Slate Agent

Slate; Monroe Center (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate is seeking a proactive Slate Agent to join our on-site Chicago team. You will be the authentic voice of Slate across in-person and virtual interactions, guiding customers through the journey with education, transparency, and trust.

The role requires 3+ years in sales or customer service, preferably in EV-related fields, and a strong knack for relationship building, follow-up, and CRM-based processes. You will travel up to 25% and collaborate with multiple teams to close deals and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree is preferred but not required given relevant and commensurate professional experience.
• 3+ years of proven experience in Sales or Customer Service roles, ideally with electric vehicles, their ownership, and electric vehicle charging.
• Passionate to work for a disruptor in the automotive industry, particularly with EVs.
• Exceptional communication and listening skills with an ability to fluidly discuss both technical and generic topics in plain language.
• Fearlessness and initiative, extremely hardworking, does the right thing when no one is looking.
• Transparency, integrity, and honesty, you are not afraid to admit when you are wrong.
• Ability to work independently with modest supervision and in a team environment.
• Resilience for the whirlwind of changes that is the norm at a start-up.
• An understanding that you will be a part of creating processes and procedures, not following them.

Responsibilities

• Build Relationships: Provide genuine and excellent verbal and written customer service through all mediums of communication, with a particular focus on in-person interaction.
• Illuminate and Guide: Engage with clients with curiosity, seeking to understand where they are in the purchase journey and educate to overcome objections.
• Build a community: Manage a pipeline of customers with timely, value-adding follow-up nurturing them from initial welcome to delivery day.
• Support and Follow Up: Assist clients in all stages of the discovery and purchase process, driving sales conversion and communication.
• Act and Learn: Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit by proactively working to resolve client concerns with various internal teams and sharing this learning with those around you.
• Create Regulars: Maintain a clean, concise, and singular customer record on our CRM, ensuring that your team members can pick up right where the last left off, building trust and demonstrating commitment to creating a significantly different, and better, client experience.
• Build a community: Use excellent organization and time management skills to maintain a clean pipeline of clients while achieving both individual and team goals. Create owners that evangelize the brand.

Skills

Communication

Sales

Customer service

Relationship building

EV knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree

Tools

CRM

Job description

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them. This is an on-site position. (Chicago, IL)

WORK HOURS AND SCHEDULE

The regular work schedule will require availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet business needs.

Must have the ability to travel (up to 25%).

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We seek an enthusiastic, organized, and hard-working Slate Agent to join our growing online and in-person customer-facing team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a startup company and shape its future. You will act as the authentic voice of Slate, the very front-line of the sales organization both in-person and virtually and work closely under the guidance of your manager to achieve shared goals. You will develop relationships with our prospective clients through an educational and consultative approach via all forms of communication, paying close attention to detail, and earning the clients’ trust and business. The ideal candidate will carry with them a deep sense of responsibility for each individual’s experience with a focus on responsiveness, transparency, and following through on commitments. Communication skills, both written and verbal, are of utmost importance. A high level of self-awareness and a strong natural curiosity to learn would help set the great apart from the good.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Build Relationships: Provide genuine and excellent verbal and written customer service through all mediums of communication, with a particular focus on in-person interaction.
• Illuminate and Guide: Engage with clients with curiosity, seeking to understand where they are in the purchase journey and educate to overcome objections.
• Build a community: Manage a pipeline of customers with timely, value-adding follow-up nurturing them from initial welcome to delivery day.
• Support and Follow Up: Assist clients in all stages of the discovery and purchase process, driving sales conversion and communication.
• Act and Learn: Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit by proactively working to resolve client concerns with various internal teams and sharing this learning with those around you.
• Create Regulars: Maintain a clean, concise, and singular customer record on our CRM, ensuring that your team members can pick up right where the last left off, building trust and demonstrating commitment to creating a significantly different, and better, client experience.
• Build a community: Use excellent organization and time management skills to maintain a clean pipeline of clients while achieving both individual and team goals. Create owners that evangelize the brand.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Bachelor’s or associate degree is preferred but not required given relevant and commensurate professional experience.
• 3+ years of proven experience in Sales or Customer Service roles, ideally with electric vehicles, their ownership, and electric vehicle charging. Preference for high-volume retail.
• Passionate to work for a disruptor in the automotive industry, particularly with EVs.
• Exceptional communication and listening skills with an ability to fluidly discuss both technical and generic topics in plain language.
• Fearlessness and initiative, extremely hardworking, does the right thing when no one is looking.
• Transparency, integrity, and honesty, you are not afraid to admit when you are wrong.
• Ability to work independently with modest supervision and in a team environment.
• Resilience for the whirlwind of changes that is the norm at a start-up.
• Comfort with ambiguity and making the best judgment without full information.
• An understanding that you will be a part of creating processes and procedures, not following them.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have the ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Must have the ability to stand, walk, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.
• Must have the ability to travel (up to 25%).

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

We’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. Slate’s start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness moves our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE:

• Slate is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff Slate is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

Slate is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff

Slate is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].

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