EcoShield, a Shield Co. Management affiliate, provides safety and peace of mind to our communities and families by protecting them from unwanted pests. As a growing company, we are looking to add confident Branch Sales Professionals (BSP) to our team. Our ideal candidate will be professional, driven, and motivated to do well for the company and for our customers. We are interested in candidates who are service-oriented, who can design custom solutions to meet the unique needs of each client, and who can build those long-lasting customer relationships.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma
• 6-12 Months related experience and/or training in sales and dealing with the public; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

Perks

We value hard work, so our Sales Professionals are eligible for uncapped commission on top of a base pay. We offer room for growth to foster individual career aspirations. We provide in-depth training; a company vehicle, cell phone, and gas card; medical, dental, vision and voluntary life insurance; 401k plan; and paid vacation time, sick leave, paid holidays.

Successful Branch Sales Professionals Duties Include:

• Sells additional services, and/or pest control protection to owners or agents of homes, stores, or industry.
• Conducts inspections to identify infestations or conditions conducive to infestations of insects or other vertebrate pests, for making proposals and presentations to obtain sales contracts.
• Covers sales leads in assigned branch and develops multiple additional service and/or pest control sales leads creatively for each respective lead furnished.
• Records accurate measurements and writes correct descriptions of property inspected.
• Prepares appropriate specifications and treating instructions in accordance with existing laws, regulations, and company policy.
• Computes job-treating cost from company pricing instructions.
• Executes contracts on behalf of the company, observing company policy as to credit terms of sale.
• Manages collection effort on delinquent accounts of personal sales contracts.
• Deals courteously with customers, leaving customer’s premises and furnishings clean and as found.
• Contacts customers after service is performed to ensure customer satisfaction and to develop additional prospects.
• Reports unusual requests from customers or questions not immediately answerable to direct supervisor.
• Maintains prospect files, call-back files and activity records.
• Maintains equipment, vehicle, and personal safety equipment in clean, working order.
• Completes all appropriate training courses.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move over 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in high, precarious places (including crawl spaces and attics) and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Company car
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Commission pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• This position is mobile, meaning you will be on the road going to clients homes in the north suburbs of Chicago. Our branch is located in Arlington Heights. You are required to interview and commute here for training. Will you be able to reliably commute or relocate to Arlington Heights, IL for this job?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Direct Sales: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: On the road