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What we offer

**Sign On Bonus Potential

• Competitive salary plus Incentive Plan!
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick-time - 15 days of vacation first year plus 1 week sick time and 3 flex holidays
• 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
• Company vehicle

What you will do

Our continued growth in Houston has produced a need for a hardworking Fire Alarm Commercial Construction Sales Executive to join our team. In this exciting and rewarding role the responsibilities will include expertly representing the Company with respect to the promotion and sale of Fire Safety/Fire Alarm Systems to general and electrical contractors as well as end users within an assigned territory and accounts.

How you will do it

• Establish contact with prospects and qualify potential Commercial Construction buyers by scheduling sales calls, following up on leads, and using Johnson Controls marketing strategies.
• You'll bring your experience in selling complex fire alarm systems 500k and above.
• 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 vital follow-up for successful closing of the sale.
• Interface efficiently with district operations to deliver and improve service delivery.
• Deliver sales against an assigned quota.
• Maintain established accounts as an Account Representative through regular customer contact in pursuit of follow up 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 growing sales and improving the company’s image.

What we look for

Required

• Minimum of 5 years of sales experience in complex Fire Alarm Systems with proven track record of success.

• Must have experience selling Fire Alarm-specific projects 500k and above

• At least 3 years experience Construction sales background

• Highly motivated and success driven.

• High degree of self-discipline.

• Self-Motivation with good interpersonal skills.

• Good oral and written communication skills and sales techniques.

• Ability to quickly identify and qualify opportunities.

• Ability to persuade and close sales.

• Ability to acquire appropriate licenses required by national, state and local codes.

Preferred

• Simplex Systems Experience Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or engineering preferred ORequivalent work experience.

• Experience working with general and electrical contractors, ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams desirable.

• Computer experience (Microsoft and Oracle programs preferred).

Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $64-107k (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This role also 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 About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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