Sales Associate

Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware is looking for an experienced, motivated Lumber & Building Materials Sales Associate to join our team.

We’re looking for someone who understands the building industry, enjoys working with contractors and homeowners, and can take a customer’s project from an idea or set of plans to a complete material proposal.

• Work directly with contractors, builders, and homeowners on building projects
• Read building plans and prepare accurate material takeoffs and proposals
• Estimate lumber and building-material quantities for residential and commercial projects
• Prepare quotes and help customers compare products and options
• Follow up on quotes, projects, orders, and customer needs
• Build strong, long-term relationships with our contractor and homeowner customers
• Help customers select the right lumber, roofing, siding, insulation, hardware, and other building materials for their projects
• Enter quotes, orders, and customer information accurately into our computer system
• Coordinate with our lumberyard and delivery team to make sure orders are complete and ready when promised
• Provide knowledgeable, friendly, and professional customer service from the beginning of a project through completion

Our ideal candidate:

• Has previous experience in construction, building materials, lumber sales, estimating, or a related building-industry position
• Has experience completing material takeoffs and project estimates
• Can read and understand construction plans and blueprints
• Is comfortable using computers and learning new software
• Has strong math, organization, and attention-to-detail skills
• Is confident communicating with contractors, builders, and homeowners
• Is customer-service and sales driven
• Can manage multiple quotes, projects, and deadlines at the same time
• Takes ownership of their work and follows through with customers
• Works well as part of a team

We’re especially interested in candidates with experience working for a lumberyard, building-material supplier, contractor, home builder, construction company, or similar business.

• Paid time off
• Health Insurance or discount card for medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions
• 401K
• Employee discounts on product
• Free coffee, uniform shirts, vests, and more

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be.

While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.