Account Executive, Senior

Econolite - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Senior

Charlotte, NC

Support Activities for Transportation

About the position

Econolite is an innovator of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) solutions, products, and services. Our technology is helping save lives and making the Smart City a reality. If you want to be at the forefront of this intelligent technology revolution, we want to talk to you about being part of our team. Econolite is committed to employing the best talent that will make significant contributions to building a safer, connected world. Econolite's ITS solutions ease traffic congestion, provide safer mobility, and improve quality of life. As the one-stop-shop leader for traffic management systems, sensor products, and services, Econolite is committed to the advancement of connected and autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and cybersecurity. The successful candidate will be responsible for meeting with agencies and presenting the capabilities and products of Econolite to key agency personnel. The individual will be based in the North Carolina office, providing strategic leadership to the local team while supporting the broader organizational goals and managing key accounts within the region. The candidate will be responsible for being the primary point-of-contact, from the field on all project pursuits within the region; they will assist with the formation of project teams, analyze requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), generate proposals, estimate project scopes, and provide product management support for CV-specific products sold by Econolite.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the relationship point-of-contact for Econolite and key clients. Drive existing and new business to achieve Annual Business Plan (ABP) targets.
• Serve as an on-site leader in the North Carolina office, fostering collaboration, mentoring team members, and driving initiatives that align with company objectives.
• Facilitate team development and operational excellence within the North Carolina office, ensuring alignment with the company's mission and values.
• Directly responsible for attaining Econolite sales and profit objectives in the assigned territory.
• Review agency RFPs, RFIs and other requests for information, relative to department, and provide inputs to the sales support and estimating processes.
• Generate proposals and presentations for product training purposes.
• Generate proposals and presentations for sales opportunities.
• Serve as a project management resource.
• Analyze plans and schematics for the purpose of making recommendations and proposals.
• Conduct Systems product presentations, for business development or training purposes.
• Maintain close liaison and cooperative relationship with all Econolite's sales and agent personnel and facilitate all necessary technical assistance.
• Collaborate with Econolite sales personnel and distributors in the evaluation of project specifications and in applications engineering.
• Review technical specifications and proposals to ensure system compliance prior to bids.
• Assess customer needs within assigned territory and provide recommendations to Sales management and Product Management regarding product development, sales plan development, and sales strategies.
• Serve as a customer-facing ambassador of Econolite by representing the organization in a positive, professional manner to support the Brand Promise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering preferred OR equivalent experience in technical sales role
• 8 years plus experience in Senior Account Management role
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a team environment or independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice-to-haves

• Extensive knowledge and experience in the traffic industry is preferred
• Knowledge and/or experience in Connected Vehicle technologies desirable
• Professional Engineering (PE) certification is preferred

Benefits

• weekly pay
• weekly PTO accrual
• paid holidays
• various medical plans
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending accounts
• direct deposit
• basic life
• LTD
• 401k discretionary match
• identity theft protection