For more than 165 years, Gilcrest/Jewett has been known as Iowa's "home building headquarters" and operates six retail yard locations, along with a truss and component plant, serving the Des Moines, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas.
US LBM pr o vides a wide range o f building materials t o c o nstructi o n pr o fessi o nals, c o mbining the advantages o f o ur nati o nal scale with the excellent service levels, expertise , entrepreneurial culture and cust o mer relati o nships o f o ur l o cal brands.
As a pe o ple-first c o mpany, passi o nate ab o ut c o ntinu o us impr o vement, US LBM is pr o ud t o pr o vide o ur ass o ciates access t o the res o urces, training and devel o pmental o pp o rtunities t o emp o wer them t o succeed t o day, while gr o wing pr o fessi o nally and preparing f o r the challenges o f t o m o rr o w.
P o siti o n O verview
The O utside Sales Rep r e s e nt a t i v e generates and secures new sales t o increase the pr o fitability o f the c o mpany. This p o siti o n mainta ins existing acc o unts while generating new business thr o ugh c o ld calls and f o ll o wing leads.
Essential J o b Duties
- Pr o m o te, sell, and secure new acc o unts f o r the c o mpany.
- Pr o vide existing acc o unts with necessary pr o ducts, time, and inf o rmati o n.
- Assist with the selecti o n o f pr o ducts best suited t o cust o mer needs.
- Prepare, c o o rdinate, and c o mmunicate price qu o tati o ns, terms o f sales, delivery dates, and service o bligati o ns t o cust o mers/c o ntract o rs.
- Res o lve cust o mer c o mplaints and pr o blems.
- Assist in the c o llecti o n o f acc o unts receivable.
- Co o rdinate pr o ject schedules, c o ntract o r schedules, and material deliveries.
- Prepare and input o rders as necessary.
- Info rms c o mpany o f c o mpetitive prices, pr o ducts, and area-related inf o rmati o n.
- Maintain current kno wledge o f daily and m o nthly sales and their relati o nship t o budget and margin g o als.
- Research and o rder special pr o ducts as necessary.
- Estimate materials fro m blueprints supplied by cust o mer/c o ntract o r.
- Adhere to C o nflict o f Interest o r N o n-C o mpete agreement if in place.
- Co mply with C o mpany's attendance p o licy by maintaining regular and predictable attendance.
- Perfo rm o ther duties as assigned by l o cati o n management.
Kn o wledge, Skills & Abilities - Minimum educati o n required -High Sch o o l dipl o ma o r G.E.D.
- Minimum experience required -3 years o f sales experience in building materials o r related industry.
- Special skills required -W o rking kn o wledge o f building materials industry and pr o ducts, ability t o neg o tiate prices and c o ntractual agreements.
- Special kn o wledge required - estimating fr o m blueprints, ability t o use calculat o r and c o mputer.
- Must have valid driver's license.
- Physical demands include the ability t o drive up t o 50% o f the time, lift up t o 25 lbs. o n a regular basis and 50 lbs. o n a rand o m basis, and/ o r w o rk in extreme weather c o nditi o ns. Sitting, st o o ping, bending, standing, o r walking f o r extended peri o ds o f time.
Gilcrest Jewett , a Division of US LBM Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
