Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools involved in the installation of garage doors, openers, and related components.
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services including marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability to take accurate measurements and estimate needed materials.
Ability to provide excellent customer service by assessing customer needs, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Ability to identify mechanical problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Ability to identify specific brands of doors, openers, keyless entry systems, and related components.
Ability to close sales deals
Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
Ability to follow complex instructions and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to organize work for timely completion.
Core Competencies
Customer-focused and Customer Service Orientation – Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provides information or assistance, resolves their problems or satisfies their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services; honors all of the franchise’s commitments to customers by providing helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable customer service.
Effective Communications – Practices meaningful two-way communication by speaking clearly, paying close attention and seeking to understand others, listening attentively and clarifying information attending to nonverbal cues, and responding appropriately; influences and ensures support for proposed ideas.
Service Focus and Teamwork – Values and delivers high quality, professional, responsive, and innovative service while cooperating with others to accomplish common goals; works with others within and across the company to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
Interpersonal Skills – Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
Job Mastery and Continuous Learning – Takes steps to develop and maintain knowledge, skills, and expertise necessary to achieve positive results; participates fully in relevant training programs and actively pursues other opportunities to develop knowledge and skills.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED; supplemented by garage door experience, preferably in sales, installations, and repairs.
Proven sales experience closing deals directly with customers, preferably in the garage door industry.
Must possess a current valid driver’s license.
Must be able to pass a standard drug test.
Must have neat appearance.
Physical and Sensory Requirements
Depending on functional area of assignment, tasks involve the ability to exert light, physical effort usually involving some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 20 pounds.) Jobs may involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, walking, or standing. Tasks may involve extended periods of time sitting (driving to and from customer homes and the office.)
Tasks require sound, visual, and depth perception. Tasks require oral communication ability.
Environmental Requirements
Tasks are regularly performed inside and/or outside with potential for exposure to adverse conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, fumes and/or poor ventilation, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature, and noise extremes, machinery and/or moving vehicles, vibrations, electric currents, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, gases or chemicals, oils and other cutting fluids, violence and/or disease, or pathogenic substances.