Contract Sales Representative

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Build your career where you matter. Join CBX Solutions, the nation's leading provider of architectural doors, frames, hardware, specialty products, and complete security integration services.

At CBX Solutions, trust and communication are the foundation of how we work. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career has room to grow. Whether you're a problem-solver, innovator, or passionate about service, you'll thrive here. Be part of a team that invests in your future, celebrates your success, and values your contribution.

Why work with us? We're committed to your success, personally and professionally. You'll have access to:

• Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
• Work-life balance: generous paid time off for rest, family, and self-care.
• Career growth: you'll benefit from continuous learning, mentorship, and leadership training including access to CBX University, our in-house development program.
• Supportive culture: innovation, creativity, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do.

Sales Representative

The Sales Representative is responsible for maintaining relationships with assigned customers. Individuals in this role identify new project opportunities, review plans and specifications, prepare or supervise bids, present bids and follow up to close and add work to committed backlog. This individual will also oversee the work performed and the billing for that work, and will be involved in promptly solving any problems that may arise on the project.

Essential functions include:

• Communicating with assigned customers on a regular basis to check progress of current jobs and get leads for new work that may be coming up.
• Cultivating new customer relationships with coordination from Manager.
• Securing construction plans and specifications on upcoming work in a timely fashion so that jobs may be taken off and bid.
• Participating in take-off process from plans and in construction specification interpretation in order to maximize bid potential.
• Reviewing all bids for accuracy before submission; submitting bids on a timely basis and in a fashion acceptable to the customer.
• Following up on bid results and negotiating to capture jobs where necessary.
• Maintaining good vendor relationships, and obtaining competitive bids from vendors to maximize bid potential and gross margins earned.
• Attending project meetings as required by customer and/or circumstances.
• Managing projects by proactive communication with customers, review of reports, monitoring of vendor performance and coordination with warehouse/shipping activities.
• Participating in physical inventories by counting or verifying assigned areas.
• Visiting jobsites as needed to attend meetings, check progress of work, or to diagnose and resolve problems.
• Identifying and solving problems, either customer related matters or CBX internal issues that may involve their work.
• Participating in regular sales meetings to assess market opportunities, report on potentials and determine assignments.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree, or an equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Current and valid US driver's license.
• At least 5 years in construction-related environment.

Knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products; some familiarity with industry specific software (Comsense).
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Knowledge of commercial door and hardware products and building code requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.

Work environment: This job operates primarily in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. May occasionally require driving to project sites.

Qualification requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal opportunity employer: CBX Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.