Outside Contractor Sales
On-siteArab, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Call on contractor customers, remodelers, and industrial accounts to practice excellent service while recommending competitor alternatives using Morrison Terrebonne Lumber product expertise. Perform material takeoffs, write orders in point-of-sale systems, and coordinate jobsite deliveries. Prospect for new clients, manage retail price adjustments, and provide regular reporting on sales performance and call history. Maintain budgeted sales levels and gross margins across product categories while adhering to safety guidelines, security measures, and ethical standards. Requires 2-3 years of retail building materials experience, strong math and communication skills, and the ability to lift up to 100 lbs.
Required Qualifications
- 2-3 years of previous work experience dealing with retail sales of building materials and hardware to professional contractors
- strong math, reading, writing, and speaking skills
- personable and trustworthy demeanor
- problem-solving ability
- good organizational skills
- ability to communicate using telephone, text and e-mail
- ability to lift and load merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs. for various amounts of time
- ability to lift and load merchandise over six feet off the ground
- ability to climb a ladder
- ability to drive to customer jobsites or other places of business
- ability to maneuver safely at the store, in the yard or warehouse, and at jobsites
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of lumber, building materials, blueprint reading, residential homebuilding, contractor sales, and general hardware merchandise
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