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Virtual Sales Representative – Dallas, TX
Location – Dallas, TX
Job ID – Req128040
Category – Customer Service/Sales
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Location – Dallas, TX
Job ID – Req128040
Category – Customer Service/Sales
Company Overview
What’s the best place we’ve ever built? The place where we work. At Home Depot, our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate more than 2,200 retail stores across North America. And each of our associates are focused one thing — helping our customers build and improve their homes, businesses, and ultimately their lives.
Position Purpose:
The Virtual Sales Representative works to build strong relationships with our Professional customers and executes a sales strategy to profitably grow sales for assigned accounts to support the organization's goals and increases the company's market share. The role is responsible for the full sales cycle for respective book of business, both existing and new, through attaining assigned sales plans and gross margin targets. This is done by prospecting new business, generating interest negotiating projects, developing sales solutions to meet customer’s needs, closing sales and effective and timely issue resolution. The Virtual Sales Rep must demonstrate broad product and services knowledge and utilize comprehensive business acumen and a knowledge of other functional departments to support the growth of their portfolio and effectively collaborate with cross-functional partners. This position is remote to a designated market and the Virtual Sales Representative must meet the technology requirements to work remotely.
Key Responsibilities:
- 30% – Inbound Account Sales & Service: Resolve customer challenges by investigating problems and developing sustainable and scalable solutions in collaboration with a professional support team – Follow-up on completed orders for feedback. Resolve Order and delivery issues with a professional support team. Transact and tender, when necessary, with a professional support team.
- 10% – Account Review & Development: Engage with sales leadership to review sales calls, provide account insights and sales plan opportunities with manager – Periodic training on products, processes, and strategy.
- 60% – Outbound Account Sales and Service – Strategically manage and maintain account relationship. Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound warm/hot calls and emails. Execute a sales strategy for assigned customer portfolio. Effectively communicate competitive strengths to account customers and develop strategic goals to acquire incremental business. Deliver on growth of sales and profit goals, pro-actively adjusting to market changes. Close sales and achieve sales plan. Research accounts, identify key players and generate interest. Drive incremental sales growth with assigned customer portfolio. Understand customer needs and requirements.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- ·This Position typically reports to the Supervisor
- This Position has 0 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 5% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
- Remote work in designated market and must meet the technology needs to support remote work
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Ability to negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances with both internal and external customers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Retail, proven inside sales or telephone sales experience
- Experience working with Salesforce.com or similar CRM
- Understanding and application of strategic planning to identify, target and execute plans for sales growth
- Highly motivated
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Preferred Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- 3
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- No previous leadership experience
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- No previous leadership experience
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Action Oriented
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
Paid Time Off Benefits
Salaried associates are eligible for 2 weeks of vacation in their first year; FT hourly will be eligible for 40 hours of paid vacation time after 6 months of continuous service; (for positions in Washington State, Spokane, and Tacoma only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater; (for positions in Seattle only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater.
Location – Dallas, TX
Job ID – Req128040
Category – Customer Service/Sales
Role Overview
Position Purpose:
The Virtual Sales Representative works to build strong relationships with our Professional customers and executes a sales strategy to profitably grow sales for assigned accounts to support the organization's goals and increases the company's market share. The role is responsible for the full sales cycle for respective book of business, both existing and new, through attaining assigned sales plans and gross margin targets. This is done by prospecting new business, generating interest negotiating projects, developing sales solutions to meet customer’s needs, closing sales and effective and timely issue resolution. The Virtual Sales Rep must demonstrate broad product and services knowledge and utilize comprehensive business acumen and a knowledge of other functional departments to support the growth of their portfolio and effectively collaborate with cross-functional partners. This position is remote to a designated market and the Virtual Sales Representative must meet the technology requirements to work remotely.
Key Responsibilities:
- 30% – Inbound Account Sales & Service: Resolve customer challenges by investigating problems and developing sustainable and scalable solutions in collaboration with a professional support team – Follow-up on completed orders for feedback. Resolve Order and delivery issues with a professional support team. Transact and tender, when necessary, with a professional support team.
- 10% – Account Review & Development: Engage with sales leadership to review sales calls, provide account insights and sales plan opportunities with manager – Periodic training on products, processes, and strategy.
- 60% – Outbound Account Sales and Service – Strategically manage and maintain account relationship. Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound warm/hot calls and emails. Execute a sales strategy for assigned customer portfolio. Effectively communicate competitive strengths to account customers and develop strategic goals to acquire incremental business. Deliver on growth of sales and profit goals, pro-actively adjusting to market changes. Close sales and achieve sales plan. Research accounts, identify key players and generate interest. Drive incremental sales growth with assigned customer portfolio. Understand customer needs and requirements.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- ·This Position typically reports to the Supervisor
- This Position has 0 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 5% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
- Remote work in designated market and must meet the technology needs to support remote work
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Ability to negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances with both internal and external customers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Retail, proven inside sales or telephone sales experience
- Experience working with Salesforce.com or similar CRM
- Understanding and application of strategic planning to identify, target and execute plans for sales growth
- Highly motivated
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Preferred Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- 3
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- No previous leadership experience
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- No previous leadership experience
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Action Oriented
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
Paid Time Off Benefits
Salaried associates are eligible for 2 weeks of vacation in their first year; FT hourly will be eligible for 40 hours of paid vacation time after 6 months of continuous service; (for positions in Washington State, Spokane, and Tacoma only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater; (for positions in Seattle only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater.
Remote/virtual – An associate in a remote/virtual role typically is not required to work from a designated Home Depot location to complete their job duties. Limited or infrequent in-office presence may be required. We also refer to this as location – independent.
Learn more about our 4 different work locations. Additional information will be provided during the application process.
As part of the application process for this role, there will be an on-line assessment. The assessment usually takes about 17 minutes to complete. You will be directed to the assessment link immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the link, you will need to complete it within 72 hours after starting it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as you like within the 72-hour time frame.
During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about your approach to work and various work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including:
- Professional Experience
- Learning Potential
- Responsibility
- Customer Focus
If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here to learn more.
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Dallas, TX
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