Sales Assistant

Drees Homes • Houston, TX

28d • Onsite

About The Position

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Drees Homes is seeking enthusiastic and friendly candidates for a full-time Sales Assistant position in our Houston Division. This position will be working in the sales office of our beautiful model homes. As a Sales Assistant you will provide clerical and administrative assistance to the Market Manager. Duties include meeting new prospects, answering the phone, handling customer inquiries, setting appointments and other administrative/clerical duties.

Requirements

• Work experience in an administrative or clerical role
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong customer service focus is a must
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Office - Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Must be outgoing/energetic with the ability to adapt to different buyer profiles
• Ability to work independently
• Must be available to work the schedule for this position including weekends.

Nice To Haves

• Previous sales experience is preferred and real estate or new home sales experience a plus
• Basic understanding of blueprints and/or floor plans is helpful
• Knowledge of Salesforce helpful

Responsibilities

• Greet every person entering the model, market home, or design center warmly.
• Get prospect's names, emails, and phone numbers.
• Demonstrate the product and arrange follow up appointments.
• Participate in marketing projects.
• Keep the model homes, market homes, and grounds clean at all times.
• Maintain supplies for every day model function.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision
• Life, AD&D, and critical illness insurance
• Wellness rewards
• 401(k) savings plan
• Profit Sharing
• Paid time off increasing with tenure
• Tuition reimbursement
• Long and short disability and Parental leave
• Employee discount program on the purchase of a Drees Home
• Employee Assistance Program and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees