Account Executive

Residential Account Executive

CORT Furniture Rental is looking for a full-time, high energy, strategic sales professional in the Raleigh and Durham, NC area who is a natural when it comes to connecting with people and is competitive in nature. If you are passionate about helping clients and love to provide a world class customer experience, then we want to hear from you!

The Residential Account Executive is responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, developing, and maintaining relationships with clients in the multifamily housing, corporate, and relocation sectors. This role involves prospecting new business, managing existing accounts, conducting virtual and in-person presentations, and ensuring a seamless customer experience.

This is a full-time, outside sales position and could include driving up to 5 days/week.

Pay: $60,000-$65,000 per year plus commission.

What We Offer

Generous mileage reimbursement program

Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) available on the first of the month after your hire date

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays

Company-paid disability and life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts and perks

Opportunity to work alongside a tenured team with career growth and mentorship opportunities

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and Lead Generation: Identify and pursue new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, and digital outreach.

• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with property managers, leasing agents, and corporate clients to ensure repeat business and referrals.

• Sales Presentations and Consultations: Conduct virtual and in-person presentations to educate clients on CORT's services and close sales opportunities.

• CRM and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of sales activities, client interactions, and pipeline updates in Salesforce.

• Territory Management: Manage assigned territory by prioritizing outreach, scheduling meetings, and aligning with district goals.

• Collaboration and Team Support: Work closely with internal teams including operations, customer service, and marketing to ensure client satisfaction.

• Event Participation and Networking: Attend industry events, trade shows, and networking functions to promote CORT's brand and services.

• Market Research and Strategy: Analyze market trends and competitor activity to inform sales strategy and identify growth opportunities.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Outside sales experience

Strong CRM experience, specifically Salesforce

Exceptional presentation skills

Solid time management and self-organizational ability; Self-motivated

Multi-Family Experience-onsite property experience or experience with the rental lifecycle

Familiarity with property management technology such as Yardi, Onsite, or RealPage

Flexibility and willingness to attend occasional after-hours events

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

About CORT

CORT, a part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is the nation's leading provider of transition services, including furniture rental for home and office, event furnishings, destination services, apartment locating, touring and other services. With more than 100 offices, showrooms and clearance centers across the United States, operations in the United Kingdom and partners in more than 80 countries around the world, no other furniture rental company can match CORT's breadth of services.

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This position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. Pursuant to the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance for participating locations, CORT will consider all qualified applicants to include those who may have criminal history records. Check your city government website for specific fair chance hiring information.

CORT participates in the E-Verify program.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa at this time.

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no set deadline to apply to this position. When it is determined that new applications will no longer be accepted, due to the positions being filled or a high volume of applicants has been received, this job advertisement will be removed.