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Job overview
The Outside Sales Representative finds sales opportunities and completes sales primarily with local contractors. The role involves identifying target customers, making calls, visiting job sites, and helping customers with projects and product knowledge. Sales techniques, customer development, follow-through, and communication support the position. The posting seeks prior building-materials sales and industry experience, along with the ability to interpret blueprints and understand construction practices.
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Full job description
Outside Sales Representative
Charlotte, NC
Full Time
Sales
Experienced
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A Carter Lumber Outside Sales Representative is responsible for finding sales opportunities and completing sales primarily with local contractors. This is accomplished by identifying target customers, making calls, visiting job sites and assisting customers in a timely and efficient manner with their projects and related product knowledge. Sales techniques, developing customers, following through with commitments and heavy communication are all components of this position. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.
Requirements to be Considered for the Position:
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Previous experience selling building materials to contractors
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Previous knowledge and experience in the building materials industry
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Demonstrated ability to increase sales and improve profitability
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Ability to read and interpret blueprints and understand construction practices
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Ability to participate effectively as a team member
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Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays
Responsibilities of the Position:
Sales & Relationship
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Building Identifies target customers, increases and maintains market share.
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Collects and keeps up-to-date information on customers’ product use and trends.
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Services contractors by selling building materials and installed sales services.
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Determines appropriate credit program based on customer’s needs.
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Meets and/or exceeds sales and profit goals by following up on sales leads, monitoring market trends and growing the positive reputation of the company.
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Ensures customer satisfaction by assisting with take-offs and communicating scheduling and delivery commitments.
Communication
- Keeps lines of communication open between the team members at the store and customers to ensure that service is accurate and timely.
Knowledge & Training
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Identifies personal growth needs and learning opportunities.
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Completes required orientation and safety training.
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Commits to continued learning on products, packages, procedures and more.
Benefits (full-time employees)
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Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment
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Short and Long-Term Disability
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Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
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Optional supplemental life insurance
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Company-match 401(k)
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Vacation time and paid holidays
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Vendor incentives
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Room for growth; we promote from within!
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Military encouraged to apply!
How this job compares
Set against the 2,472 open Outside Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- North Carolina median$60–75K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$20–25/hr53 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 89 open Outside Sales jobs in North Carolina and 2,472 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Cintas25 open
- Sysco21 open
- Home Depot4 open
- Experience
- Outside Sales postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 3 years (1,187 postings).
- Education
- 203 of the 2,472 open Outside Sales jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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