Fire Alarm Sales Executive

Territory

Central Illinois (Champaign, Danville, Bloomington, Peoria, Decatur, Springfield, and surrounding areas)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Meet with clients and contractors both in office and job sites.
• Build and manage sales for the division.
• Determine customer needs and develop a sales strategy to gain customer understanding of company offerings.
• Close sufficient sales to exceed sales plan objectives.
• Familiar with reading blueprints, understanding current NFPA 13, 14, 20, and 72 standards and local codes.
• Develop a positive ongoing relationship with existing and new customers, general contractors and end users.
• Estimate small and large projects.
• Ability to build new business associations / relationships and grow the Fire Alarm Business.

Qualifications

• 3 years of fire alarm sales preferred
• NICET in fire alarm systems preferred
• Experience with FIKE, Edwards and Notifier or a combination of any of these preferred
• Technical knowledge of VESDA and clean agent systems a plus
• Prior experience with NFPA to complete system layouts to ensure system meets code preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and establish long-term relationships
• Ability to work independently as well as a part of a team
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously with different cost components
• Strong organizational skills, multi-tasking skills, ability to be resourceful and proactive when completing duties
• Regular and reliable attendance, including the ability to work extended hours and weekends as required

Benefits

• We are committed to providing employees a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, a 401(k) Savings Plan, College Coach and employee assistance program.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $75,000 to $95,000

Other Compensation: Eligible for commission