New Home Sales Trainee

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Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees.

We're proud of being named a 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal , and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in twelve metropolitan areas:
Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio;
Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas;
Indianapolis, Indiana;
Jacksonville, Florida;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.

BUILD YOUR FUTURE IN SALES! Drees Homes is currently looking for a New Home Sales Trainee in the Cleveland 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.

Competitive salary, bonus potential plus a comprehensive benefit package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place

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