Outside Sales Representative

$35,000 - $100,000/Yr

Mortimer Lumber - Shelby Charter Township, MI

Full-time - Entry Level

Shelby Charter Township, MI

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

About the position

The Outside Sales Representative position at Mortimer Lumber involves selling lumber and building materials to a diverse customer base. The role requires the representative to create materials estimates, read blueprints, and travel to job sites, although overnight travel is not required. The representative will be responsible for servicing current customers while also creating new customer relationships and building strong vendor relationships. This position is crucial for generating special orders and involves physically loading and unloading lumber and building materials. The representative will spend a significant amount of time on the road, engaging with clients and ensuring their needs are met effectively. In this role, the Outside Sales Representative will need to maintain and grow their customer base through prospecting, development, quoting, and follow-up. The ability to read blueprints and prepare material take-off lists is essential, as is being computer literate with Microsoft Office and email. The representative will also need to demonstrate strong communication skills, as they will be required to read, analyze, and interpret various business documents, write reports, and effectively present information to groups of managers and clients. The position demands a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to handle multiple variables in standardized situations, ensuring that customer satisfaction remains a top priority.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Engage in some local travel.

Requirements

• Ability to maintain and grow customer base through prospecting, development, quoting, and follow-up.
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office and email.
• Ability to read blueprints 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.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance