Outside Sales Representative

$52,000 - $52,000/Yr

Meeks Lumber - Carson City, NV

Full-time - Entry Level

Carson City, NV

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

About the position

Meeks Lumber & Hardware, a Division of US LBM, is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to join our team in Carson City, NV. This position is integral to our mission of providing exceptional service and building strong relationships with our customers. As an Outside Sales Representative, you will be responsible for generating and securing new sales to enhance the profitability of the company while maintaining existing accounts. This role requires a proactive approach to sales, including cold calling and following up on leads to expand our customer base. In this hands-on position, you will promote, sell, and secure new accounts for the company, ensuring that existing accounts receive the necessary products and information to meet their needs. You will assist customers in selecting the best products suited to their requirements and prepare, coordinate, and communicate price quotations, terms of sales, delivery dates, and service obligations. Resolving customer complaints and problems will also be a key part of your responsibilities, along with assisting in the collection of accounts receivable. You will coordinate project schedules, contractor schedules, and material deliveries, and prepare and input orders as necessary. Staying informed about competitive prices, products, and area-related information is crucial for success in this role. You will maintain current knowledge of daily and monthly sales and their relationship to budget and margin goals, and you may need to research and order special products as necessary. Estimating materials from blueprints supplied by customers or contractors will also be part of your duties. Adherence to company policies, including attendance and conflict of interest agreements, is expected, and you will perform other duties as assigned by location management.

Responsibilities

• Promote, sell, and secure new accounts for the company.
• Provide existing accounts with necessary products, time, and information.
• Assist with the selection of products best suited to customer needs.
• Prepare, coordinate, and communicate price quotations, terms of sales, delivery dates, and service obligations to customers/contractors.
• Resolve customer complaints and problems.
• Assist in the collection of accounts receivable.
• Coordinate project schedules, contractor schedules, and material deliveries.
• Prepare and input orders as necessary.
• Inform company of competitive prices, products, and area-related information.
• Maintain current knowledge of daily and monthly sales and their relationship to budget and margin goals.
• Research and order special products as necessary.
• Estimate materials from blueprints supplied by customer/contractor.
• Adhere to Conflict of Interest or Non-Compete agreement if in place.
• Comply with Company's attendance policy by maintaining regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by location management.

Requirements

• High School diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Minimum of 3 years of sales experience in building materials or related industry.
• Working knowledge of building materials industry and products.
• Ability to negotiate prices and contractual agreements.
• Ability to estimate from blueprints.
• Proficient in using a calculator and computer.
• Must have a valid driver's license.