Sales Assistant

**Job Description** You will be responsible for assisting our sales department in sales of our full line of building materials, components, and complete lumber packages with local contractors, builders, and area lumber yards. You will work with a team of estimators, purchasing, pricing coordinators, and customers, from bidding to the actual sale. You are the support system to Sales to give our Salespeople time to sell. You will help them succeed and you will be learning the Sales process along the way. Proven sales strategies, follow-through commitment, and heavy communication are all necessary for success. This position is a natural step towards full-time sales with our company. Responsibilities * Assist in the bid invite process. Receive communication from Sales or Customer via phone, email or text. * Download plans and review scope of work needed. * Provide design departments with clear, precise, and accurate information and/or plans. * Create Projects in ERP system. * Measure foundations as needed. * Create specification sheets for estimators. * Review pricing files for final pricing. * Create final proposals for SFR, MFR, and Commercial projects. * Assist in managing customer relations regarding pricing, delivery, quality and any other problems in a timely and reasonable manner. * Receive customer service issues via phone, email or text, and log into our CSI system to rectify customer issues. Could include job-site visits and information gathering at the jobsite. * Provide complete and accurate customer service reports for all jobsite problems, customer changes or sales changes. * Assist the Sales department with other tasks as needed. Qualifications * Five years' minimum building materials sales or other related experience in new construction framing and building components. * Experience with blueprints * Ability to work independently and cooperatively with the sales and estimating teams. * Strong planning and organizational skills * Experience with Microsoft Office suite