Account Executive - Applied Equipment

AIR Control Concepts•Asheville, NC

11d•$60,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

AIR Carolinas, a member of the AIR Control Concepts family, is a leading manufacturers’ representative providing HVAC equipment, controls, service, and aftermarket solutions across North and South Carolina. Formerly Insight Partners, Hahn Mason, and Faulkner Haynes, they have united to deliver greater expertise, efficiency, and customer-focused solutions. This partnership allows them to provide even greater value to their customers by combining trusted local expertise with the broad support, resources, and innovation of a larger organization. The Account Executive position sells HVAC equipment and provides solutions to local companies and private individuals. This individual must have substantial knowledge of items sold and the current company line card. The Account Executive position creates and maintains client relationships to meet sales goals and company benchmarks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or four years of field sales experience, preferably in the HVAC industry.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret sales/ticket orders and other documents in English.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to interact clearly and effectively, in both written and oral communication, with supervisor, customers, co-workers, vendors, etc.
Proficient in personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, etc.
Strong level of knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe and BlueBeam.
Sales Skills: Brings sales opportunities to closure or drives incremental revenue. Qualifies sales opportunities in terms of customer's needs, funding, competition, decision-making process and criteria. Accurately forecasts business opportunities, complexities and the resources required. Demonstrates effective presentation skills.
Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard. Is action oriented and full of energy for things seen as challenging. Seizes more opportunities than others. Reacts quickly to critical situations.
Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers. Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services. Acts with customers in mind. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Conflict Resolution: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities. Reads situations quickly. Good at focused listening. Can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably. Can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
Time Management: Uses time effectively and efficiently. Values time. Concentrates efforts on the more important priorities. Gets more done in less time than others. Can attend to a broader range of activities.
Communication: Ability to communicate orally and in writing, with clarity and good effect. Understands clearly and quickly when instructions or orders are received. Uses judgment about what information is important and what is not, and what should be communicated, how, to whom and when.

Nice To Haves

FACTS experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Executes the mechanics of the sales call including preparation, call openings, listening, probing, closing, and follow through.
Develops relationships to achieve sales goals.
Engineers or designs project specifications.
Places public bids for contracts, working with engineers and contractors.
Performs contract negotiations, closing the sale and developing marketing plans for contract accounts.
Keeps informed of new products, services and other general information of interest to customers.
Manages the installation of the project from start to finish.
Troubleshoots problems regarding products provided.
Collaborates with their assigned Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Engineer or Project Lead.
Performs all other duties as assigned.