Outside Sales Representative

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Princeton, IN, USA
In-Office
60K-120K
Entry level
Retail
The Role
Field-based sales role selling building products to existing and new customers. Responsibilities include prospecting, cold calling, scheduling and conducting in-person sales calls, estimating projects and take-offs, measuring building products, delivering product when needed, maintaining inventory/product knowledge, handling customer service and complaints, and attending meetings and trainings.
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Description

Outside Sales Representative is responsible for conducting sales out in the field to either assigned or prospective customers. This position needs to be able to provide the best possible sales/service experience. Outside Sales Representative’s main objective is to create new business while giving a positive experience to existing customers.

Requirements

  • Travel around your sales area to meet with existing and new customers.
  • Build and maintain professional relationships with customers.
  • Scheduling appointments and meeting existing customers to identify and qualify potential new prospects and present current product needs.
  • Effective planning to conduct sales calls by meeting customers physically on a daily basis.
  • Identify and qualify prospective customers through research, networking, and “cold calling”.
  • Estimating projects & doing Take-Offs for contractors and customers
  • Measuring doors,windows,siding,roofing & other products when necessary 
  • Maintain great communication with customers and coworkers. 
  • Provide Company product options and services to customers.
  • Providing and seeing that customer inquiries are handled promptly.
  • Delivering product to a customer if necessary. 
  • Be familiar with the product preferences of the customers in the sales territory.
  • Servicing customers after normal business hours when needed
  • Maintaining professionalism, diplomacy, sensitivity, and tact to portray the Company in a positive manner.
  • Be familiar with stock inventory of specific stores in the sales territory.
  • Provide customers with requested product list and prices in a timely and professional manner. 
  • Regularly communicating to all customers on Company products, procedures and services. 
  • Aggressively following up on business opportunities.
  • Follow up with customers that products were delivered as expected.
  • Enhancing up-to-date knowledge on new products, procedures, services, and tolls by attending departmental and training meetings as scheduled.
  • Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
  • Responsible for scheduling general maintenance and maintaining a clean company vehicle.
  • Attendance and participation in scheduled staff/sales meetings.
  • Professionally handle customer complaints.
  • Keep all company information confidential.
  • Other duties as assigned by Department Head, Manager, and/or Ownership.

This job description is a direct outline for the Outside Sales Representative at Kirchner Building Centers. Listed above are the majority of responsibilities and expectations for the Outside Sales Representative. However, this position is not limited to these responsibilities and duties.

Skills Required

  • Travel around sales area to meet with customers
  • Build and maintain professional relationships with customers
  • Schedule appointments and meet customers to identify and qualify prospects
  • Conduct daily in-person sales calls and effective sales planning
  • Identify and qualify prospective customers via research, networking, and cold calling
  • Estimate projects and perform take-offs for contractors and customers
  • Measure doors, windows, siding, roofing and other products when necessary
  • Maintain strong communication with customers and coworkers
  • Provide product options, pricing, and requested product lists in a timely manner
  • Deliver product to customers when necessary
  • Service customers after normal business hours when needed
  • Be familiar with customer product preferences and store stock inventory in territory
  • Follow up on business opportunities and verify deliveries met expectations
  • Attend departmental and training meetings; maintain up-to-date product and procedure knowledge
  • Maintain clean and organized workspace and company vehicle; schedule general maintenance
  • Professionally handle customer complaints and keep company information confidential
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The Company
Year Founded: 1906

What We Do

Charles Kirchner And Son Inc, doing business as Kirchner Building Centers, is a retail lumber and building materials company. Founded in 1906, the company serves the tri-state area of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Its mission is to be the preferred source of building materials for the region by providing quality products at the lowest possible price.

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