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Terminix

Franchise-based pest and termite control services

Outside Sales Professional

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRonkonkoma, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Strong social, customer service, and communication skills are required.
  • The role requires travel up to 100% of the time within assigned territories.
  • The role requires regularly moving up to 10 pounds and frequently moving 11–20 pounds through lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or repositioning objects.
  • The role requires mobility including sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, using stairs and ladders, and maintaining balance on narrow, slippery, or moving surfaces.
  • The role requires comfort dealing with pests such as spiders, flies, mosquitoes, and rodents, and entering small spaces including basements, crawl spaces, and attics.
  • The role requires wearing personal protective equipment such as an OSHA-compliant respirator when needed and regularly working in confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways.

Responsibilities

  • Sell pest management services and products to new and existing residential customers while providing customer-focused service to grow the business.
  • Assess customer needs by consulting with customers and analyzing their homes using knowledge of the company's products and services, then recommend pest control solutions.
  • Visually inspect homes for pests, pest harborage, and pest entry points, then sell pest control solutions and preventative maintenance to residential customers.
  • Collaborate with the Customer Service Center, Inside Sales department, and technicians to identify increased sales opportunities.
  • Partner with the Branch Manager to identify revenue streams within the current customer base and engage service specialists.
  • Develop customer proposals to resolve existing pest issues and propose enhancements to household pest services.
  • Complete home diagrams using the sales customer relationship management system to document the home and possible challenges.
  • Follow up on past proposals to close sales opportunities.
  • Provide expert knowledge for new service installations to help ensure satisfactory completion.
  • Record daily activities and sales performance using the company's sales customer relationship management system.

Desired Qualifications

  • Related experience and/or training in sales is desirable.
  • At least 1–2 years of pest technician or sales experience is preferred.

About the Company

Terminix

Franchise-based pest and termite control services

Terminix provides pest and termite control for homes and businesses via a network of branches and franchises, offering one-time treatments and ongoing prevention plans, including a termite protection contract with annual inspections and guarantees. It uses an asset-light model with high margins, negative working capital, and low capital expenditure, supported by recurring service revenue and occasional acquisitions. It differentiates itself through franchise-based delivery, long-term contracts and guarantees, and its integration into Rentokil's global platform for scale and shared resources. Its goal is to be a leading provider of pest and termite control by delivering reliable, predictable service, expanding its footprint, and growing profitability under Rentokil.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$6.7B
Headquarters
Memphis, TN
Founded
1927

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