Cold Caller / Prospector — Builders & Contractors

Posted 2 weeks ago

Only freelancers located in the U.S. may apply.U.S. located freelancers only

Summary

Outbound calling and lead qualification. You introduce Lumber Company, qualify interest, log every call and hand warm leads to our sales team. Target cities - Knoxville, TN, Johnson City TN, Greenville SC, Spartanburg SC, Marion NC, Hickory NC, Boone NC, Old Fort NC - and all areas in between. Typical work: • Cold call builders, GCs, deck builders, and siding/finish contractors • Qualify: project types they do, potential lumber needs, timeline, current supplier, decision-maker • Log call outcomes • Book callbacks or intro calls when there is real interest • Optional: light research to find new contacts in target cities - Knoxville, TN, Johnson City, Greenville, Spartanburg, Marion, Hickory, Boone, Old Fort - and all areas in between.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 3-6 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $20.00

    -

    $25.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Cold Calling
Lead Generation
Nice-to-have skills
Phone Communication
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Last viewed by client:last week
  • Hires:
    2
  • Interviewing:
    1
  • Invites sent:
    6
  • Unanswered invites:
    3
About the client
Member since Jun 30, 2026
  • USA
    Black Mountain10:56 PM
  • 2 hires, 2 active
  • 9 hours
  • Manufacturing & Construction
    Individual client

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