Sales Professional - Outside Sales

Service Corporation International; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

AD&D Insurance

RRSP Matching

Deferred Profit Sharing

Vacation paid with paychecks

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Burnaby, BC is seeking a driven Outside Sales Professional to support pre-need and funeral services. The role balances work from home with in-field client engagements, focusing on growing referrals and satisfying families with professional and timely planning services.

You will develop relationships, present planning guides, and coordinate with teams to protect families while meeting sales targets and quotas, often requiring evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of college or equivalent experience.
• Sales experience or related industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead generation: consistently networks to gain referrals for at-need and pre-need arrangements.
• Prospect at least 4 hours daily through events, door-knocking or seminars.
• Obtain referrals from families served by visits after service.
• Build community and civic relationships to expand referrals.
• Explain and present planning guides to families served and referred families.
• Maintain activity levels to ensure productivity and target achievement.
• Often work nights and weekends to meet results.

Skills

Teamwork ability

Independent work

Strong communication

Presenting in front of others

Flexibility to work nights/weekends

Good driving record

Education

High school education or equivalent

1-2 years of college or equivalent experience

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

## Sales Professional - Outside SalesApply: BC - Burnaby: Full time: Posted Today: Req.167531Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.Working from home or presenting to client families in the field, the Pre-Planning Advisor (PPA) is a self-starter expected to achieve their quota (pacesetter) target by selling pre-need arrangements and services. The PPA serves families in a professional, caring and timely manner. Follow-up and generation of referrals from client families are integral to success and to establish a strong service relationship with families. The PPA also develops relationships with the community.**Job Responsibilities** **Lead Generation*** Consistently networks and builds relationships to generate recommendations for gaining referrals for both at-need cemetery arrangements and pre-need arrangements using company tools, processes and standards* Holds self accountable for prospecting a minimum of 4 hours every day (if working 8 hours) such as approaching families face-to-face during events, door knocking or group seminars* Obtains referrals from families served by the location by following up through visits with families after the service* Networks and builds community and civic relationships* Explains and presents Dignity Memorial Personal Planning Guide presentations to families served and referred families* Maintains and tracks activity levels to ensure productivity* Remains flexible with schedule to achieve results; often works nights and weekends **Build Relationships with Families*** Establishes and maintains strong business relationships with families by connecting with the family, relating to them, resolving their concerns and needs, and committing to follow through* Responds to client inquiries in a timely, respectful, sensitive and professional manner* Supports families in time of grief with acts of kindness* 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* Provides service beyond expectations to ensure satisfaction and to form the foundation for future sales based on long-term relationships* 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*** Consistently builds relationships and works cooperatively with the Funeral Director and other funeral home and/or cemetery staff* Collaborates and teams with funeral directors, location managers, and other members of funeral home and or cemetery staff, to provide seamless, high quality service* Represents a continuous link from services provided at need, through aftercare, to providing services to protect families in future* Thoroughly and completely reviews previous services and contacts with families to prepare to support current needs and or sales* Acts as one team, setting arrangement continuation visits within two to three days after the service* Shares family concerns with rest of the SCI team **Minimum Requirements** **Education*** High school education or equivalent* 1-2 years of college or equivalent experience **License*** Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record **Experience*** Sales experience or one to two years industry experience or equivalent education* Previous experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems is a plus **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities*** Basic computer and technology skills within a sales environment* Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently* Ability to work beyond “standard” hours as the need arises* Good driving record* Good work ethic* High-level of integrity* Creative, outgoing and energetic* Comfortable presenting in front of others* Desire to help others* Bilingual, knowledge of another language is a plus **Compensation*** The estimated total target for this position in the first year typically ranges from $50,000 to $100,000 annually, consisting of a strong commission-based incentive structure and base pay. 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.* The position includes an hourly rate of $18.25/hr as part of the total compensation structure.* Benefits include - Medical, Dental, AD&D Insurance and more* RRSP Matching and Deferred Profit Sharing company programs* Vacation is paid out each paycheck