Life Safety Systems Sales Representative

What you will do:

Our continued growth has produced a need for a talented Life Safety Systems Sales Representative to join our team. In this challenging and rewarding role the responsibilities will include professionally representing the Company with respect to the promotion and sale of Fire/Life Safety Systems to business customers and end users within an assigned territory and accounts.

How you will do it:

• Establish contact with prospects and qualify potential buyers by scheduling sales calls, following up on leads, and utilizing Johnson Controls marketing strategies.
• Develop a sales strategy to gain customer understanding of company product offerings, qualify and prioritize opportunities, and maintain appropriate territory records.
• Conduct seminars, demonstrations, etc. in order to generate, develop, and qualify leads for prospective customers.
• Develop financial justifications, prepare proposals, make presentations, and perform necessary follow-up for successful closing of the sale.
• Interface effectively with district operations to deliver and improve service delivery.
• Deliver sales against an assigned quota.
• Maintain established accounts through regular customer contact in pursuit of follow on sales.
• Report progress and supply metrics to operation and corporate teams on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Participate in trade shows, special product demonstrations and other events with the objective of increasing sales and enhancing the company's image.

What we look for:

• Bachelor degree in marketing, business, or engineering preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years successful sales experience in Electronic or similar industry.
• Highly motivated and success driven.
• Ability to quickly identify and qualify opportunities.
• High degree of self-discipline.
• Experience working with electrical contractors, ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams desirable.
• Computer experience (Microsoft and Oracle programs preferred.)
• Good oral and written communication skills and sales techniques.
• Ability to persuade and close sales.
• Self-Motivation with good organizational skills.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to obtain appropriate licenses required by national, state and local codes.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $70K-$90K annual base salary + commissions (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Sales Incentive Plan that will take into account project, quarterly, and annual margin. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the Employee Benefits tab on our main careers page at https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers