Salesperson

Are you looking to grow within a company? Sumter Gardens is committed to creating an environment of inspiring passion for horticulture and sales and care of trees. Sumter Gardens has an opening for an experienced Sales Representative who demonstrates strong written, verbal, and persuasive communication skills. Sumter Gardens nursery takes pride in a great place to work environment with good benefits and competitive pay.

Job Summary

Manage and develop sales of medium and large accounts, meeting with customers for the purpose of selling our trees. Responsibilities include but are not limited to order taking, order management, order fulfillment, customer service, and new customer acquisition and development.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

· Answer all the sales calls and make necessary contacts (phone, emails, or text messages) to generate the maximum number of sales from current customers and all other potential customers.

· Developing long term partnerships

· Develop new relationships based on customers’ needs and promote Sumter Gardens tree stock.

· Prepare all sales orders and work with supporting departments to ensure excellent customer service.

· Follow up on all sales orders in terms of product availability, customers credit status, order scheduling, truck building, broker items, order delivery and customer satisfaction.

· Assess quality requirements from customers, go out to other farms if needed to tag brokered tree items

· Prioritize and answer all questions with current and potential customers

Hours of work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. This job is a hybrid position, with being an outside sales representative most of your time will be spent outside of the office making sales, maintaining relationships, and tagging trees. Time spent in the office is dependent on the need of business.

Ideal Candidate qualifications:

· Excellent sales skills

· 2- or 4-year degree in Horticulture or related field and/or minimum of 2 years’ experience.

· Exceptional written and verbal communications skills required

· Must be able to work independently

· Current relationship with customers and landscapers looking to buy trees

· Ability to identify major species of trees and shrubs and the quality

· Ability to recognize and identify pest and disease problems

· Good driving record and valid driver’s license

· Excellent and professional customer service skills

· Strong work ethic

· Positive attitude

· Must have good interpersonal skills and demonstrate ability to work as a team player.

Benefits:

· Dental insurance

· Vision

· Life insurance

· PTO

· Sick time

· Personal days

· Paid Holidays (8)

· Weekends off

· Company vehicle

Compensation: $50k Salary Commission on sales made

Join us as we expand our reach in the market, leveraging your skills to make a significant impact on our growth!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

Commission pay

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Day shift

Monday to Friday

Morning shift

Experience:

Tree Sales: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Sumterville, FL 33585 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Sumterville, FL 33585: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sumterville, FL 33585