Sales Professional - Inside Sales

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Accountable for serving client families by making at need cemetery arrangements and selling pre-need arrangements. The Sales Professional - Inside Sales serves families by providing exemplary personalized service and plays an essential role in generating revenue for the cemetery as well as acting as the primary contact for families. **Job Responsibilities** **Lead Generation** * Holds self-accountable for prospecting a minimum of 1-2 hours each day * Obtains referrals from families served by the location * Networks and builds community and civic relationships * Explains and presents presentations to families served and referred families * Maintains and tracks activity levels to ensure productivity **Build Relationships with Families** * Responds to client inquiries in a timely, respectful, sensitive and professional manner * Connects with families through listening, honest communication and genuine concern * Develops an understanding of each family’s unique needs and offers solutions that provide value to them * Stays in touch with families to ensure satisfaction * Prepares for all appointments and performs all procedures with professionalism and attention to detail * Follows through on all customer problems and requests * Builds trust-based relationships to earn the right to ask for referrals * Earns the right to gain referrals to offer protection to protect family members, and the family’s relatives and friends, by educating them on the benefits of pre-planning **Teamwork** * Represents a continuous link from services provided at need, through aftercare, to providing services to protect families in the future * Collaborates and teams with funeral directors, location managers, and other members of funeral home and or cemetery staff, to provide seamless, high quality service * Thoroughly and completely reviews previous services and contacts with families to prepare to support current needs and or sales * Shares family concerns with rest of the SCI team **Minimum Requirements** **Education** * High school diploma or equivalent * 1-2 years of college or an equivalent of education and experience **Experience** * High school equivalency and 1-2 years of college or an equivalent of education and experience * 1-2 years of customer service or sales industry experience preferred **Licenses** * Current state/province issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record * Insurance license if required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board **Knowledge, Skills and Abilitie****s** * Must be able to pass the Company’s internal presentation certification within thirty days of hire * Ability to work a number of evenings and or weekends every month * Ability to drive frequently * Ability to obtain and maintain an insurance license if required by state/province * Flexible hours but, at times must have the ability to work up to 12 hours in a day * Ability to treat others with empathy and respect * Knowledge of computers and some software * Customer service skills **Target Compensation Range**: $50,000 to $100,000 annually. The estimated total target compensation for this position in the first year typically ranges from $50,000 to $100,000 annually based on a strong commission-based incentive structure. In subsequent years, sales professionals commonly earn $100,000 to $150,000 or more annually. Actual compensation will vary based on individual performance, geographic location, and applicable business conditions. (Note: As part of the total compensation plan, this position pays no less than ­­­$15.00 per hour for all hours worked) **Benefits**: Medical\*Dental\*Vision\*Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)\*Health Savings Account with Company Contribution\*Sick Leave\*Short-Term Disability\*Long-Term Disability\*Life Insurance\*Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance\*Dependent Life Insurance\*SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match\*Employee Assistance Program **#SCI** Postal Code: 77039 Category (Portal Searching): Sales Job Location: US-TX - Houston