Millwork Sales - Trainee

Builders FirstSource • La Mesa, CA

101d • $20 - $30

About The Position

The Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers are conveniently located throughout San Diego County, offering both homeowners and contractors complete customer service. Our sales staff can help select the proper hardware, tools and supplies needed for just about any project. Today, Dixieline Lumber & Home Centers is owned by Builders FirstSource, the largest supplier of building products, prefabricated components, and value-added services to the residential construction market in the U.S. The purpose of this position is to develop industry-specific knowledge and experience required for promotion to the Outside Sales Representative role. The role may rotate through various departments observing, learning and performing responsibilities in order to acquire industry knowledge, functional processes and practices as well as sales techniques. This role is not eligible for sales commissions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing or related field plus 0 - 2 years related industry operations/sales; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong customer service skills both face-to-face and telephone.
• Previous selling experience helpful.
• Good mathematical aptitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills, including tact and influencing, with internal and external contacts.
• Good computer aptitude, particularly with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and ERP applications.

Responsibilities

• Receives training and performs progressively responsible duties in various areas such as yard operations, production, dispatch/scheduling/delivery, and inside sales while learning the outside sales role.
• Accompanies Outside Sales Reps or Sales Manager on customer calls to become familiar with effective sales and customer service techniques.
• Assigned various inside sales/counter responsibilities, including but not limited to, answering phone, taking orders, and other responsibilities.
• Assigned various Outside Sales responsibilities, including but not limited to, performing take offs, taking and processing orders, obtaining signatures on tickets, making sales calls to new and existing customers.
• Sets individual performance goals and monitors own progress with assigned management and trainers.
• Participates in and completes assigned sales training programs.
• Understands and observes all safety procedures and practices and ensures that employees observe all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injuries or damage.
• May be directed to conduct periodic safety meetings and solicits recommended changes to improve safety procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Benefits

• Pay range for this position is $20.00-$30.00 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree