New Home Sales Trainee
Drees Homes
Austin, TX
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, which is why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a history of long-tenured employees. We’re proud to be named a U.S. Best Managed Company in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025—a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal—and to be officially certified as a Great Place to Work for the last three 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 Austin 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
- 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!
Summary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace
To learn more about Drees Homes visit our website www.dreeshomes.com