New Home Sales Trainee

The Drees Company; Fort Mitchell (KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Drees Homes is seeking a New Home Sales Trainee in Northern Kentucky. This role involves training to become an on-site sales representative, providing tools to assist customers about products, financing, and construction. Candidates should be self-motivated and possess strong communication skills, along with prior sales or customer service experience.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discount program

Qualifications

• 1-2 years prior successful sales experience required.
• 2-3 years prior customer service experience required.
• Proficient in the use of computer technology.

Responsibilities

• Training to become an on-site New Home Sales Representative.
• Prospects for new clients and qualifies buyers.
• Presents the company's products in a professional manner.

Skills

Customer driven

Strong work ethic

Excellent communication

Self-motivated

Organizational skills

Education

2-year associate degree

Job description

Overview

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, 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 Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky 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.

Premier Benefits to Support YOU -

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Life, AD&D, and critical illness insurance
• Wellness rewards
• 401(k) savings plan
• Profit Sharing
• Paid time off increasing with tenure
• Tuition reimbursement
• Long and short disability and Parental leave
• Employee discount program on the purchase of a Drees Home
• Employee Assistance Program and much more!

Ready to build the future with us? Apply now and bring your expertise to a company that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in land development.

Summary

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place

To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website: www.dreeshomes.com.