What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Home Sales Trainee position at Drees Homes?
Overview
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It’s why we rank as the 18th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We’re proud of being named a 2022 and 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we’ve been officially certified as a 2023 Great Place to Work. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities/Qualifications
Drees Homes is currently seeking a New Home Sales Trainee in our Indianapolis, IN Division. In this position, you will be training to be an on-site New Home Sales Representative. The Training Program will provide you with the tools and information you need to answer customer questions about products, financing, warranty, and construction. A major portion of this training will occur on site shadowing an experienced New Home Sales Representative in their model/sales office, learning how the new home sales process works. Once the training process is complete and you are ready to be a New Home Sales Representative, you will be 100% commission based in your new role. This position will work out of one of our Indianapolis communities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understands and utilizes all sales forms, procedures, contracts, and policies
- Prospects for new clients and qualifies buyers
- Presents the company’s products in a professional manner
- Successfully complete all sections of the Trainee Program Manual
- Displays a thorough knowledge of the company’s product lines, subdivisions, and relative community facilities
- Greets all prospective customers as well as demonstrates the model home
- Ensures the model home site is well maintained and presentable
Knowledge and Skills:
- Energetic, self-motivated and customer-driven individual who approaches challenges with enthusiasm and a positive attitude
- Strong work ethic as well as results oriented
- Desire to succeed as well as to satisfy customers
- Excellent verbal and written communication proficiencies as well as presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Professional appearance
- Displays a friendly, enthusiastic and approachable manner
- Well organized, self-directed and dependable
- Self-motivated and eager to learn
Requirements:
- Proficient in the use of computer technology
- 1 -2 years prior successful sales (in retail or service environment a plus!) required
- 2-3 years prior customer service experience (in retail or service environment a plus!) required
- 2 year associate degree and/or 2 years of applicable experience preferred.
Weekend and evening hours required.
Competitive salary, bonus potential plus a comprehensive benefit package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Summary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place
To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website – www.dreeshomes.com.
