Sales Trainee

PURPOSEDevelops 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. This role is not eligible for sales DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESReceives 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. Successful Trainees will typically transition to the OSR I role in about 90 180 Outside Sales Reps or Sales Manager on customer calls to become familiar with effective sales and customer service 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 individual performance goals and monitors own progress with assigned management and in and completes assigned sales training 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 duties may be RESPONSIBILITIESThis job has no supervisory REQUIREMENTSTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Bachelors Degree in Sales Marketing or related field plus 0 - 2 years related industry operations/sales; or equivalent combination of education and customer service skills both face-to-face and telephonePrevious selling experience helpfulGood mathematical aptitudeStrong verbal and written communication skillsSolid interpersonal skills including tact and influencing with internal and external contactsGood computer aptitude particularly with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel) and ERP applicationsWORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITYThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on occasion up to 80 is performed on both company and customer sites and involves driving to customer locationsMay be required to perform specific tasks that involve climbing lifting pushing or FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action EmployerWe are committed to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate based upon race religion (including religious dress and grooming practices) color sex/gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) sex stereotype gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information/characteristics marital status/registered domestic partner status age (40 and above) sexual orientation military or veteran status and any other basis protected by federal state or local law or ordinance or compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Builders FirstSource please call or email: Please do not send resumes to this email address - it is intended only to be used to request an accommodation in submitting an application for a job opening.

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