Sales Representative, Architectural

ASSA ABLOY•Meridian, ID

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

ASSA ABLOY is a global leader in door opening solutions dedicated to providing a safe, secure, and accessible building environment. Every day, we help billions of people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you’ve ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you’ve probably used one of our products or services. ASSA ABLOY’s offerings include products and services related to locks, doors, gates, and entrance automation such as controlling access and confirming identities with keys, cards, tags, mobile and biometric identity verification systems, mechanical and digital locks, cylinders, security doors and automated entrances. Are you a person who loves to be challenged? Do you enjoy meeting people and fostering trusted relationships? Do you like learning new skills and applying them to your work habits? Do you know about architectural product sales, and are you ready to be part of an energized team? If so, we have an Architectural Sales Representative position that may be perfect for you.

Requirements

Entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about selling a full range of door opening solutions.
Detail-oriented, organized, and known for follow-up habits.
Self-motivated, organized individual who takes pride in attention to details and accuracy in their work.
Ability to multi-task, manage time and projects proficiently.
Strong communicator, active listener, and negotiator.
Ability to work independently but believe in teamwork.
Ability to read, understand specifications/facility standards, and have industry-related technical and sales aptitude.
Ability to travel within an assigned territory and meet the requirements of customers.
Ability to perform responsibilities both in a home office environment or while traveling.
Ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs. of sample and display material for sale presentations.
Ability to visit, on occasion, factory assembly floors as part of customer experiences.
Ability to attend and participate in all-day, internal, collaborative sales meetings in a dynamic, open workspace.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
Utilization and maintenance of CRM tools for sales and activity reporting.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of industry-related software is a plus.

Responsibilities

Identify key architectural, design, and engineering firms that work on institutional project types tied to our core vertical markets including Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education, and Government markets.
Cultivate consulting relationships with architectural design team influencers and specifiers.
Identify and secure opportunities to prepare door and hardware specifications.
Provide timely and accurate product information for use in commercial project specifications.
Deliver targeted continuing educational programs highlighting new products, solutions, and design-assist professional services.
Assist with product substitution and approval procedures and follow up to ensure specifications are held in the bid process.
Utilize Salesforce.com as a customer relationship, project tracking and time management tool.
Serve as the point-of-contact for the architect's education, specification, client satisfaction and technical support needs.
Be responsible for architectural development, project tracking and ultimately gaining approval for our internal team of writers to prepare Division 08 door and hardware specification documents.
Promote adoption of the Openings Studio BIM tool and present project proposals for value-added professional services.