Plumbing Sales Estimator

At Hoffmann Brothers, we stand committed to our mission of Improving Life in Every Home – our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we live and serve. For over 40 years, we have been an industry leader in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and appliance repair for residential and commercial properties in St. Louis - and now in Nashville, TN! Recipient of multiple Top Workplace and industry awards, we believe in taking the best care of our employees, and they will take the best care of our customers.

At Hoffmann Brothers, your career growth is important to us. Whether you are new to the trades wanting to take advantage of our free trade training programs, or a career professional looking to cultivate your craft or leadership skills, we have a path for you!

We offer a variety of benefits to all our employees, which include:

• Market-Leading Pay
• Free Medical, Dental and Vision Family Coverage
• 401(K) with 10% Company Match
• Great Work Environment and Healthy Work/Life Balance
• Paid Training and Leadership Development Programs
• Endless Opportunities for Advancement
• …and so much more

Summary of Job: We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Plumbing Sales Estimator to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for promoting and selling our plumbing products and services to both new and existing customers. You will use your expertise in plumbing systems and excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships and drive sales growth. Ideal candidates possess superior customer service skills, are great problem solvers, and thrive in a challenging environment. If this sounds like you and you want to grow your career with a stable company as an essential team member, we encourage you to apply today!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Listen to the needs of our customers, assess, and create solutions to meet their needs and wants.
• Create proposals that are accurate, complete, and easily transferred to our Fulfillment/ service teams.
• Establish customer rapport to build relationships with our customers and support them through the buying process.
• Learn and understand city requirements, permits, and regulations.
• Partner with our service team, and our customer experience teams to ensure overall success.
• Be organized, motivated, flexible, and a team player.
• Ability to communicate with customers in a clear, confident manner throughout the entire experience so that they are aware of what is going on inside their home/business.
• Ability to adjust your communications to provide the best customer experience possible.
• Ability to create detailed job notes in the customer’s account for future reference.
• Ability to both teach and learn by sharing thoughts/experiences with your coworkers in meetings and in one-to-one interactions.
• Willingness to try new ideas and recommend process improvements to your manager with the objective of improving efficiency/effectiveness.
• Frequent communication with dispatchers so they know the status of each job for scheduling purposes.
• The ability to maintain a clean and organized workspace both in a customer’s property and your company vehicle.
• The ability to work safely and the motivation to help ensure that those you work with are working in a safe manner.
• Proven experience in sales required, familiarity with plumbing systems, products, and services is preferred.
• Previous Residential Sales experience is strongly desired.
• All employees of Hoffmann Brothers must consider safety as their primary job. General knowledge of safe working practices and federal/state OSHA requirements is required as applicable.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

To adequately perform the duties of this job, the employee is regularly and routinely required to sit, stand, walk, kneel, squat, stoop hands to finger, handle controls; hear, and talk. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to climb ladders, work in hot and cold environments, and work in small crawl spaces. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 50lbs and up. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment can vary depending on the season and scope of work – employees are required to work outdoors throughout the seasons. The work environment will subject employees to continual interruptions and changing priorities. Effective, consistent, and constant communication with customers, vendors, co-workers, and others is required.