New Home Sales Trainee

Overview

Drees Homes is a family-owned home builder with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we've cared for our employees and customers— earning recognition as the 18th largest privately owned builder in the country and building a culture of long-tenured employees.

 

We are proud to be a five-time U.S. Best Managed Company (2022–2026), a distinction sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and to be Great Place to Work® certified for the past four years.

 

Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability, and success.

 

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati (including Northern Kentucky), Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities/Qualifications

Drees Homes is currently looking for a New Home Sales Trainee in the Raleigh Division. In this position, you will be training to be an on-site New Home Sales Representative. The training program will provide you with the tools and information you need to answer customer questions about products, financing, warranty, and construction. A major portion of this training will occur on site shadowing an experienced New Home Sales Representative in their model/sales office, learning how the new home sales process works. Once the training process is complete and you are ready to be a New Home Sales Representative, your new role will be salary plus commission based.  Key Responsibilities:

• Understands and utilizes all sales forms, procedures, contracts, and policies
• Prospects for new clients and qualifies buyers
• Presents the company’s products in a professional manner
• Successfully complete all sections of the Trainee Program Manual
• Displays a thorough knowledge of the company’s product lines, subdivisions, and relative community facilities
• Greets all prospective customers as well as demonstrates the model home
• Ensures the model home site is well maintained and presentable

Knowledge and Skills:

• Energetic, self-motivated and customer-driven individual who approaches challenges with enthusiasm and a positive attitude
• Strong work ethic as well as results oriented
• Desire to succeed as well as to satisfy customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication proficiencies as well as presentation skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Professional appearance
• Displays a friendly, enthusiastic and approachable manner
• Well organized, self-directed and dependable
• Self-motivated and eager to learn
• Ability to use Salesforce

Requirements:

• Proficient in the use of computer technology
• Has Microsoft Office basic knowledge
• 1 -2 years prior successful sales (in retail or service environment a plus!) required
• 2-3 years prior customer service experience (in retail or service environment a plus!) required
• Bachelor's degree (in a related field is ideal) preferred

Premier Benefits to Support YOU:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• 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!

  Weekend and evening hours required.

Summary

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace

To learn more about Drees Homes visit our website www.dreeshomes.com