What Do Solar Sales Reps Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Solar Sales Reps contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs. They also prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.

Other tasks include:

• Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
• Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.
• Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
• Provide technical information about solar power, solar systems, equipment, and services to potential customers or dealers.
• Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
• Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.

We asked Solar Sales Reps how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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63% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 42% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Solar Sales Reps create customized energy management packages to satisfy customer needs. They gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.

A typical day for a Solar Sales Representative and Assessor will also include:

• Provide technical information about solar power, solar systems, equipment, and services to potential customers or dealers.
• Prepare or review detailed design drawings, specifications, or lists related to solar installations.
• Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
• Take quote requests or orders from dealers or customers.
• Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.

We asked some Solar Sales Reps a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	99% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	63% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	72% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	76% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	67% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Solar Sales Reps also develop marketing or strategic plans for sales territories. They may also provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Solar Sales Reps Take quote requests or orders from dealers or customers. They might also Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.

In addition, they Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Prepare or review detailed design drawings, specifications, or lists related to solar installations.

To some Solar Sales Reps, it is also their responsibility to Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Solar Sales Representative and Assessor, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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