Outside Sales Representative

About the role

Ridout Lumber and Meek’s combine over 150 years of trusted service and deep local relationships across Arkansas and Missouri to deliver top-tier building materials and customer-first solutions as part of the US LBM family. The Outside Sales Representative position is within this context.

Responsibilities

• Promote, sell, and secure new accounts for the company.
• Provide existing accounts with necessary products, time, and information.
• Auxiliary in 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.
• Auxiliary in the collection of accounts receivable.
• Cook up project schedules, contractor schedules, and material deliveries.
• Prepare and input orders as necessary.
• Informs 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3 years of sales experience in building materials or related industry required.
• Working knowledge of building materials industry and products, ability to negotiate prices and contractual agreements.
• Ability to estimate from blueprints, use calculator and computer.
• Must be able to walk throughout yards, plants, and offices.

Skills And Abilities

• Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Plans and Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Licenses and Certifications

• DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State required upon hire.

Travel Requirements

50% Travel.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ridout Lumber and Meek’s, Divisions of US LBM Holdings, LLC are equal opportunity employers. 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.