Sales and Material Handler

Curtis Lumber Co Inc.•Town of New Berlin, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Curtis Lumber, a family-owned building materials retailer founded in 1890 and one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing, is seeking a Sales Associate/Yard Material Handler for its New Berlin location. This role combines sales responsibilities, including taking phone calls, building quotes and orders, and assisting customers, with outdoor yard duties such as loading, unloading, and storing materials using proper handling practices and PPE. The company offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Requirements

Excellent customer service skills
Ability to work outside year-round in a variety of seasonal weather conditions
Safe and proper use of equipment and materials

Nice To Haves

Understanding of the building materials marketplace and product features
Suggestive and upgrade selling and add-on sales skills
Closing technique skills
Quote follow up and quote to order conversion skills
Ability to share expertise with others
Inventory management and merchandising skills

Responsibilities

Take phone calls, build quotes and orders for pick up or delivery, and assist customers entering the store.
Provide exceptional customer service in an outdoor yard environment.
Load, unload, and store material using proper material handling practices and PPE.
Understand the building materials marketplace and product features.
Meet prospect customers’ needs with excellent customer service skills.
Utilize effective suggestive and upgrade selling and add-on sales techniques.
Employ effective closing techniques.
Follow up on quotes to convert them into orders.
Share expertise with others.
Manage inventory and merchandise product.
Safely and properly use equipment and materials.
Work outside year-round in a variety of seasonal weather conditions.