Full-Time

Outside Sales Representative

Richards Building Supply

Richards Building Supply

201-500 employees

Wholesale building materials distributor for contractors

Compensation Overview

$60k - $70k/yr

+ Commission + Bonus + Overtime

Denver, CO, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid work arrangement in the Denver market.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Sales
Lead Generation
Inventory Management
Cold Calling
CRM
Word/Pages/Docs
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • Experience and knowledge of lumber are required.
  • Strong sales-hunting skills and a background in sales in the building materials industry are required.
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail are required.
  • The ability to work with minimal supervision is required.
  • The ability to work in a team atmosphere is required.
Responsibilities
  • Build and manage customer relationships with a variety of clientele.
  • Engage and develop relationships with prospective customers and build a self-sustaining network of clients.
  • Assist customers in the credit application process.
  • Respond to inquiries with accurate pricing, inventory, and delivery information.
  • Use sales reports and other data to recognize sales opportunities in customer buying patterns.
  • Make cold calls to prospective customers.
  • Follow sales leads and schedule appointments with prospective customers.
  • Follow up with customers and provide solutions when a service concern arises.
  • Provide training to customers and their teams on various product lines and services.
  • Connect with customers to ensure that past-due bills are paid and collect payments when necessary.
  • Cultivate, develop, and conserve sales and business with new and existing customers.
  • Maintain complete, accurate, and detailed sales records of all sales activities and make them available for inspection.
  • Follow up promptly on quotations submitted to customers.
  • Meet or exceed the minimum sales budget.
  • Preserve and safeguard the company's confidential information.
  • Stay informed about new products in the industry.
Desired Qualifications
  • A minimum of 3 years of previous outside sales experience, ideally within the building materials industry.
  • At least 2 years of experience selling exterior building materials.
  • Ability to adapt to customers with varying degrees of product knowledge.
  • A professional presence with strong interpersonal skills when working with clients and peers.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Richards Building Supply

Richards Building Supply

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Richards Building Supply is a family-owned wholesale distributor of building materials for professional contractors. It acts as a single-source supplier offering roofing, siding, windows, doors, decking, cabinets, soffits, rainware, moulding, and other construction products to residential and commercial builders. The company operates 60+ locations across 16 states in the Midwest, West, North, and Southeast and grows through acquisitions, such as the 2026 purchase of United States Building Supply. Led by CEO Ronald M. Guzior, the firm aims to be the trusted, centralized source for professional builders by providing a broad catalog and dependable regional service.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

1978

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Richards now serves four western markets, with Colorado growth reopening a key expansion lane.
  • The free RBS CRM and EagleView bundle lowers contractor switching costs.
  • Manufacturer incentives through June 2026 reward online ordering and accelerate adoption.

What critics are saying

  • QXO's 2025 Beacon acquisition creates a far larger roofing rival with national scale.
  • Richards' Colorado integration must prove branch economics quickly or margins will slip.
  • QXO's scale can compress Richards' pricing and make independence unsustainable within years.

What makes Richards Building Supply unique

  • Family-owned since 1978, Richards keeps contractor relationships local across 16 states.
  • April 2026 USBS acquisition added four Colorado branches and broader siding, windows, gutter coverage.
  • Jan. 2026 EagleView CRM integration gives contractors instant measuring, quoting, and ordering workflows.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Disability Insurance