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Commercial Multi-Family Administrative Assistant

Carter Lumber
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Feb 2026

About the role

A Townsend Building Supply (a division of Carter Lumber) Commercial Multi-Family Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to the Commercial/Multi‑Family Division which includes entering and generating quotes/orders, confirmation calls, assisting office staff and providing excellent service to customers. This is accomplished by having constant communication with the CMF Division to ensure orders are completed accurately and timely. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.

Requirements:

  • Excellent telephone and customer service skills
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Ability to multi-task; Strong time management skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Previous customer service experience  
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word and strong Excel experience
Responsibilities
  • Creates and enters quotes and orders into the management system
  • Confirms delivery schedules with commercial/multi‑family customers
  • Prints and prepares required project documentation, layouts, and daily paperwork
  • Ensures all administrative workflows and documentation processes run smoothly
  • Answers incoming office calls and routes them appropriately
  • Assists customers by providing information on product availability, timelines, and order status
  • Helps resolve delivery, quality, or service issues, or escalates them to the appropriate personnel
  • Performs general clerical duties including data entry, filing, copying, and scanning
Benefits (full-time employees):
  • Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment 
  • Short and Long-Term Disability 
  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D 
  • Optional supplemental life insurance 
  • Company-match 401(k) 
  • Vacation time and paid holidays 
  • Room for growth; we promote from within! 
  • Military encouraged to apply! 

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