Sales Professional - Inside Sales (Bilingual Greek)

Sci Corp; River Grove (IL); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismembe

Dependent Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Résumé du poste

Sci Corp in Illinois seeks a Family Service Counselor to assist client families with cemetery arrangements and pre-need plans. Fluency in English and Greek is required, and deep ties to Greek communities are a plus.

The role focuses on personalized service and revenue generation within a compassionate team environment. Responsibilities include qualifying leads, building relationships with families, and coordinating with funeral home staff to deliver high-quality service.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Greek is required.
• 1-2 years of customer service or sales experience preferred.
• Knowledge of computers and some software is required.

Responsabilités

• Prospect and generate leads 1–2 hours daily.
• Obtain referrals from families served at the location.
• Network with community and civic groups to build relationships.
• Present information to families and referred families.

Connaissances

Greek bilingual

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

1-2 years college or equivalent

Outils

Computers and software

Description du poste

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Accountable for serving client families by making at need cemetery arrangements, and selling pre-need arrangements. The Family Service Counselor 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.

Bilingual proficiency in English and Greek is required.

Established relationships within local Greek communities are a plus.

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
• Bilingual in Greek required
• 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

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 $17.05 per hour for all hours worked)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• 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 Program

Postal Code: 60171

Category (Portal Searching): Sales

Job Location: US-IL - River Grove