Sales Trainee

Builders FirstSource • Madison, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Trainee develops industry-specific knowledge and experience necessary for promotion to an Outside Sales Representative role. This position involves rotating through various departments to observe, learn, and perform responsibilities, acquiring industry knowledge, understanding functional processes and practices, and developing sales techniques. The trainee receives training and performs progressively responsible duties in areas such as yard operations, production, dispatch/scheduling/delivery, and inside sales, all while learning the outside sales function. The trainee will also accompany Outside Sales Representatives or Sales Managers on customer calls to become familiar with effective sales and customer service techniques. Responsibilities may include inside sales/counter duties like answering phones and taking orders, as well as various Outside Sales tasks such as performing take-offs, processing orders, obtaining signatures on tickets, and making sales calls to new and existing customers.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develops industry-specific knowledge and experience required for promotion to Outside Sales Representative 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.
• 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.
• May be assigned to inside sales/counter responsibilities, including answering phone, taking orders, and other responsibilities.
• May be 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees