Outside Trade Sales Representative

As a Northern California Pella Outside Trade Sales Professional, you will develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with builders, contractors, architects, trade organizations and homeowners. San Raphael-Rohnert Park are your major territories.  You will be responsible for all practices and aspects to generate  high-volume, profitable sales within your market. The work environment as a Pella Outside Sales Professional includes showrooms, jobsites and customer homes. Our most successful Sales Reps come from a construction background or have had experience with Windows and Doors.

RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following, but not limited to:

·        Responsible for all aspects of the sale including product application, installation, and customer service

·        Keeping up with industry codes, trends and requirements

·        Represent Pella Doors & Windows at company-sponsored events, professional group invitations, trade association meetings, and consumer shows

·        Perform product demonstrations for remodeling, new construction and residential projects

·        Read and interpret blueprints

·        Learn and understand how Pella products are installed properly and in accordance with recommended guidelines of the manufacturer

·        Generate own leads, and follow-up on leads generated by Manager reports, Pella Corporation, window store generated and outstanding Pella proposals

·        And most importantly…sell, sell, sell!

QUALIFICATIONS:

·        2+ years of outside sales experience preferred

·        Customer service and public relations skills

·        Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

·        Have organizational skills, prioritize tasks, and be able to meet deadlines

·        Conflict negotiation skills

·        Ability to be mobile and be able to occasionally lift/move up to 40lbs

·        Must have own fully insured and functional automobile

·        Must live in market specified in advertisement THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE!

DESIRED SKILLS:

·        Prior knowledge of general construction application and terminology

·        Prior knowledge of Window and Door application or components and terminology

·        Ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills, be self-guided, and have outstanding follow-up.