Sales Professional - Inside Sales

Job Description

Job Description

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 Family Service Counselor 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

$50,000 to $100,000 targeted compensation (with higher earnings potential based on exceptional performance)

#SCI

Postal Code: 30064

Category (Portal Searching): Sales

Job Location: US-GA - Marietta Company Description

Life’s not about a job, it’s about purpose.

Do you love sales? Are you passionate about serving your community? Do you want to make a difference with your work?

We’re looking for a sales professional to join our dynamic team! We put people first and value integrity and attention to detail in our work. We’ll change everything you ever thought about working in the funeral services industry. This isn’t your typical job—and we’re not your typical company!

Our Sales Professionals enjoy:
•\tUnlimited Income Potential - with a competitive commissioned incentive package
•\tStability – a recession-resistant, human centered business
•\tBrand recognition – Our Dignity Memorial® is the North America’s largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services.
•\tCompany-Provided Leads - we use the world’s #1 lead-management system and other best-in-
class technology platforms
•\tOngoing training
•\tAdvancement opportunities
We think our CEO, Tom Ryan, says it best:
“At SCI, we believe we are Better Together. When each of us brings our best self to work, we can provide the Service Excellence our families deserve. This is why we provide you and your loved ones with benefits and resources to help you become your best.”
BETTER HEALTH:
Wellbeing is important to us, and to ensure our associates have access to the best care, we offer medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision insurance plans for our associates to select from. Our wellness program offers benefit credits and includes a company contribution toward Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA). Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers immediate, confidential help to our associates and their dependents as well as eight free counseling sessions per incident.
BETTER WEALTH:
We are committed to providing the means and resources for our associates to manage their current and future financial needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with a competitive company match, financial education tools and flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care and commuter expenses.
BETTER SELF:
We encourage associates to take time off through vacation, holiday, sick time, maternity leave and baby bonding (maternity & paternity) plans. Career development is an important focus, supported by tuition reimbursement, professional training and discounted university rates. Through the Sam Lucas Scholarship Foundation, we provide educational grants to associates, their spouses and children. What is important to our associates outside of work is important to us too. We offer additional benefits including adoption assistance and pet insurance, among many other insurance and benefit options.
BETTER COMMUNITY:
Our Associate Resource Communities (ARCs) are associate-led, self-directed groups of Company colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds. ARCs offer opportunities to connect with colleagues, promote diversity, share ideas, enhance our business and help improve the communities in which we live and work. As part of our mission to promote excellence in funeral service, our mortuary science scholarship program awards over $96,000 annually to 25 deserving students. (Associates are eligible to participate.) In exchange for a contribution to a charity of their choice, our associates can earn an additional day off per year.
Compensation: $40,000 to $100,000 targeted compensation (with higher earnings potential based on exceptional performance)
Note: Eligibility requirements apply.
SCI is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.
For any difficulties with the application process, please reach out to [email protected].

Company Description

Life’s not about a job, it’s about purpose.\r\n\r\nDo you love sales? Are you passionate about serving your community? Do you want to make a difference with your work?\r\n\r\nWe’re looking for a sales professional to join our dynamic team! We put people first and value integrity and attention to detail in our work. We’ll change everything you ever thought about working in the funeral services industry. This isn’t your typical job—and we’re not your typical company!\r\n\r\nOur Sales Professionals enjoy:\r\n•\tUnlimited Income Potential - with a competitive commissioned incentive package\r\n•\tStability – a recession-resistant, human centered business\r\n•\tBrand recognition – Our Dignity Memorial® is the North America’s largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services.\r\n•\tCompany-Provided Leads - we use the world’s #1 lead-management system and other best-in-\r\nclass technology platforms\r\n•\tOngoing training\r\n•\tAdvancement opportunities\r\nWe think our CEO, Tom Ryan, says it best:\r\n“At SCI, we believe we are Better Together. When each of us brings our best self to work, we can provide the Service Excellence our families deserve. This is why we provide you and your loved ones with benefits and resources to help you become your best.” \r\nBETTER HEALTH:\r\nWellbeing is important to us, and to ensure our associates have access to the best care, we offer medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision insurance plans for our associates to select from. Our wellness program offers benefit credits and includes a company contribution toward Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA). Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers immediate, confidential help to our associates and their dependents as well as eight free counseling sessions per incident.\r\nBETTER WEALTH:\r\nWe are committed to providing the means and resources for our associates to manage their current and future financial needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with a competitive company match, financial education tools and flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care and commuter expenses.\r\nBETTER SELF:\r\nWe encourage associates to take time off through vacation, holiday, sick time, maternity leave and baby bonding (maternity & paternity) plans. Career development is an important focus, supported by tuition reimbursement, professional training and discounted university rates. Through the Sam Lucas Scholarship Foundation, we provide educational grants to associates, their spouses and children. What is important to our associates outside of work is important to us too. We offer additional benefits including adoption assistance and pet insurance, among many other insurance and benefit options.\r\nBETTER COMMUNITY:\r\nOur Associate Resource Communities (ARCs) are associate-led, self-directed groups of Company colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds. ARCs offer opportunities to connect with colleagues, promote diversity, share ideas, enhance our business and help improve the communities in which we live and work. As part of our mission to promote excellence in funeral service, our mortuary science scholarship program awards over $96,000 annually to 25 deserving students. (Associates are eligible to participate.) In exchange for a contribution to a charity of their choice, our associates can earn an additional day off per year.\r\nCompensation: $40,000 to $100,000 targeted compensation (with higher earnings potential based on exceptional performance)\r\nNote: Eligibility requirements apply.\r\nSCI is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.\r\nFor any difficulties with the application process, please reach out to [email protected].