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Lumber sales supervisor job description

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Example lumber sales supervisor requirements on a job description

Lumber sales supervisor requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in lumber sales supervisor job postings.
Sample lumber sales supervisor requirements
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in lumber sales
  • Knowledge of lumber grades and species
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • Experience with inventory management and control
  • Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
Sample required lumber sales supervisor soft skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well in a team environment
  • Strong leadership and supervisory skills
  • Customer service oriented
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively

Lumber sales supervisor job description example 1

Skills for Rhode Island's Future lumber sales supervisor job description

HOURS: 1st Shift

The Counter Sales position will work as a part of a team reporting to the Profit Center Manager. This role is the entry-level position in the Sales department and will be responsible for operational processes and procedures in the respective department. Each Counter Salesperson is responsible for maintaining a team approach within the company and maintaining proper housekeeping in the Store and personal area.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Staffing the Sales Counter, Greeting and Servicing Customers
  • Responsible for Order Entry, Sales Transactions, and Quotes
  • Responsible for Stocking, Cycle Counting, and Organization of Inventory
  • Relationship building with Internal Customers and Departments, Suppliers and External Customers
  • Providing excellent service by Greeting, approaching, and assisting customers in their purchases in a friendly, courteous, and helpful manner
  • Responsible for daily Store Opening, Store Closing, and Cash Drawer Procedures
  • Direct customer complaints and concerns to appropriate management or designated Customer Service Representative

Successful candidates will have:

  • 1+ years of Customer Service/Sales experience preferred
  • High School Diploma or GED Preferred

HOW TO APPLY

For more information and a full job description, please visit Skills for Rhode Island’s Future website at www.skillsforri.com/jobs . Applicants interested in this position will be screened by Skills for Rhode Island’s Future and Arnold Lumber will make the final hiring decisions.

WHY APPLY THROUGH SKILLS FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE

Our mission is focused on supporting unemployed and underemployed job seekers. Our goal is to get you back to work. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future’s team will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future has agreements with employers to recruit talent like you, making us a resource to get the unemployed and underemployed job seeker back to work.

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Lumber sales supervisor job description example 2

Parksite Inc. lumber sales supervisor job description

Essential Duties of the Position

+ Sales:

+ New Business Development

+ Responsible for aggressively developing a pipeline of new business focused on stocking dealers and projects.

+ Introduce new products and complementary products to new and existing dealers.

+ Develop and carry out strategies to increase market share of our products with new and existing dealers.

+ Execute and implement company promotions and programs.

+ Prospect and develop new business targets/opportunities.

+ Account Management

+ Responsible for maintaining and protecting existing dealer business.

+ Provide product knowledge support to dealer base.

+ Address and resolve customer complaints and/or claims.

+ Set-up and attend trade shows.

+ Continue building relationships through excellent customer service and product resolution.

+ Local Product Purchasing:

+ Forecast and suggest order quantities of location-specific products as needed

+ Works directly with buyer to place po's within ERP system.

+ Works with Treated Facility and Logistics on needs and deliveries.

+ Assists in negotiations of pricing and programs with vendors while working directly with corporate buyer.

+ Local Part-Code Maintenance:

+ Responsible for alerting buyer of any stocking changes (ie. discontinuation or requests to add new stock items to inventory).

+ Works with buyer on new part codes as needed.

+ Reviewing min/max levels as needed with Buyer.

+ Pricing Management:

+ Work directly with corporate buyer on pricing, pricing changes and report location product changes as necessary.

+ Set up and maintain customer price pages.

+ Responsible for creation and maintaining a master dealer pricing template and provide to location sales manager.

+ Responsible for getting standard pricing into the ERP system.

+ Obsolete and/or Slow-Moving Inventory Management:

+ Provide visibility on slow moving items to Sales Manager.

+ Work to implement an exit strategy on these items with Sales manager and purchasing.

Non-Essential Duties of the Position

+ Participate in location sales meetings as required.

+ Other duties assigned by supervisor.

Essential Qualifications for The Position

+ Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and/or at least five to seven years of relevant experience

+ At least five years' experience in a commodity lumber distribution environment

+ At least five years of lumber & treated lumber sales experience

+ Above average computer skills

+ The ability to multi-task in a sometimes fast paced environment
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Updated March 14, 2024

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