## Sales Professional - Inside SalesApply: CA - Fresno: Full time: Posted Today: Req.168103Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.Accountable for serving client families by making at need cemetery arrangements, and selling pre-need arrangements. The Sales Professional - Inside Sales serves families by providing exemplary personalized service and plays an essential role in generating revenue for the cemetery as well as acting as the primary contact for families.**Job Responsibilities** **Lead Generation*** Holds self-accountable for prospecting a minimum of 1-2 hours each day* Obtains referrals from families served by the location* Networks and builds community and civic relationships* Explains and presents presentations to families served and referred families* Maintains and tracks activity levels to ensure productivity **Build Relationships with Families*** Responds to client inquiries in a timely, respectful, sensitive and professional manner* 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* Follows through on all customer problems and requests* 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*** Represents a continuous link from services provided at need, through aftercare, to providing services to protect families in the future* Collaborates and teams with funeral directors, location managers, and other members of funeral home and or cemetery staff, to provide seamless, high quality service* Thoroughly and completely reviews previous services and contacts with families to prepare to support current needs and or sales* Shares family concerns with rest of the SCI team **Minimum Requirements** **Education*** High school diploma or equivalent* 1-2 years of college or an equivalent of education and experience **Experience*** High school equivalency and 1-2 years of college or an equivalent of education and experience* 1-2 years of customer service or sales industry experience preferred **Licenses*** Current state/province issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record* Insurance license if required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities*** Must be able to pass the Company’s internal presentation certification within thirty days of hire* Ability to work a number of evenings and or weekends every month* Ability to drive frequently* Ability to obtain and maintain an insurance license if required by state/province* Flexible hours but, at times must have the ability to work up to 12 hours in a day* Ability to treat others with empathy and respect* Knowledge of computers and some software* Customer service skills **Compensation**Target Compensation Range: $50,000 to $100,000 annually. The estimated total target compensation for this position in the first year typically ranges from $50,000 to $100,000 annually based on a strong commission-based incentive structure. 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.*(Note: As part of the total compensation plan, this position pays no less than $16.90 per hour for all hours worked)* **Benefits:**Medical\\*Dental\\*Vision\\*Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)\\*Health Savings Account with Company Contribution\\*Sick Leave\\*Short-Term Disability\\*Long-Term Disability\\*Life Insurance\\*Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance\\*Dependent Life Insurance\\*SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match\\*Employee Assistance ProgramAs part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified, given that this role requires the following material job duties: ***Working around and/or handling deceased individuals and working around families and colleagues.*** Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in the withdrawal of a conditional job offer.