Outdoor Living Sales Specialist

Outdoor Living Sales Specialist

PARR is the total source for homebuilding supplies, solutions, and services. We focus on supplying building materials and solutions to professional home builders of all sizes including custom builders, large production builders, and multifamily builders. Our customers and community members know that they can rely on us for Legendary Service and quality products.

Job title: Outdoor Living Sales Specialist

Pay: Starting at $22 to $26 an hour, depending on experience

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm

Location: Rochester, Washington

The Outdoor Living Sales Specialist's main responsibility is to provide sales assistance to all customers purchasing decking, railing, and outdoor living products. They should focus on offering solutions and guiding these customers through the selection and purchase process. They will do this through a combination of phone calls, emails, and in-person meetings with customers. They will use company approved software to design decks and create material lists, and estimates for customers. They will help customers throughout the whole sales process.

The Outdoor Sales Specialist should also work with the other store staff and support them in their efforts to drive sales and margin in this area. This would include coaching, training, and hands-on support as needed.

The Outdoor Living Sales Specialist will also be responsible for coordinating the cleaning and maintenance of all deck and railing displays. They will also be responsible for working with our vendors to ensure that all displays and literature are kept well stocked, organized, and up to date.

Directly reports to General Manager. They will interact daily with the General Managers, Assistant Yard Manager, Location Supervisor, Operational Inventory Controllers (OIC), Contractor Salespeople, delivery people, and internal & external customers.

Qualifications:

• Two years sales experience preferred
• Prior experience in building materials or deck design preferred
• Ability to speak, write, and read English required
• Must be able to operate personal computer, smartphone, scanner, and any other equipment necessary for the job
• Must be able to type 30+ WPM
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Knowledge of building materials and their uses
• Specialized knowledge of deck, fence, patio, siding, and associated outdoor living accessories
• Proven ability to develop relationships that translate into new business for PARR
• Ability to execute PARR selling strategies and initiatives
• Be able to master PARR selling principles, practices, and protocols
• Knowledge of PARR purchasing principles, practices, and protocols
• Ability to aggressively pursue company's best interest when selling to customers
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to daily changing needs of customers and PARR
• Ability to meet or exceed aggressive sales goals
• Must be flexible to different personality types and work habits, knowing that goals may be achieved in different ways
• Ability to concentrate and attend to detail amidst a busy office environment
• Willingness to share department responsibilities to meet deadlines
• Must stay up to date on decking, railing, and other outdoor living products applications, and installation

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the General Manager to establish sales and margin goals, in the product line agreed upon, for the store
• Should be a self-starter, exhibit the ability to work unsupervised, and be willing to take on greater responsibility as needed for the success of this area
• Ability to prioritize work and manage time effectively
• The ability to implement PARR's sales strategies and processes
• Ability to support PARR purchasing principles practices and protocols
• Ability to aggressively pursue company's best interest when selling to customers
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience dealing with customers expected
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to daily changing needs/demands of the Company and its customers
• Must be flexible to different personality types and work habits, knowing that goals may be achieved in different ways
• Ability to concentrate and attend to detail amidst a busy office environment
• Willingness to share department responsibilities to meet deadlines
• Scheduling meetings and consultation visits with customers
• Answer customer's questions, process estimates and orders for customer
• Design decks based on customer's dimensions or drawings with company approved software
• Facilitate with our vendors and assist with product knowledge training for all team members
• Maintain deck displays of merchandise and literature
• Maintains clean and clutter free workspace
• Perform other related duties as assigned

The working conditions for the Outdoor Living Sales position are at one of PARR's retail locations at a sales counter or at a desk and on the sales floor interacting with potential and current customers. Working hours are Mon-Sat between the hours of 6A.M. and 6P.M. with potential for some after hours and weekend events.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to work indoors in a normal office environment for an entire day
• Must be able to grasp, talk, hear, and operate a computer and keyboard
• Must be able to occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds and carry objects 50 feet
• Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Both local and overnight travel may be required

We know that without great people, we can't be a great company. Voted as one of the "Top Places to Work" by the Oregonian for 3 years in a row, we offer industry-leading benefits:

• Everyone starts earning 2 weeks of vacation per year on day 1, and gains an additional day every year worked up to 4 weeks off
• Employee paid sick days
• 7 holidays
• 2 medical plan options, one with a high deductible that offers an HSA and our standard plan with a very low $1,000 deductible
• Dental, Vision, EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture coverage
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Childcare pretax spending programs
• HSA (Health Savings Account)
• Up to 50% match on the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) after 1 year of employment and fully vested at the end of your 3rd year
• In addition to the 401(k) match, there a 3% profit share contribution to the 401(k), with Board approval
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $2,500/year)
• Annual profit sharing (every full time employee who worked the full year earned a minimum of $525 for the 2024 year)
• $1,000 referral bonus

PARR Promotes! We have a transparent pay structure, and love to promote from within. Our current CEO started with the company as a driver and by being open to change and a self-starter he climbed the ranks to the role he has today. There are many members of our management team who started their careers in our entry-level positions. If you're willing to work hard, there's no reason you won't earn regular merit increases and promotions. There is A LOT of opportunity - PARR is growing fast!

We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work for our employees. Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays.

Our company mission is Legendary Service through Teamwork, and we take that seriously. When you join our team, you're joining a family owned company that's been in business for 90 years, with a well-established reputation as a leader within the building material supply industry in the United States.