Window & Door Sales Specialist at Carter Lumber in Richmond, VA

A Kempsville Building Materials (a division of Carter Lumber) Window & Door Sales Specialist is responsible for presenting and selling window and door products, as well as establishing a rapport with customers in the community. Communicates and trains store personnel and maintains builder awareness on products. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.

Requirements:

• Previous knowledge and experience in the building materials industry
• Experience selling window products
• Ability to read blueprints
• Demonstrated ability to increase sales and improve profitability
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong sense of customer service
• Experience in individual or group training is a plus
• Decision making abilities and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities:

Sales & Relationship Building

• Develops customer relationships and determines customer needs.
• Responsible for maintaining and increasing the sales of window products.
• Gives presentations to builders and provides expert advice on product features and benefits.
• Prepares estimates for these products and ensures that they are ordered and shipped on time.
• Works closely with OSRs to analyze sales opportunities and assistance on the jobsite.

Communication

• Keeps lines of communication open between team members at the store and customers to ensure that service is accurate and timely.
• Meets with vendors to determine direction of store programs.

Knowledge & Training

• Identifies personal growth needs and improvement opportunities; seeks to obtain product information; learns about building packages and products.
• Provides window and door training to builders, contractors and store personnel.
• Ensures employees are kept current on vendor programs.

Benefits (full-time employees)

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
• Optional supplemental life insurance
• Company-match 401(k)
• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Vendor incentives
• Room for growth; we promote from within!
• Military encouraged to apply!

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