Outside Sales Professional
About The Position
The Outside Sales Professional sells the company’s pest management services and products to new and existing residential customers while providing customer-focused service to grow the business. The role represents the company’s brand in the local community and helps customers protect their homes and families by assessing their needs, analyzing pest concerns, and recommending appropriate solutions. The position works with customer service, inside sales, technicians, and branch leadership to identify sales opportunities and deliver satisfactory service installations. The role involves travel throughout assigned territories and regular physical activity, including entering confined spaces and inspecting homes.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Valid driver’s license from the applicant’s current state of residence.
- Strong social, customer service, and communication skills.
- Ability to move up to 10 pounds regularly and 11–20 pounds frequently.
- Ability to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use stairs and ladders, and maintain balance on narrow, slippery, or moving surfaces.
- Comfort dealing with pests such as spiders, flies, mosquitoes, and rodents, and entering small spaces such as basements, crawl spaces, and attics.
- Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and keep it and other equipment clean.
- Willingness and ability to wear personal protective equipment, including an OSHA-compliant respirator, and regularly work in confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways.
- Ability to travel up to 100% of the time within assigned territories.
Nice To Haves
- Related sales experience and/or training.
- At least 1–2 years of pest technician or sales experience.
Responsibilities
- Visually inspect homes for pests, pest harborage, and pest entry points; sell pest control solutions and preventative maintenance based on assessment findings.
- Collaborate with the Customer Service Center, Inside Sales department, and Technicians to identify opportunities.
- Partner with the Branch Manager to identify revenue opportunities with existing customers and service specialist engagement.
- Develop proposals to resolve existing pest issues and recommend enhancements to household pest services.
- Complete home diagrams using the Sales CRM and provided tools to document the home and potential challenges.
- Follow up on past proposals to close sales opportunities.
- Provide expert knowledge for new service installations to help ensure satisfactory completion.
- Record daily activities and sales performance in the company sales CRM.
- Safely operate and keep clean a motor vehicle and other equipment.
- Travel within assigned territories, up to 100% of the time.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and uncapped commission.
- Year 1 on-target earnings of $70,000+ and top earner potential of $100,000+ per year.
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus other health benefits; full-time colleagues may enroll immediately, with benefits starting on day one.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
- Vacation days and sick days.
- Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
- Training and development programs and multiple avenues for career growth.
- Performance incentives may be available depending on the role.
- Company vehicle and gas card provided.
- Health, safety, and flexibility prioritized by the company.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
