About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales — Architectural Glass & Aluminum Fabrication & Distribution.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

The Outside Sales Rep Trainee (Sales Associate) participates in a structured 12–18 month sales training program and supports account growth across an assigned territory. You’ll work with senior sales professionals and operations teams to develop selling skills, build customer relationships, and learn product and fabrication fundamentals.

• Generate new leads and support account growth through proactive outreach and relationship management
• Learn fabrication workflows, product specifications, glazing/estimating fundamentals, and project take-offs
• Build industry knowledge and apply it to customer-facing conversations and product demonstrations
• Prepare custom price quotations for non-standard items and document all quotations accurately
• Collaborate with scheduling and production to meet customer expectations and delivery timelines
• Validate orders, process order changes, and maintain accurate customer and order files
• Maintain CRM records, activity reporting, and simple sales forecasts
• Conduct customer visits, introductory sales calls, presentations, and ride-alongs as applicable
• Support negotiations and deal closures with Sales Managers and Operations Leaders
• Escalate product or service issues and follow up to resolution
• Provide market feedback on pricing, competition, and customer needs
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and ongoing product training
• Perform other related duties and provide backup support to team members as assigned

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Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 0–2 years of outside sales, estimating, or customer-facing experience (new graduates encouraged to apply)
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask accurately
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, conflict-management, and time-management skills
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and CRM tools to track activity and simple forecasts
• Basic understanding of pricing, margins, and quote-to-order processes
• Strong listening skills, attention to detail, and data collection ability
• Ability to travel overnight within assigned territory as needed

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Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: $55,000–$65,000 annually (reported range)
• Schedule: Monday–Friday
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short/long-term disability — benefits start day one
• 401(k) employer match with immediate vesting after one year and employer HSA match (where applicable)
• Bonus opportunities and paid, structured sales training
• Comprehensive wellness and financial education programs

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Who We’re Looking For

You’re ambitious, coachable, and enjoy a challenge. You want to build a career in territory sales and are willing to engage customers, learn technical product details, and collaborate with operations to deliver results. Prior experience in construction, glazing, or manufacturing sales is a plus but not required.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.