Great news! Schillings is seeking a motivated and experienced Sales Manager to lead and develop our sales teams in Mokena, IL. This position may oversee retail sales, contractor sales, or a combination of both depending on the candidate's background and strengths. We are looking for a driven leader who understands customer service, sales growth, relationship building, team development, and the building materials industry.

This role requires strong communication skills, leadership ability, problem-solving, and the confidence to manage customer issues, sales strategy, and daily operations independently.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop sales staff across multiple sales departments
Oversee daily sales operations including customer service, estimating, special orders, and sales follow-up
Manage and maintain showroom appearance, product displays, samples, and merchandising
Build and maintain strong relationships with homeowners, contractors, builders, remodelers, and vendors
Develop new business opportunities and strengthen existing customer relationships
Work directly with customers to resolve complaints, delivery concerns, product issues, and jobsite challenges
Review bids, margins, pricing, and special-order accuracy
Understand blueprint takeoffs, material estimating, and product recommendations
Monitor sales performance, market trends, and competitive pricing
Participate in builder meetings, networking events, jobsite visits, and customer appointments as needed
Coordinate employee scheduling, training, coaching, and performance reviews
Work closely with purchasing, operations, and accounting departments to ensure customer satisfaction and profitable sales growth

Qualifications

Previous sales leadership or management experience preferred
Experience in building materials, lumber, construction, home improvement, flooring, windows, doors, decking, or related industries strongly preferred
Strong understanding of customer service, estimating, margins, and sales operations
Ability to communicate professionally with homeowners, contractors, builders, and employees
Self-motivated with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and customer needs in a fast-paced environment
Computer proficiency and willingness to learn company systems
Valid driver's license required

Benefits

Competitive pay
Never work evenings or Sundays
Opportunities for advancement available

MISSION - Give our customers what they want, on time and error-free

Schillings provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, military status, unfavorable discharge from military status, sex, marital status, disability, order of protection status, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Schillings is a drug-free workplace.

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