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Territory Manager - North Houston

PrimeSource Building Products, Houston, TX, United States


Sales Representative

Sells full line of building materials to assigned channels by performing the following duties.

  • Drives vehicle throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to develop business, solicit orders, and service customers' needs.
  • Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salable features.
  • Utilizes SalesForce CRM to maximize effectiveness through scheduling, opportunity pipeline management and customer activity.
  • Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.
  • Be organized & knowledgeable of current market conditions, campaigns and pricing.
  • Quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained.
  • Communicates and understands competitive field level pricing across product categories.
  • Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
  • Works with inside sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.
  • Tracks stock levels at customer location.
  • Visits all prospective accounts to validate legitimacy.
  • Coordinates customer training.
  • Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts, customer ownership and other critical personnel.
  • Investigates and resolves customer problems.
  • Attends trade shows and customer events.
  • Participates in monthly reviews with the sales manager.
  • Participates in all assigned ride along with both PrimeSource employees and vendors
  • Completes required training. (quizzes, pks, etc.)
  • Records expenses & submits per TE policy.
  • Professional Dress according to PrimeSource dress code policy required.