Title: Outside Sales Representative

Location:

Jefferson, LA, US, 70121

Group: Emerging Businesses Group

Division: Sales

Job ID: 15301

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

Telephone and face to face contact with customers providing recommendations, price/job quoting, and entering sales orders
Demonstrate all phases of the sales cycle, including prospecting, acquiring, identifying and qualifying customers
Effectively communicate detailed information on products and services provided to both established and potential customers
Provide detailed product quotes for construction projects
Track ongoing projects and open sales orders
Performs rebar material takeoffs
Attend sales meetings, trainings, and other work-related gatherings
Collaborate with management team to deliver Gross Margin that exceeds the business plan
Organize joint sales calls with vendors and senior sales staff while generating new business and revenue through cold calling
Prepare sales orders, detailed quotes, weekly sales reports while maintaining an expense account
Meet or exceed monthly sales budget

What You'll Need

Decision-making abilities with excellent customer service and both verbal and written communication skills
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
Understands the scope of work and accurately communicates the information to sales
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
Must be able to use personal vehicle for occasional deliveries
Proficient in MS Office Suite

Your Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience is required
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business preferred

We are Commercial Metals Company, a Fortune 500 company with a family feel that’s already part of your life. Our steel products have been supporting structures in more than 20 countries for over 100 years. And 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 problems facing our world over the last 100 years — but we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to reimagine ways to make the steel industry more sustainable, reinforce the bridges and roadways connecting our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward.

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.