2027 College Development Program - Sales in Charlotte, NC

Convergint Career•Matthews, NC

About The Position

Convergint is hiring a full-time sales colleague for its College Development Program in Charlotte, North Carolina. The role begins with a six-month training program designed to help participants build their knowledge of Convergint, network, and prepare to sell in the marketplace. The sales colleague will prospect and develop customer relationships, understand client needs, identify sales opportunities, and work with a team to deliver customer service. The position focuses on building relationships with existing customers and prospects, developing opportunities across a range of industries, assessing customer needs, and preparing proposals and implementation plans for system installation and service opportunities. The colleague will also develop market awareness and work with operations personnel on growth, sales, and marketing of Convergint solutions.

Requirements

College degree, trade school, or equivalent experience.
Strong affinity for problem solving and a desire to learn, understand, and apply solutions to customer challenges.
Ability to build customer confidence and cultivate business relationships.
Ability to proactively source sales and service opportunities.
Ability to adapt to business changes and influence others.
Basic Microsoft Office skills.
Strong presentation and communication skills.
Technical acumen or an affinity for learning and keeping up with evolving technology trends.

Nice To Haves

One to three years of sales experience or equivalent experience; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with existing customers and prospects to identify new opportunities.
Collaborate with partners in vertical markets and industries including transportation, enterprise accounts, utilities, financial services, healthcare, datacenters, government, and education.
Develop business opportunities, conduct customer needs assessments and site assessments, and write proposals for system installation and service opportunities.
Develop market awareness through networking, presentations, event attendance, and industry associations.
Partner with operations personnel to execute growth, development, sales, and marketing of solutions.
Translate customer needs and requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans.
Participate in the Recruit Awesome People program by referring prospective talent to the Talent Acquisition Team and hiring managers.