Service Corporation International · 1 week ago
Sales Professional - Outside Sales
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$50K/yr - $100K/yr
1+ years expService Corporation International is dedicated to celebrating lives and supporting their associates. The Pre-Planning Advisor (PPA) is responsible for generating referrals and selling pre-need arrangements while building strong relationships with families and the community. This role requires a self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively to meet sales targets and provide exceptional service to clients.
CommercialFamilyFuneralsService Industry
Responsibilities
Consistently networks and builds relationships to generate recommendations for gaining referrals for both at-need cemetery arrangements and pre-need arrangements using company tools, processes and standards
Holds self accountable for prospecting a minimum of 4 hours every day (if working 8 hours) such as approaching families face-to-face during events, door knocking or group seminars
Obtains referrals from families served by the location by following up through visits with families after the service
Networks and builds community and civic relationships
Explains and presents Dignity Memorial® Personal Planning Guide presentations to families served and referred families
Maintains and tracks activity levels to ensure productivity
Remains flexible with schedule to achieve results; often works nights and weekends
Establishes and maintains strong business relationships with families by connecting with the family, relating to them, resolving their concerns and needs, and committing to follow through
Responds to client inquiries in a timely, respectful, sensitive and professional manner
Supports families in time of grief with acts of kindness
Connects with families through listening, honest communication and genuine concern
Develops an understanding of each family’s unique needs and offers solutions that provide value to them
Stays in touch with families to ensure satisfaction
Prepares for all appointments and performs all procedures with professionalism and attention to detail
Provides service beyond expectations to ensure satisfaction and to form the foundation for future sales based on long-term relationships
Builds trust-based relationships to earn the right to ask for referrals
Earns the right to gain referrals to offer protection to protect family members, and the family’s relatives and friends, by educating them on the benefits of pre-planning
Consistently builds relationships and works cooperatively with the Funeral Director and other funeral home and/or cemetery staff
Collaborates and teams with funeral directors, location managers, and other members of funeral home and or cemetery staff, to provide seamless, high quality service
Represents a continuous link from services provided at need, through aftercare, to providing services to protect families in future
Thoroughly and completely reviews previous services and contacts with families to prepare to support current needs and or sales
Acts as one team, setting arrangement continuation visits within two to three days after the service
Shares family concerns with rest of the SCI team
Qualification
Required
High school education or equivalent
1-2 years of college or equivalent experience
Current state/province issued driver's license with an acceptable driving record
In states/provinces where required, must hold a Funeral Directors License to perform this role
Sales experience or one to two years industry experience or equivalent education
Basic computer and technology skills within a sales environment
Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently
Ability to work beyond 'standard' hours as the need arises
Good driving record
Good work ethic
High-level of integrity
Creative, outgoing and energetic
Comfortable presenting in front of others
Desire to help others
Preferred
Previous experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems is a plus
Bilingual, knowledge of another language is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
Sick Leave
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance
Dependent Life Insurance
SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
Employee Assistance Program
Company
Service Corporation International
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of death care products and services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.6B2024-09-12Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2021-05-24Post Ipo Debt· $800M
1974-05-14IPO
Leadership Team
John Faulk
Senior Vice President, Revenue and Business Development
Recent News
2025-11-05
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