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Posted 6 days ago
Senior Accounts Executive
Powell Industries
📍 Kansas City
Full-timeContract
Job description
<p>As a Senior Sales Executive, you will be responsible for identifying and developing new business while managing existing accounts through face-to-face contact. You will be expected to truly understand your customers’ business, be able to craft unique solutions, and build broad preference for Powell products and services.</p><p><strong>Targeting candidates in the Chicagoland and Kansas City areas.</strong></p><p><strong>Essential Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Perform top tier (primary) sales contact function for accounts, responsible for entire Powell catalogue</li><li>Engage/coordinate customer support from different areas of Powell organization</li><li>Generate new and repeat sales of company products and services</li><li>Identify sales prospects and contact these and other accounts assigned</li><li>Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships</li><li>Deliver product presentations at customer sites, conferences and exhibitions</li><li>Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge</li><li>Follow-up on new sales leads and referrals to increase sales potential</li><li>Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific target opportunities</li><li>Prepare detailed equipment proposals and perform sales contract reviews</li><li>Participate in marketing events such as seminars and trade shows</li><li>Help to identify and resolve client concerns/complaints</li><li>Prepare and maintain a variety of sales status reports, including activities, closings, follow-up and adherence to department and company goals as required of the department manager</li><li>Assist in the implementation of company marketing plans and strategy as needed</li><li>Manage sales accounts through continuous quality checks and other follow-up</li><li>Keep sales reporting information current/accurate using Sales CRM software</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Technical Sales or Marketing role; Or combination 5 years’ experience in electrical engineering & sales/marketing role</li><li>Working knowledge of electrical products and applications</li><li>Excellent written and oral communication skills</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, computer skills, and work planning skills</li><li>Familiarity with NEC, ANSI and IEC power distribution equipment application standards</li><li>Read blueprints or plans to identify electrical equipment (Switchgear, circuit breakers, etc.)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Skills, Abilities & Other Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Proven track record of estimating, negotiating and responding to commercial and technical clarifications</li><li>Possess understanding at a higher level of capital project decision drivers, project staffing, purchasing influence and how decisions are made</li><li>Demonstrate working knowledge of all portions of integrated projects, including Powell manufactured, intelligent devices, communications and major buyout items</li><li>Ability to lead customer negotiations for commercial terms</li><li>Ability to facilitate customer negotiations on legal terms along with Powell corporate counsel</li><li>Familiarity with revenue recognition requirements</li><li>Good understanding of the competitive landscape</li><li>Good understanding of the market level pricing for various solutions</li></ul><p><strong>Working Conditions</strong></p><p>This position requires travel out-of-town to attend training and meetings.</p><p><strong>More Information</strong></p><p>This job description outlines the essential functions of the job and does not contain a comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.</p>