Now Hiring - Johnson Controls, Inc. - Manufacturing Fire Construction Sales Manager in Nashville, TN

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As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What we offer

• Competitive salary

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one

• Extensive product and sales training with outstanding resources

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Check us out: A Day in a Life at Johnson Controls [please apply online] What you will do

  As Fire Sales Manager within Johnson Controls you will be responsible for bookings growth, expanding relationships and wallet share with our existing customers, growing new business and growing and maintaining recurring service bookings and revenues to achieve organizational objectives. This position will take the lead in growing new customers and accounts by leading the installation and service sales and delivery capabilities in partnership with the sales and delivery teams within the assigned district or branch territory.

  
  How you will do it

  • Responsible for sales plan achievement of assigned geographic area within the territory

  • Lead the day-to-day high volume activities of an experienced district or branch sales team ensuring we meet or exceed customer and sales goal expectations.

  • Partner with Area Sales Manager to develop sales strategies, negotiate contracts and complete pricing strategy to develop new business and maintain existing business. .

  • Review and monitor sales performance, and refine sales strategies as required to ensure employee successfully meets assigned goals and objectives. Reallocate resources to improve overall results as needed.

  • Supply to the development of marketing, customer retention, advertising, pricing, and distribution strategies for the district or branch.

  • Ensure the sales force receives coaching and training on the technical aspects of the organizations products and services; on marketing campaigns and sales promotions; and on sales techniques, procedures, and standards that will help them achieve their sales targets.

  • Create and drive local sales strategy in alignment with enterprise programs and strategies

  • Build, hire, develop and align an impactful team

  • Focus on high level customer (internal and external) networking and drive growth through collaboration and customer success.

  • Lead all sales activities for the areas geographic boundary for the fire alarm, security, fire sprinkler and fire suppression businesses.

  • Grow and retain the recurring revenue base and associated service revenues by directly coaching/mentoring/training sales teams.

  • Collaborate with other area and nationally based sales leaders to demonstrate standard processes and achieve company objectives in growing the national account customer base...

  • Develop business plans for the territory including business development strategies, sales staffing, sales market assignments, strategic customer development and industry relations

  • Direct sales forecasting activities and set performance standards in alignment with assigned objectives.

  • Conduct regular ride along sessions with employees to coach, mentor, and meet with key clients to assist sales representatives with building and strengthening relationships, skills and negotiating and closing new business.

  • Responsible for administering, communicating and staying in sync with all company policies and procedures, whether formally or informally communicated.

  What we look for
  Required

  • Demonstrated skills, ability and comfort leading a high volume/transaction sales team.

  • Comfortable leading and working in teams, experienced at project management and successful selling at all customer levels

  • Able to create and develop solutions to customer needs while meeting objectives.

  • Committed to developing and organizing a versatile team.

  • Intuition for business (Johnson Controls preferred).

  • Excellent communication and team building skills with a strong understanding of inter-departmental relations.

  
  
  Preferred

  • University Degree in business or associated field (marketing or engineering preferred).

  • 5+ years professional sales experience in a related field (Fire protection, Security or related/adjacent construction business preferred).

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