Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

What Does a Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors Do?

Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
• 2Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
• 3Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.
• 4Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
• 5Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
• 6Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
• 7Provide technical information about solar power, solar systems, equipment, and services to potential customers or dealers.
• 8Assess sites to determine suitability for solar equipment, using equipment such as tape measures, compasses, and computer software.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Persuasion
• Service Orientation
• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Social Perceptiveness
• Adobe Acrobat
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Customer relationship management CRM software
• Google Meet
• Google Workspace software
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint