Mead Lumber
Component Sales Rep
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Mead Lumber
Company Overview Truss Craft of Montana, a Mead Lumber Company, is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee‑owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team‑oriented setting.
Why Join Us
Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee‑owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
Work‑Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.
Job Summary To professionally represent Truss Craft to vendors, branches, subcontractors and contractors. Use industry knowledge to educate our customers and sell products. Provide feedback to management regarding the needs of customers as it pertains to wall panels, floor trusses, and roof trusses.
Key Responsibilities
Learn company products, procedures, culture, and customer service.
Ability to work with products such as wall panels, floor trusses, roof trusses, engineered wood products and conventional framing.
Establish plan to meet with contractors routinely to grow component sales.
Interact with and advise customers and subcontractors on technical aspects of inquiries when more in‑depth analysis is required; able to answer most questions using own knowledge and experience.
Carefully qualify all conflicts between the architectural pages, structural pages and specification with the contractors.
Work closely with customers to coordinate and schedule deliveries.
Build and develop strong relationships with customers and their sales staff.
Understand and observe all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co‑workers; attend periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures.
Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications
Knowledge of company product pricing, discount, and estimating formulas and guidelines.
Knowledge of basic math and measurement skills.
Minimum of 5+ years of truss sales or design experience preferred.
Construction knowledge (framing specific).
Truss knowledge.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to read and understand blueprints and architectural drawings.
Minimum of High School Diploma or GED. Prefer an Associate’s Degree in business, marketing or construction management.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel locally.
May be required to occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 50 pounds.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) Plan
Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Equal Employment Opportunity Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Sales and Business Development
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Mead Lumber
Company Overview Truss Craft of Montana, a Mead Lumber Company, is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee‑owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team‑oriented setting.
Why Join Us
Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee‑owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
Work‑Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.
Job Summary To professionally represent Truss Craft to vendors, branches, subcontractors and contractors. Use industry knowledge to educate our customers and sell products. Provide feedback to management regarding the needs of customers as it pertains to wall panels, floor trusses, and roof trusses.
Key Responsibilities
Learn company products, procedures, culture, and customer service.
Ability to work with products such as wall panels, floor trusses, roof trusses, engineered wood products and conventional framing.
Establish plan to meet with contractors routinely to grow component sales.
Interact with and advise customers and subcontractors on technical aspects of inquiries when more in‑depth analysis is required; able to answer most questions using own knowledge and experience.
Carefully qualify all conflicts between the architectural pages, structural pages and specification with the contractors.
Work closely with customers to coordinate and schedule deliveries.
Build and develop strong relationships with customers and their sales staff.
Understand and observe all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co‑workers; attend periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures.
Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications
Knowledge of company product pricing, discount, and estimating formulas and guidelines.
Knowledge of basic math and measurement skills.
Minimum of 5+ years of truss sales or design experience preferred.
Construction knowledge (framing specific).
Truss knowledge.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to read and understand blueprints and architectural drawings.
Minimum of High School Diploma or GED. Prefer an Associate’s Degree in business, marketing or construction management.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel locally.
May be required to occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 50 pounds.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) Plan
Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Equal Employment Opportunity Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Sales and Business Development
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