Outside Sales Consultant

Solanta; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Solanta is seeking an Outside Sales Consultant to meet homeowners and building owners across the NYC metro area. You will assess properties, discuss solar, battery storage, roofing and electrical options, and guide customers from site visits to final installation handoffs.

The role is commission-based with earnings potential from $50,000 to $250,000 per year. You’ll operate on a 1099 independent contractor basis, with commissions on both company-provided and self-generated leads.

Qualifications

• Experience selling to homeowners or building owners, in solar, roofing, electrical work, or home improvement preferred.
• Ability to explain solar, battery, roofing and electrical options in plain language.
• Willing to meet customers at their property and travel across the NYC metro area.
• No special licenses or certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Run scheduled site visits and estimate appointments across the NYC metro area.
• Assess roof and electrical setup and capture what is needed to design the system.
• Explain available solar, battery, roofing, and electrical options to customers.
• Review proposals and answer questions honestly; follow up until a decision is made.
• Hand projects over to the design/engineering team when the customer agrees to proceed.
• Maintain accurate customer records and collaborate with inside sales.

Skills

Solar sales

Homeowner sales

Communication

Lead follow-up

Job description

Location Brooklyn, NY 11206, United States Work is remote and on site at clients' homes across the NYC metro area: the five boroughs, the Hudson Valley and Long Island.

Employment type Independent contractor (1099)

Pay Commission based. Expected total earnings of $50,000 to $250,000 per year. Commission only, no base pay. 10% on company provided leads and 20% on leads you generate yourself.

Description

About the role

Solanta is a family owned and operated company based in Brooklyn. Our in house team designs, engineers, permits and installs residential and commercial solar, battery storage, roofing and electrical work across the NYC metro area: the five boroughs, the Hudson Valley and Long Island.

The Outside Sales Consultant meets homeowners and building owners at their property, looks at the roof and the electrical setup, and explains what Solanta can install for them.

What you'll do

• Run scheduled site visits and estimate appointments across the NYC metro area, at homes and at commercial and multifamily properties.
• Look at the roof and the electrical setup, gather what our in house team needs to design the system, and ask the customer what they want to achieve.
• Explain the options for solar, battery storage, roofing and electrical work, and what happens after the customer decides.
• Review the proposal with the customer and answer their questions honestly.
• Follow up with customers until they have made a decision.
• Hand the project over to our in house team for design, engineering and permitting when the customer agrees to go ahead.
• Keep accurate customer records, and work closely with the inside sales consultants.

What we're looking for

• Experience selling to homeowners or building owners, in solar, roofing, electrical work, home improvement or a similar field, is preferred.
• Able to explain solar, battery, roofing and electrical options in plain language.
• Comfortable meeting customers at their property and moving around the NYC metro area.
• No special licenses or certifications are required.

Solanta is an equal opportunity employer. We consider every qualified applicant without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply or to do the job, email [e-mail].