Outside Sales Representative - Commercial Metals
Sulphur, LA 70664
About the Job
it's what's inside that counts
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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:
- Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
- Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
- 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
- $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
- Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
- Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Advancement Opportunities
Why This Job
CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.
What You'll Do
- Effectively communicate detailed information on products and services provided to both established and potential customers
- Prepare sales orders, detailed quotes, and assist with weekly sales reports while maintaining an expense account/cash drawer
- Provide detailed product quotes for construction projects
- Understands the scope of work and accurately communicates the information to sales
- Performs rebar material takeoffs
- Attend sales meetings, training and activities; to include performing additional duties as needed
- Collaborate with management team to deliver Gross Margin that exceeds the business plan
- Demonstrate all phases of the sales cycle, including prospecting, acquiring, identifying and qualifying customers
- Organize joint sales calls with vendors and senior sales staff while generating new business and revenue through cold calling
- Track open sales orders and process tickets to the CMC billing department while maintaining cash drawer and processing cash reports
What You'll Need
- Must be able to use personal vehicle for occasional deliveries
- Effective listening and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Technical expertise and knowledge of company products
- Must be self-driven with an ability to respond quickly to client requests and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to read blueprints and contracts
- Initiative and drive in pursuing customers and building long term working relationships
- Meet critical deadlines and handle changing priorities
- Negotiation and phone skills
- Demonstrated ability to handle difficult customers with diplomacy and tact
- Proficient in MS Office Suite
Your Education
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business Or Industry experience equivalence
We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.
If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!
CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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