Fire/Life Safety Solutions Sales Executive
This role supports our Rancho Cordova, CA branch location, which serves customers throughout the greater Sacramento, CA area. Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology by empowering customers to combine the real and digital worlds. We are improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation. Our Smart Buildings help create efficient, safe, adaptable, and responsible environments—transforming everyday spaces into perfect places that improve people’s lives.
About the role
The Solutions Sales Executive supports our Solutions (New Construction) business within the commercial Smart Buildings Total Fire Alarm & Life Safety Solutions team. In this role, you will achieve booking and profit goals by developing and implementing plans to grow, manage, and capitalize on relationships with contractors, consultants, authorities having jurisdiction, developers, and end-users. You will execute sophisticated deals independently while serving as an ambassador of Siemens technology, products, and services.
Responsibilities
- Understand market trends, competitor offerings, and customer decision influencers across the region, segments, and verticals.
- Stay updated on automation, electrical, fire, mechanical, and IoT market trends.
- Develop vertical market and account management plans for strategic growth.
- Identify new business opportunities and create “go-to-market” strategies for end-user customers.
- Maintain a qualified funnel of opportunities and consistently achieve new order/booking and profit goals.
- Collaborate with operations and internal teams to ensure excellent customer outcomes.
- Partner with other sales divisions for new projects and accounts.
- Attend industry-specific networking events and actively participate in professional organizations such as NFPA, NFSA, ASHE, NBFAA, AFAA, IFMA, SAME, and 7x24 to build a network and represent Siemens.
- Influence new construction specifications by developing relationships with consulting engineers and architects.
- Work jointly with multiple levels of the customer’s organization to understand and document their business goals and success metrics.
- Perform customer site surveys to support the development of multi-offering estimates and proposals across a broad fire and life safety portfolio.
- Develop value-based proposals, estimates, specifications, and presentations.
- Work with operations, finance, legal, and other resources to obtain sales.
- Ensure a smooth sales-to-operations turnover and follow through on sold projects for satisfactory completion.
- Maintain customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and future business.
- Actively participate in sales department meetings, workshops, and seminars to stay knowledgeable on current market, business, and product trends.
- Travel overnight up to 10% for training and business development.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or state-recognized GED.
- On-the-job or educational experience in end-to-end sales, business development, or consulting within the commercial fire alarm/life safety or similar commercial building construction industries.
- NICET Level I Fire Alarm Certification—must complete certification testing within 2 years.
- Demonstrated financial expertise in estimating and selling technical solutions, service product lines, account development, and strategic sales skills.
- Verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Experience using Microsoft Office suite.
- Must be 21 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license with limited violations; must meet eligibility requirements to participate in Siemens’ fleet vehicle program.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering (preferred).
- Experience selling to electrical and general contractors and performing fire alarm design services with electrical/fire protection engineers (preferred).
- Proficiency with Salesforce CRM (preferred).
- On-the-job experience with common fire and life safety systems, equipment, and building fire alarm codes and standards (IFC, IBC, NFPA, etc.) (preferred).
Benefits
Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details can be found at Siemens Benefits.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $55,264 - $94,738 annually plus an uncapped sales incentive structure. The actual wage offered may vary depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.