What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outside Sales Professional position at Rentokil?
Job Description
Residential Sales Specialist
We are proud to be a member of the Rentokil family of companies, the global leader in Pest Control and other services across more than 90 countries.
We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to many of the world's leading brands and serve consumer and business customers across multiple industries.
We are extremely proud of our legacy of excellence and constantly work to fulfill our mission to 'protect people, enhance lives, and preserve the planet.'
Key Responsibilities:
- Sales: Sell Residential Pest Management Services and Products to new and existing residential customers, while maintaining a customer-focused service to grow the business.
- Needs Analysis: Assess customers' needs by performing a needs analysis based on customer concerns using expert knowledge of the company's products and services and certifications.
- Pest Inspection: Visually inspect homes and businesses for pests, pest harborage, pest entries, etc.
- Solution Selling: Based on assessment findings, sell pest control solutions for residential customers.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with our customer service center, Inside Sales department, and technicians for increased opportunities.
- Proposal Development: Develop proposals for customers to resolve existing pest issues while also proposing additional enhancements to pest household services.
- Account Management: Follow up on past proposals to close sales opportunities and provide expert knowledge to new service installations to ensure the job is completed satisfactorily.
- CRM Utilization: Complete daily activities and sales performance using the company sales CRM.
Requirements:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Certifications: Pest Industry certifications a plus.
- Experience: Must have 1 or more years of sales or pest technician experience. Prefer 1-2 years of experience in pest control sales and 2 or more years in a customer service role.
- Communication Skills: Must be an effective verbal communicator, with particular emphasis on customer-facing conversations and presentation with additional follow-ups.
- Licensing: Must have a valid driver's license. Must have a driving record with no motor vehicle violations within the last year.
- Travel: Travel up to 100% of time within assigned territory(s).
- Credential Check: Must pass pre-employment background screen.
Why Choose Us?
A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity.
We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within.
We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.
Total Rewards Program:
- Professional and Personal Growth: Multiple avenues to grow your career, training and development programs available, tuition reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues).
- Health and Wellness: Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1, health benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance plus much more.
- Savings and Retirement: 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
- Work-Life Balance: Vacation days & sick days, company-paid holidays & floating holidays, a company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility.
