Outside Sales Professional

Looking to build your career? Want to join a growing and established company? We’re hiring for a Sales Professional to join our Minneapolis/St Paul team! Lumbermen’s is a leading distributor of building materials and we’ve been in business for 70 years. We opened a new location in Cottage Grove, and we want you to help build and maintain customer relationships while promoting our line of exceptional products. 

WHO WE ARE:

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1955, Lumbermen’s operates in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota. A leading distributor and manufacturer, we are driven by our mission to enrich lives by intentionally caring for all who experience us.  We are employee owned and relationship powered.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

The Outside Sales Professional is responsible for educating and supporting customers on our full line of building material products. This position will include some after-hours activities such as events and occasional overnight travel. Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Living Out Lumbermen’s Culture – Leading in and modeling Lumbermen’s core values while creating an atmosphere where Lumbermen’s is ‘first choice’ of our customers.


• Subject Matter Expert – Obtaining and growing a personal knowledge of our full portfolio of building materials products.


• Building and Fostering Relationships – Establishing and developing strong relationships with customers through regular in-person visits, training, events, and remote support.


• Drive Sales – Actively selling from our products lines.


• Strategic Partner – Providing exceptional service and support to anticipate and deliver on customer needs and provide timely problem resolution.


• Analysis – Performing analysis of competitors’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to gain an understanding of why customers purchase from our competitors.


• Teamwork – Achieving results and working together on a high performing team.


• Partnerships – Working with vendors to achieve mutually beneficial goals and cultivate great relationships.

Base rate of pay range: $65,000 to $75,000. This position will also include a commission package. The base rate of pay plus commission will total between $90,000 to $130,000.

WHO WE NEED:

An employee owner who embraces, models, and promotes Lumbermen’s Mission, Vision, and Promise and has:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills


• The ability to market, sell, and educate customers.


• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills


• The ability to provide persuasive presentations to target customer needs and successfully overcome obstacles and challenges.


• An inquisitive nature with strong active listening and analytical skills

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field


• Two to four years industry-specific outside sales experience in lieu of education requirement.


• Building materials industry experience strongly desired.


• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to lift 30-40 pounds.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Lumbermen’s exists to enrich the lives of people by intentionally caring for all who experience us.  You will experience a different kind of work environment and “family” here and help live out the Lumbermen’s promises of committing to those who count on us, doing what’s right, exercising sound business practices and earning consideration. Other benefits include:

• A collaborative and supportive work environment


• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) – generous company-funded retirement


• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance


• Flexible spending/health savings account


• 401(k)


• Ulliance Life Advisor EAP


• Clothing allowance (for applicable roles)


• Paid time off


• Paid holidays


• Training and development


• Advancement opportunities

In addition, this position will offer the following company-provided tools to help achieve goals: vehicle allowance, cell phone, credit card, and laptop.

Lumbermen’s is proud to be a drug and alcohol-free workplace.  In addition, Lumbermen’s will not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We participate in E-Verify.