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The Role
Develop and manage customer relationships, generate new business through prospecting and cold calls, provide pricing/inventory/delivery info, assist with credit applications, collect payments, train customers on products, and meet or exceed sales targets.
Summary Generated by Built In
Richards Building Supply, a full-service, family-owned building supply center located in Myrtle Beach, SC is currently looking for an experienced Outside Sales Representative with a professional, energetic, and creative demeanor to lead our growing team.
In this position you will build and manage customer relationships with a variety of clientele. It’s an opportunity to run your own business without all the risks of ownership.
You will need to bring enthusiasm, strong “sales hunting skills, with a background in sales in the building materials industry.
Responsibilities Include:
- Engage and develop relationships with prospective customers and build a self-sustaining network of clients.
- Assist customers in the credit application process.
- Respond to inquiries with accurate pricing, inventory, and delivery information
- Perform other responsibilities as needed.
- Utilize sales reports and other data to recognize sales opportunities in customer buying patterns.
- Make cold calls to prospective customers.
- Follow sales leads and scheduling appointments with prospective customers.
- Follow up with customers and provide solutions, should a service concern arise.
- Provide training to customers and their teams on various product lines and services.
- Connecting with customers to ensure that past due bills are paid and collect payments when necessary.
Additional Duties:
- Cultivate, develop and conserve sales and business with new and existing customers.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail which includes: maintaining full, complete, accurate and detailed sales records of all sales activities and have them available for inspection.
- Timely follow up on quotations submitted to customers.
- Meet or exceed minimum sales budget.
- Preserve and safeguard Company’s Confidential Information.
- Stay informed on new products in the industry.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Most importantly, the ability to work in a team atmosphere.
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary with industry leading commission program.
- 20 PAID Days off during your first year of employment!
- Holiday bonuses and other bonus opportunities!
- Significant employer contributions towards monthly premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life and AD & D benefit plans.
- Additional Voluntary benefit options available including Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage, Accidental Injury, Critical Illness and Cancer plans as well as additional Life and AD& D benefit policies.
- 401K program with a best in industry company match.
- Opportunity for career advancement
- Family owned, operated and focused company!
Preferred Experience
- Minimum 3 years of previous outside sales experience ideally within the building materials industries.
- Ability to adapt to a customer base with varying degree of product knowledge.
- Professional presence with strong interpersonal skills with clients and peers.
- Proficient with MS Office products, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Our sales team is comprised of highly motivated individuals that are passionate about Richards Building Supply and generating new business opportunities around high quality products.
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It’s more than a job, it is your Career! Submit your resume today to join our exciting and growing family
Req ID #ZR Myrtle Beach
Richards Building Supply is a wholesale building material distributor serving 15 states with over 65 locations! As a family owned, operated and focused company, Richards Building Supply has spent nearly 50 years building a thriving and profitable organization, as well as invaluable business relationships. Richards stocks a comprehensive line of products such as residential and commercial roofing, siding, windows, decking, soffit, doors, molding, rainware, cabinets, and more!
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It’s more than a job, it is your Career! Submit your resume today to join our exciting and growing family.
Skills Required
- Experienced outside sales representative
- Background in building materials industry sales
- Minimum 3 years previous outside sales experience
- Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Professional presence and strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and maintain accurate sales records
- Strong sales hunting skills including cold calling and lead follow-up
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, including medical, dental, vision, and an HSA option with employer funding.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, and a company-paid closure between Christmas and New Year’s are emphasized as meaningful parts of total compensation.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and access to financial guidance are presented as strong financial benefits.
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Richards Building Supply is a wholesale distributor of building materials, operating 60+ locations across 12 states. Richards Building Supply is a wholesale distributor with 60+ locations across 12 states. Richards stocks a complete line of products including roofing, siding, windows, doors, decking, cabinets, moulding, soffits, rainware, and more.
