Now Hiring - Pella Corporation - Residential Sales Consultant in Jacksonville, FL

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Position

Overview

The Residential Sales Consultant is responsible for selling Pella windows and doors directly to homeowners for replacement projects. Through in-home sales appointments and following a structured selling process the consultant will understand the customer's wants and needs and translate our product offerings to match. The consultant will strive for first-time close and will deliver effective follow-up as needed to close the rest. It is expected that all Residential Sales Consultants will proactively create self-generated leads such as new referrals through customer relationship networking to drive sales goals and maximize earning potential.

Responsibilities

/Accountabilities:

• Achieving individual sales and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Effectively presenting Pella solutions to customers by executing the Pella Residential Sales Process during the in-home consultation.
• Striving to close the sale during all customer interactions.
• Ensuring quotes and orders are accurate following company sales process.
• Responding to customer concerns and engaging sales support resources to achieve first-time resolution on all customer problems/issues.
• Be available for customer appointments during evenings and Saturdays, in addition to weekday hours.
• Maintaining an exceptional level of expertise in products/services relating to Pella's customers, as well as staying abreast of the competitive landscape.
• Conducting after-sales follow-up with customers and developing lead and referral generation.
• Actively represent Pella at company sponsored events, invitations to discuss and/or present Pella products, and/or home shows.
• Strong customer database systems tools capabilities leveraged to manage all customer interactions and proactively communicate to customers. Skills/Knowledge:
• Able to quickly earn trust and credibility with customers
• Provide superb customer service and generate referrals from one customer to others
• Skilled at relating to a variety of customers- balances poise and integrity with a service mentality
• Able to negotiate, build value and address objections towards closing a sale
• Works collaboratively with Pella team members and customers
• Able to grasp technical concepts related to general construction
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Energized by meeting and engaging new people, skilled networker
• Tenacious, able to persevere through sales challenges and setbacks
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic, flexible about hours, responsive to customer needs, and willing to be available
• Seeks out internal experts and utilizes their knowledge
• Adaptable to changing processes and priorities
• Works well without close supervision but always keeps their manager informed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and smart devices, and ability to learn internal software programs and applications