Outside Sales Representative
Huntsville, ALJobSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Huntsville, AL, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
General Shale is seeking an Outside Sales Representative in Huntsville, Alabama, to develop customer relationships, grow sales, and provide building-material solutions across an assigned territory. The representative works with builders, contractors, architects, and other industry professionals, promoting company products and coordinating customer needs with internal teams.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Description
Outside Sales Representative
Huntsville, AL
General Shale, Inc., a leading brick and masonry materials manufacturer, is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to join our team in Huntsville, AL. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining customer relationships, growing sales, and providing building material solutions to customers throughout the assigned territory.
The Outside Sales Representative will work with builders, general contractors, architects, masonry contractors, and other industry professionals to understand their needs and provide quality products and solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
-
Develop expert-level knowledge of General Shale products and masonry solutions
-
Promote and sell General Shale products to builders, general contractors, architects, masonry contractors, and homeowners
-
Develop new business opportunities and grow existing customer relationships
-
Provide high-touch customer service and value-added solutions
-
Maintain strong, long-term relationships with customers and industry professionals
-
Conduct customer visits, product presentations, and sales calls throughout the assigned territory
-
Identify customer needs and recommend appropriate building material solutions
-
Work closely with internal teams to coordinate orders, deliveries, and customer needs
-
Monitor market activity and identify opportunities for sales growth
Qualifications:
-
3–5 years of professional sales experience required
-
Experience in masonry, construction, building materials, or a related industry is a plus
-
Proven ability to develop and maintain strong customer relationships
-
Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
-
Self-motivated and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team
-
Strong organizational and time-management skills
-
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field preferred
-
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel throughout the assigned territory
What We Offer:
-
Competitive base salary plus commission
-
Company vehicle
-
Paid vacation and holidays
-
401(k) retirement plan
-
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
-
Opportunities for professional growth and development
-
A stable, established company with a strong reputation in the masonry and building materials industry
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
How this job compares
Set against the 8,112 open Sales Representative jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Alabama median$80–105K/yr49 salary ranges
- US median$20–21/hr807 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 118 open Sales Representative jobs in Alabama and 8,112 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
- Cintas14 open
- D.R. Horton, Inc.9 open
- Oracle9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Sales Representative postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (3,599 postings).
- Education
- 652 of the 8,112 open Sales Representative jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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.
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
