
Life Safety Systems Exec I, Electronic
- Saint Louis, MO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive salary
- Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one
- Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities with outstanding resources
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
- Check us out:
- As a Sales Representative you will manage the entire sales process, from uncovering opportunity, developing solution/value proposition, preparing design, creating contract, negotiating terms, closing opportunities, and providing on-going customer service through service delivery.
- Work with other sales, technical, design engineering, service, support, and management to meet customer needs.
- Assume Account Representative / Account Management responsibility including the provision and/or coordination of services (installation, customer training, etc.) to assure complete customer satisfaction.
- Quickly identify and qualify opportunities with excellent sales, presentation, and closing techniques
- Determine customer needs and develop a sales strategy to gain customer understanding of company product offerings.
- Conduct building surveys to support the development of estimates.
- Develop and maintain an active proposal backlog that will support achieving the designated sales plan.
- Develop financial justifications, prepare proposals, make presentations, and perform necessary follow-up for successful closing of the sales.
- Close sales to meet or exceed sales plan objectives.
- Investigate and resolve customer problems in regard to delivery dates, billings, financing and other related matters.
- Maintain established accounts through regular customer contact in pursuit of additional sales.
- Perform periodic market investigations within as assigned territory to develop new applications; provide sales forecasting for assigned territory.
- Maintain correct and complete records of all sales related activities.
- Highly Self-motivated and success driven
- High energy level with a focus toward customers and a strong desire to succeed.
- High degree of self-discipline.
- Strong written and oral communication.
- Good organizational skills, attention to detail, excellent communications skills and ability to persuade and close sales required.
- Ability to obtain appropriate licenses required by national, state and local codes.
- Minimum two years, successful sales or technical experience with fire alarms, security control, and monitoring or similar industry. Or equivalent technical experience and/or education.
- Bachelor degree in Marketing, Business, or Engineering preferred.
- Ability to obtain NICET certification within the first 12 months of employment
- Experience working with electrical contractors, ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams desirable.
- Computer experience including familiarity with Word, Excel, and job costing systems, Microsoft and Oracle programs preferred.