Job Description
Job Description
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead Generating and Sales
- Initiate, develop and follow up on business leads. Cold call, direct email, and perform other lead generation activities. Obtain names and numbers of potential customers from telephone directors or purchased lists. Schedule appointments for sales representatives to meet with potential clients.
- Persuade potential customers to purchase a product or service or to make a donation. Explain products or services in detail. Answer questions from customers. Explain or negotiate prices.
- Enter customer and sales information into database. Obtain or verify customer information, including address, phone number, and payments methods. Record various system transactions and confidential recordkeeping.
- Follow up on orders to ensure product satisfaction. Resolve customer issues about orders or payment information.
- Conduct customer surveys to ascertain level of customer service and product/service satisfaction.
EDUCATIONAL/Experience/MINIMUM Requirements
Education:
- High school education
Experience:
- One (1) year of sales or customer service experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Persistent, motivated to close sales, handles rejection well, results driven
- Time management skills
- Customer service skills
- Telephone and lead prospecting skills
- Professionalism
- Knowledge of the products being sold
Work Conditions
Work Environment
When considering the work environment associated with this job, the following factors may apply:
- Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
- Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required
- Professional Dress is required when in contact with families.
Work Postures
When considering the work postures associated with this job, the following factors may apply:
- Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
- Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day
- Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently
Physical Demands
When considering the physical demands associated with this job, the following factors may apply:
- Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
Work Hours
When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:
- Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
#SCI
Company DescriptionWho we are. What we do.
We’re more than North America’s largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services. We are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters who are devoted to the communities where we live and work. We are more than 20,000 dedicated individuals who provide caring assistance to families in need, honor veterans and public servants and deliver lifesaving programs to help keep children and seniors safe.
We operate under the umbrella of the Dignity Memorial network of 1,800 funeral homes and cemeteries. Dignity Memorial providers care for more than 300,000 families each year and understand the importance of thoughtful, personalized arrangements. We believe creating meaningful ways to pay tribute to a loved one begins with compassion and is shaped by the understanding that each life is truly unique. For us, there is no greater responsibility than honoring and preserving the story of one’s life.
SCI offers advanced on-line training resources, career advancement opportunities in the largest organization in the industry, attractive benefits, and a wonderful community to serve with plenty of culture and personality. For additional information regarding our company, please visit our corporate site at www.sci-corp.com.
CI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.
SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.
On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.
Company Description
Who we are. What we do.\r\n\r\nWe’re more than North America’s largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services. We are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters who are devoted to the communities where we live and work. We are more than 20,000 dedicated individuals who provide caring assistance to families in need, honor veterans and public servants and deliver lifesaving programs to help keep children and seniors safe.\r\n\r\nWe operate under the umbrella of the Dignity Memorial network of 1,800 funeral homes and cemeteries. Dignity Memorial providers care for more than 300,000 families each year and understand the importance of thoughtful, personalized arrangements. We believe creating meaningful ways to pay tribute to a loved one begins with compassion and is shaped by the understanding that each life is truly unique. For us, there is no greater responsibility than honoring and preserving the story of one’s life.\r\n\r\nSCI offers advanced on-line training resources, career advancement opportunities in the largest organization in the industry, attractive benefits, and a wonderful community to serve with plenty of culture and personality. For additional information regarding our company, please visit our corporate site at www.sci-corp.com.\r\n\r\nCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.\r\n\r\nSCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.\r\n\r\nOn request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.