Sales Assistant, Pacesetter Homes

Ovrc; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacesetter Homes is seeking a Sales Assistant to support the new home sales process and maintain show homes in Edmonton and surrounding areas.

You will be the first point of contact for customers, book appointments, assist in qualifying buyers, and coordinate financing steps while ensuring a welcoming, well-presented sales centre.

Qualifications

• 6 months of experience in sales or sales-support
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• Criminal record check clearance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, CRM and accounting software
• Excellent communication and active listening
• Willingness to travel to show homes around Edmonton

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for customers and ensure excellent service
• Provide show home tours, product information and purchase process details
• Qualify potential purchasers and assist in obtaining financing
• Maintain show homes and sales centre appearance
• Coordinate project changes and provide progress updates to customers
• Handle data entry, filing, calendar management and signage upkeep

Skills

Communication

Active listening

Customer service

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma/Bachelor in Business or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

HubSpot

NewStar

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Location:Showhomes and sales centres in Edmontonand surrounding communities.

At Pacesetter Homes, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefit packages, company matching RRSP/DPSP program, employee home purchase program and employee discounts.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Director, Sales, as the Sales Assistant, you will support the new home sales process. You also assist in maintaining the assigned show homes and sales centre and provide customers with an exceptional customer experience throughout the home buying process.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the first point of contact for customers and ensuring excellent customer service is provided.
• Providing customers with show home tours, product information and purchase process. Answering incoming calls and emails, and booking appointments.
• Assisting in qualifying potential purchasers and converting them into qualified buyers. Tracking customer information, and assisting in obtaining financing.
• Continually inspecting and ensuring show homes and sales center are appealing and presentable.
• Supporting customers throughout the home building process and coordinating project changes. Providing updates on building progress and coordinating walkthroughs.
• Performing a variety of administrative tasks such as data entry, filing, calendar management, tracing customer deposits, and maintaining office supplies, sales brochures and signage.

As our ideal candidate, you are…

• A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation and in written communication.
• An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
• Mindful; you respect diversity and deal with sensitive situations using high degree of integrity.
• Excellent service oriented; you handle relations with customers, internal and external parties with tact and diplomacy.
• A creative problem solver; you think outside the box for solutions without fear of failure.
• Minimum 6 months of experience in sales or sales-support related role.
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams and PowerPoint), CRM and accounting software (HubSpot, NewStar).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in the Residential Home Building industry is preferred.
• Enrollment or completion of a diploma/bachelor’s degree program, with a concentration in Business, International Business, Marketing/Sales preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

What We Value

• Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
• Setting clear, measurable and achievable goals.
• Cooperating with team members in an open, positive and respectful manner.
• Staying current with technical job skills.
• Consistently meeting customer expectation.
• Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.

Work Conditions

Youprimarily work in a showhome or sales centre setting in Edmonton and surrounding areas. Hours are primarily regular business hours, with evenings and/or weekends as well as travel to off-sitemeetings or other show homes, occasionally required.

About Us

Pacesetter Homes is a single-family business unit of Qualico with over 65 years of building experience. Pacesetter Homes offers award winning home plans, interior design items, and finishing packages that personalize each new home we build. Pacesetter Homes operates in Western Canada, Dallas, Texas and Austin, Texas. To learn more, click here .

Qualico welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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