SALES ESTIMATOR- PAINTING
Whether you are you a skilled painter who is ready to get out of the bucket and test your sales/estimating skills or a sole proprietor who is tired of running a small business, this opportunity may be for you!
Join our tight family culture and become part of our amazing leadership team.
Improve systems, innovate, and set new industry standards.
Our estimating process is unique to the industry - harnessing technology, data and unmatched experience. In fact, our painting roots go all the way back to the late 1800’s. Check out our website for more company history…
Immediate full-time, year-round opening. Kunst Painting, inc. (San Rafael, CA), a well-established and growing residential and commercial painting company is now accepting applications for a people-oriented, optimistic, talkative individual to join our family. You will be working with an active, positive, and supportive team of people.
The Sales Estimator is a critical part of our company, so it is important that the person we choose will be a “fit” with our commitments and shared values. If you or someone you know takes pride in traditional craftsmanship and would like to be rewarded for high-efficiency and their ability to create a warm and rich environment for our clients, please read on or share this.
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Since 1901, Kunst Painting has provided a variety of services around painting. From high-quality, long-lasting finishes for homeowners, property managers, contractors, and designers to large-scale commercial projects who demand the absolute highest quality service. By combining time-honored techniques from painters of the past with the best modern materials, our awesome team is second-to-none because they are encouraged to take pride and satisfaction in their work. Our customers love us because we are good people who happen to be painters.
ABOUT THE JOB - KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Estimating, Sales, and Lead Follow Up:
● Persistently follow up with potential clients and open proposals according to our communication standards
● Act on incoming leads generated by our internal marketing efforts, following up thoroughly
● Visit with homeowners, Contractors, and Property Managers to discuss their project, develop trust, and uncover needs they have.
● Create compelling estimates and personally review with customers.
● Effectively identify and address customer concerns and provide just enough information for them to make great decisions.
● Accurately estimate projects; provide scope to ensure our production team hits profitability targets.
● Produce easily understandable work scopes for production staff with descriptions, photos, video, etc. for smooth transition.
Networking:
● Develop personal relationships with others in the community to develop enough referral partners and leads to hit our sales targets.
● Develop and adhere to a predictable and repeatable stay-in-touch communication plan
● Use all downtime to effectively create opportunities within your network.
● Attend regularly scheduled networking events and business-building activities.
● Regularly and thoroughly update customer records to further increase relationship potential, including data entry into CRM.
Continuous Process Improvement:
● Collaborate with leadership team in the spirit of constant improvement of all processes and systems and win higher-margin and larger percentages of work
● Provide daily/weekly feedback and reports on improving all systems, including those outside of sales responsibilities.
● Track all relationship, prospect and sales statistics, report to leadership team, and provide suggestions for improvements.
● Actively collect feedback from production staff in order to improve systems.
Knowledge Transfer:
● Work collaboratively with production team to effectively pass off work in a productive way.
● Collaborate with other departments to accomplish larger company gross margin targets.
ABOUT YOU - TRAITS AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS:
● You have a strong commitment to customer satisfaction.
● You can effectively communicate ideas to individuals and groups in an easily understandable way.
● You are masterful at managing your time and priorities in order to achieve your goals.
● You have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy building rapport & relating well to all kinds of people.
● You love frequent communication, interaction, and engagement with others.
● You are versatile and adapt to various situations with ease.
REQUIREMENTS:
● Bachelor’s degree is highly desired. Preferably in business or marketing.
● Experience in the painting or construction industry is highly desired.
● Ability to read construction drawings/plans and perform takeoffs is highly desired.
● Demonstrable work experience with increasing responsibilities and proven track record of successful sales / business development.
SCHEDULE:
● Flexible schedule depending on work demands and client needs.
● General working hours are 6:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday, but the schedule will be set based on achievement of goals. Hours could potentially be flexible depending on a variety of factors.
● Evenings / weekend appointments may be required based on customer needs
● Working mostly with clients in their homes and/or businesses, and networking events with referral partners throughout the North Bay Area.
COMPENSATION:
● Base salary + incentives with realistic goals
● Company vehicle, health insurance, 401k profit sharing plan, paid fuel, cell phone, laptop, and many other perks.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Pre-employment background screening investigation results that are acceptable to Kunst Painting's sole discretion.
Drug/alcohol test (negative test results).
Background/security clearance.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Kunst Painting is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
TO APPLY:
To arrange a confidential interview, send your resume along with a cover letter explaining what you like about this opportunity.
Visit our website: www.kunstpainting.com to learn more about us!