About the position
Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. In this position, you will achieve sales goals for ERICO and ILSCO Commercial Electrical business across multiple states by maintaining existing business and successfully converting new business. You will actively lead 3rd party sales agents, develop a multi-year sales strategy, and build relationships with key end-user customers and distributor partners. Your role will involve influencing end-user specifications, providing product expertise, creating demand for products, and supporting agent opportunities and proposals. You will also launch new products to market and communicate competitive feedback internally to improve our solutions. This position requires the use of Salesforce to manage the opportunity pipeline and communicate feedback internally.
Responsibilities
- Achieve sales goals for ERICO and ILSCO Commercial Electrical business in specified states.
- Lead 3rd party sales agents and align goals with territory strategy.
- Develop multi-year sales strategy and tactical plan to achieve sales targets.
- Build relationships with key end-user customers and distributor partners.
- Influence end-user specifications to provide product approval.
- Provide product expertise through training and technical presentations.
- Create demand for products through proactive promotion.
- Support agent opportunities and proposals for various products.
- Launch new products to market/territory.
- Communicate competitive feedback and market dynamics internally.
- Use Salesforce to manage opportunity pipeline.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution or applicable outside sales experience.
- 5+ years outside sales and/or territory sales management experience in the commercial or industrial space with electrical products.
- Ability to work remotely and travel on average 60% in the sales region.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Commercial and contractor sales knowledge.
- High level of organizational and time management skills.
- Experience with a customer relationship management system, preferably Salesforce.
- Strong preference for technical sales and value-based selling skills.
- Ability to navigate/walk an active construction site.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Critical illness and accident insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Employee stock purchase plan with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Caregiver, personal and parental leave
- Back-up care services
- Paid time off including volunteer time
- Well-being program
- Legal & identity theft protection
