Sales Manager Outside Sales

We are Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. As a Sales Manager Outside Sales, you'll be responsible for achieving annual sales and gross profit objectives, supervising the sales force, and developing marketing programs to increase sales volume. You'll also be responsible for new business development, establishing and maintaining top-level contact with customers, and expanding the company’s partnering relationships with suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a four-year college or university preferred, plus 3+ years of directly related experience managing a sales department within the industry, or a combination of education and experience
• 10 years + of prior experience selling to professional builders is required
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals and technical procedures
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and sales training tools
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Requires exceptional interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Must exercise diplomacy with external and internal customers at all times, oftentimes resolving conflicts with a “win-win” approach
• Must practice good teamwork
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of information and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Benefits

• Competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love
• Great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives
• Employee benefits web page: www.bldrbenefits.com