• Work a flexible schedule, including weekends.
• Interpret written, oral, diagrams, and schedule-form instructions.
• Calculate figures and amounts (i.e., discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, etc.).
• Utilize Microsoft Office products (i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Learn and utilize Envisioneer™ software.