Fast growing building materials supplier in Brooklyn is looking for competent and knowledgeable inside salesperson who will play a key role in expanding our sales activities.
Responsibilities:
- Handle instore, phone and online sales focusing on customer relationships and secure new sales, managing company’s sales of products and services, tracking, investigating and reporting sales information
- Maintain existing accounts while generating new business through cold calls and following leads
- Promote, sell and secure new accounts for the company
- Interact with external vendors: requesting quotes, verifying and placing orders; ability to negotiate prices and contractual agreements
- Input customer orders along with vendors bills, pricing information and additional data into the computer system
- Handle and resolve customer issues including inquiries and refunds
- Assist in the collection of accounts receivable
- Inform company of competitive prices, products and area-related information
- Research and coordinate purchase and delivery of inventory products including special products to the yard and/or job sites
- Continuously improve and maintain in-depth product knowledge
- Maintain stock levels on the sales floor and in the stockroom
- When required, participate in monthly and/or annual physical inventories
- Comply with company’s attendance policy by maintaining regular and predictable attendance
- Assist Operations Manager as needed
- Estimate materials from blueprints supplied by customer/contractor
- Other duties may be assigned
Requirement:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 2+ years of inside sales experience
- Solid knowledge of construction field, materials and building trades.
- Solid foundation in general computer skills (Windows, QB Online, Shopify, Shipday, Uber and other needed software and apps) is a must
- Excellent verbal communication skills and telephone manners
- Great attention to details, anility to multitask and work under pressure; understanding work order and following orders is a must
- Ability to lift 25-50lb
- Must have valid driver’s license
Compensation: $55,000 - $65,000 a year. Pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, education, training, and/or experience
Commission Eligibility: No
