Job Description

About the job
Founded in 1960, Our client is a privately held U.S. Corporation, provides electronic security and life safety detection systems and associated support services. Security Instrument offers an all-inclusive scope of services from professional engineered systems design and turnkey installation services to system monitoring services, inspection, and testing, 24-hour service, and UL certified systems to meet the most stringent security scenarios.
Our clientele is diverse and includes residences, retail, jewelry stores, schools and higher education, government, financial, industrial, pharmaceutical, precious metals, and more. Security Instrument continues to maintain its industry leadership position by offering a wide range of technologically advanced products and services, and delivering comprehensive solutions covering all aspects of security, life safety, and central station service requirements.
Position Summary:
The Security Sales Consultant is responsible for promoting and selling Security Instrument services and technology within an assigned territory, leveraging relationships, and closing new business for Security Instrument and ensuring customer retention. The Security Sales Consultant is responsible for securing profitable sales and upgrades to new, existing, and discontinued Security Instrument customers while maximizing customer satisfaction and retention by initiating post installation follow-ups. This rep will also have a commanding knowledge of our product line, as well as that of our services.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Adhere to current Security Instrument policies, procedures, products, programs, and services.
Create new market share by selling Security Instrument products and services to new local customers.
Sell additional products and services to existing accounts that continue to present new sales opportunities. Sell add-ons, amend, and convert existing customer systems to meet the customer's expectations.
Renew existing customer agreements.
Identify prospects utilizing creative lead-generating techniques and maintain productive working relationships with existing customers.
Independently establish call plans and customer follow-up strategies and tactics, and consistently apply time and territory management techniques.
Follow up with prospects.
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of complete line of products/services and customers' issues and needs through in-house training and reading/research.
Obtain referrals and work with Centers of Influence.
Process work order and complete all paperwork in accordance with approved and standardized procedures.
Conduct post installation follow-up by contacting customers, ensuring commitments were met and affirming customer satisfaction once the customer has been in service.
Job Requirements:
Education:
College degree preferred.
High school degree or equivalent required.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years experience as a successful security sales representative in the industry, IT or other technology sales industry, demonstrated by the consistent ability to meet and exceed quota.
Skills:
Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
Action Oriented
Drive for Results
Business Acumen
Customer Focus
Functional/Technical Skills
Peer Relationships
Problem Solving
Technical Learning
Time Management
Other:
Valid drivers' license with clean driving record
Ability to work a full time schedule.
Available for local travel, which may include nights and weekends to accommodate customer's schedule.

Skills Required