Job Description
The Design Sales Consultant is a hybrid role, that can be located anywhere in the Greater Chicagoland area.
If you live in Chicago, or in the suburbs from the Wisconsin border down to the Indiana border, you are encouraged to apply!
Are you a highly motivated professional looking for a challenging position with an award-winning employer?
Pella Corporation, a growing and stable company, is now looking for a Design Sales Consultant for the Greater Chicagoland market. We are seeking a confident, outgoing Sales Consultant who is self-disciplined and enjoys a challenge. We provide independence and an exciting, fast paced, and fun work environment. We look for you to provide a competitive drive, outgoing nature, and the will to be the best Sales Consultant in the industry.
A Design Sales Consultant at Pella Corporation is responsible for presenting the Pella Promise for a completely satisfying turn-key installation of replacement windows to homeowners. Achieving individual sales goals by presenting a compelling case for customers to choose Pella. Understanding customer wants and needs is critical and the ability to translate our product offerings to match will help you be successful in this role. Striving for a first-time close and planning for and delivering effective follow up on the rest. Warm leads are provided in this role, but proactively seeking out new referrals through customer relationship networking will help you be very successful in this role. Continually striving for a 100% “Very Satisfied” customer experience every time is a part of the Pella Promise.
Pella Corporation offers the following:
- Uncapped commission-based compensation with monthly bonus opportunities
- Base pay during training period
- Mileage reimbursement
- Hybrid work environment that includes your home office & appointments in the customer’s home
- Full benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision
- Health savings and flex spending accounts
- Company paid life insurance
- Company paid short/long term disability insurance
- 401k with company match
- In-depth training program that includes virtual & hands on learning
- Quality engineered product solutions that are unmatched in the window and door industry
- Smartphone, tablet, laptop computer, and product samples provided
- Solid reputation of the Pella Brand
- Exciting, nationwide career growth opportunities
Responsibilities
Additional Responsibilities:
- Deliver a detailed sales presentation
- Prepare and present a price quote before leaving each appointment
- Follow up and respond to all customer questions within 24 hours
- Be available for customer appointments during evenings and Saturdays, in addition to weekday hours.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Individual’s motor vehicle record must also comply with company requirements.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
Pella Corporation is committed to workforce diversity. Pella is a Tobacco-Free Work Environment. Pella participates in E- Verify. Pella will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Pella Corporation provides a working environment free of discrimination and harassment. Pella Corporation treats all persons equally, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or disability, as each is protected under federal law. A number of states in which Pella operates have laws protecting classifications of Team Members not necessarily protected under federal law. Therefore, Pella also treats all persons equally, regardless of political affiliation and belief, pregnancy, national origin, age, creed, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, mental disorder, veteran status, ancestry, or handicap as each category is protected under a municipal ordinance or state law.
About Us
About Pella Corporation
As the #1 most-preferred national window and door brand by homeowners across the country, Pella Corporation leads the industry in innovation and design. Founded in 1925, today the Pella Family of Brands encompasses a robust product offering sold and installed through various channels. We are a growing, privately owned company with 20 manufacturing locations and over 10,000 team members in the U.S. and Canada. Pella is consistently recognized as a great place to work by
Newsweek, Forbes and
Glassdoor, having most recently been named to America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by
Newsweek in 2024. We have also received numerous accolades for innovation and design, including Fast Company’s Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2022 and 2023.
At Pella, our team cares deeply, learns continuously and achieves results that go beyond. We encourage creative thinking that seeks out and includes diverse perspectives. And we empower you to do the work you’re most proud of — that’s why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.
With talent just like you, we are imagining, building and fighting for a brighter future for generations to come. Ready to find a career that sparks your passion?
