Sales Manager

The Impact You Will Make

You are tasked with developing our front line Sales Counselors, and driving performance through a customer focused experience. This role will be an empathetic professional that understands the value of providing our families with all options in their time of need.

• Collaborating with sales staff to ensure the attainment of sales goals.
• Making sure the sales team meets production targets.
• Developing the sales team by hiring, promoting, and training staff.
• Ensuring all company policies are followed.
• Communicating with all departments to meet location needs.
• Daily evaluations of sales activity to provide recommendations and best practices.
• Scheduling employees to ensure coverage at all times.

Core Competencies

• Compassion - Genuinely cares about people; is concerned about their work and non-work problems; is available and ready to help; is sympathetic to the plight of others not as fortunate; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.

High School diploma or equivalent.

3+ years of sales experience with proven track record, preferably in a B2C industry.

1 year of supervisory or management experience.

Proven leadership ability, excellent customer service, sales and communication skills.

Ability to supervise, motivate, and train sales personnel; can appropriately handle employee relations and performance issues.

Capable of developing new and effective methods of increasing sales in a competitive environment.

Enjoys interacting and collaborating effectively with others in a team atmosphere.

Well organized with strong time management skills.

Possesses confidence and professionalism to interact with clients over the phone and in person.

Ability to work with clients one on one & build strong customer relationships.

Possesses the desire to set your own schedule and ability to work evening and weekend hours.

Must posses a valid drivers license and access to a personal vehicle. Offsite appointments will occur in this role including meetings with clients and community events. Mileage reimbursement is provided for travel associated with job duties.

Able to travel to potential clients homes located anywhere in the geographic region served by the location.

Able to obtain any relevant professional licensing required within 90 days of employment.

This position requires availability to work some holidays, evenings and weekends as needed.

Our Investment in You

• Base salary pay with a performance-driven bonus plan tied to cemetery and funeral revenue
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and STD Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Anniversary Award for each year of service
• Career Advancement and Training - Aspiring Managers Program
• Everstory Cares - Employee Assistance Fund
• Legend Award Program
• Funeral and Cemetery Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401k with Company Match

About the Role

Everstory Partners is a company that creates supportive spaces where individuals and families can find solace, meaning, and hope in the midst of loss. Our mission is to understand the profound and complex nature of grief and provide compassionate and personalized support.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of sales experience with proven track record, preferably in a B2C industry.
• 1 year of supervisory or management experience.
• Proven leadership ability, excellent customer service, sales and communication skills.
• Ability to supervise, motivate, and train sales personnel; can appropriately handle employee relations and performance issues.
• Capable of developing new and effective methods of increasing sales in a competitive environment.
• Enjoys interacting and collaborating effectively with others in a team atmosphere.
• Well organized with strong time management skills.
• Possesses confidence and professionalism to interact with clients over the phone and in person.
• Ability to work with clients one on one & build strong customer relationships.
• Possesses the desire to set your own schedule and ability to work evening and weekend hours.
• Must posses a valid drivers license and access to a personal vehicle. Offsite appointments will occur in this role including meetings with clients and community events. Mileage reimbursement is provided for travel associated with job duties.
• Able to travel to potential clients homes located anywhere in the geographic region served by the location.
• Able to obtain any relevant professional licensing required within 90 days of employment.
• This position requires availability to work some holidays, evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits

• Base salary pay with a performance-driven bonus plan tied to cemetery and funeral revenue
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and STD Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Anniversary Award for each year of service
• Career Advancement and Training - Aspiring Managers Program
• Everstory Cares - Employee Assistance Fund
• Legend Award Program
• Funeral and Cemetery Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401k with Company Match