Sales Estimator

Five Star Painting; Erlanger (KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Star Painting is seeking a Sales Estimator in Erlanger, Kentucky. This role involves meeting customers on-site, providing accurate estimates, and closing sales. The position offers the flexibility of working outside an office environment and involves following up on leads provided by the company.

The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and organizational abilities. This is a commission-based role, with potential earnings between $40,000 and $100,000 per year based on performance.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain a positive attitude despite setbacks.
• Must be organized and detail-oriented to provide accurate estimates.
• Effective communication skills are necessary for customer interactions.
• Professional appearance and attitude required.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers to understand their needs and provide estimates.
• Measure and document costs accurately while confirming services.
• Communicate clearly about expectations to customers.
• Document proposals and support marketing efforts.
• Self-generate referrals and close new business.

Skills

Positive attitude

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Detail-oriented

Job description

Do you have a knack for connecting with customers and building quality relationships with them quickly? Does the idea of being in the field and visiting prospective job sites sound appealing? If you're excited about helping people, providing solutions, and closing the sale, we want to speak with you immediately!

Five Star Painting is hiring a Sales Estimator in our area. As a valued team member, you'll follow up on leads, provide accurate estimates to potential customers, and close the deal so our team can refresh their property with new paint.

We provide you with the leads - you just need to nurture them to close. We've seen time and again that the best estimators are those that take the time to build a relationship with the customer. When you follow our process at Five Star Painting, you'll successfully close new opportunities while working outside the office and controlling your income.

This position is commission based, so being comfortable with knowing that you're responsible for your own income is critical to finding success in this role.

Why You'll Want to Join Our Team

As a Sales Estimator, you'll enjoy the freedom of working with our customers on location - no stuffy offices to sit in all day.

Because of our strong reputation in the community, you can trust that our customers will be happy to see you. This isn't the cold-call selling you may be used to. We provide you with the leads, and you meet with the customers.

Our team is committed to your training and your success.

Responsibilities of a Sales Estimator

As part of your sales activity, you'll also be estimating jobs. You'll be responsible for the following activities to succeed in this role:

• Meet with customers to listen and understand their needs.
• Accurately measure and estimate the cost of the job and confirm the services and materials that are needed.
• Clearly communicate expectations to customers.
• Accurately document and create written proposals.
• Schedule color consultations.
• Follow up with prospective clients.
• Support the marketing efforts by promoting Five Star Painting.
• Self-generate additional referrals from existing customers and new leads.
• Close new business to support revenue growth.

Requirements to be Successful

From day one, we want you to find success as a Sales Estimator. That's why we generate the leads and train you on how to estimate and close them.

• Ability to have a positive attitude that won't let a "no" from a customer get you down.
• Organized, detail-oriented and strive to deliver extremely accurate estimates.
• Take pride in your effective communication skills when working with strangers.
• Maintain professional appearance and attitude when selling to customers.
• Team player who can also work independently if necessary.
• Reliable transportation to the office and our customers' properties.
• Prior experience in home service sales is a plus.

Benefits

The pay for this position is 100% commission after 90 days of training. You're able to set your own income depending on your ability to accurately estimate and close customer deals.

Estimated Annual Compensation: $40,000-$100,000/year