Senior Account Executive

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What we offer:

• Competitive salaryand commission plan

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K medical dental and vision care

• On the job/cross training opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What you will do:

The Senior Account Executive Energy Solutions position is part of our Sustainable Infrastructure business at Johnson Controls. We are seeking a seasoned sales professional with a proven track record of success selling performance contracts for commercial buildings which results is reducing energy costs for our customers. Come join our successful team.

Under general direction responsible for the sale of large complex bundled offerings with guaranteed savings to high potential solution sales customers at the C-level. Promote the JCI value proposition at the executive level (C-level) by providing solutions to the customers business and financial challenges. Builds and manages long term customer relationships/partnerships with key and target building owners. Responsible for customer satisfaction. Executes the sales process to aid in cultivating and managing long-term relationships and in seeking out qualifying and closing new sales and guaranteed savings opportunities. Positions renewable service agreements and guaranteed savings as the foundation of managed account relationships. Utilizes sales tools to plan and document progress as well as increase business opportunity in accounts. Leverage monthly checkpoints to gain progressive commitments from the customer. Seeks to expand the depth and breadth of offerings within that account. Select account team on key and target customers. Focused in a vertical market.

How you will do it:

• Sells with minimal supervision the JCI offerings persuasively persistently and confidently to building owners and owner representatives at the C-level while reaching optimal profit levels. Particularly focusing on selling performance contracting while ensuring that we achieve maximize share of customers business. Focuses on demonstrating value at the executive level by providing solutions to business and financial challenges as well as working through gateways to achieve joint planning status. Sells renews and expands renewable service agreements including multi-year agreements to both new and existing customer.

• Builds partnering relationships with the economic buyer owner or owner representatives responsible for the decision making process to drive the solution sales of JCI offerings. Manages ongoing sales process develops relationship responds to and anticipates customer needs. Actively listens probes and identifies concerns. Understands the customers business and speaks their language. Demonstrates financial and business acumen to develop credibility loyalty trust and commitment.

• Seeks out targets and initiates contact with prospective customers. Develops network of contacts. Understands and leverages sales process checkpoints as well as demonstrates evidence of gaining small trial closes and commitments. Qualifies and assesses potential customers. Refers leads to other business segments.

• Addresses customers financial business operational and environmental objectives needs and requirements. Recommends solutions that match the customers business and financial challenges. Differentiates JCI services and products from competitors based on business benefits and knowledge of competitors business strategies.

• Maximizes assigned Project Development Engineering resources effectively and efficiently. Ensures the customer and JCI receive maximum value from dedicated and assigned resources. Engages appropriate sales support resources determined by the JCI sales and business process including COE (construction management services) energy and operational engineering and technical support financial and legal resources etc.

• Effectively writes presents and communicates proposals. Secures major opportunities through the use of financial agreements. Negotiates value addresses resistance when demonstrated and closes the sale.

• Utilizes applicable sales tools effectively (Salesforce Account Management Account Plan and TAS) to plan and document progress as well as increase business opportunity in accounts. Leverages JCI sales process monthly checkpoints to gain progressive commitments from the customer. Manages the sales process steps of the pipeline with a focus on completing the Opportunity Action plan and meeting the milestones in the customers buying process.

• Leads the sales team by building and fostering team relationships to ensure customer satisfaction. Solicits support from and communicates effectively with internal staff. Develops relationship with Systems and Service sales organization to exceed customers expectations. Owns and facilitates the customer relationship particularly when selling Performance Contracting initiatives.

• Acts as the customers advocate in interactions with the JCI organization to ensure the customer obtains the best value from the JCI offerings. Sets appropriate customer expectations on JCI product and service offerings. Participates in final project inspection. Ensures that the customer is trained and oriented to system operation or the value of services delivered.

• Assists in the development of the team or Area Office Solution sales and marketing plans and strategies. Aides in the implementation of these strategies and action plans. Targets new customers based on vertical market strategies.

• Keeps management informed of progress and account status. Knows when to call for assistance from upper management to keep the sales process moving.

• Attends and presents at trade show. Participates in professional organization.

What we look for:

Required

• Bachelors degree in business engineering or related discipline required.

• A minimum of five to seven years of progressive field sales experience at the C-level.

• Excellent initiative and interpersonal communications skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence the market at key levels.

• Ability to travel 50%.

Preferred

• MBA

• Experience selling energy solutions performance contracts.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $56000 - $77000 (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 Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age protected veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process please visit here.