Description

Seeking experienced Regional Account Manager, that will be regionally located based on assigned accounts and is expected to be on the road visiting accounts assigned. This role has the following activities:

Account Management
Channel Management
Project Management
Order Acquisition

You will have an in-house team to support administrative efforts (quotations, orders entry, support).

You must be relentless and willing to constantly reach out and direct the sales activities of Representatives, Distributors and any channel that can be identified for Specifications in order to grow the company through sales efforts.

Duties and Responsibilities

Account Management: Leads into Prospects into Customers into Loyal Clients. It is 50% human relationship, 50% professional and technical service.

Channel Management: Converting ZL from another manufacturer to my first choice for product type 1, 2, 3 in the mind of the rep and distributor.

Project Management: Project Management is about supporting the specifier from the initial Concept Design, through Design Development, to 100% Construction Documentation with as many ZL products

Order Acquisition: This includes all the steps needed to secure the order.

Qualifications

Required experience and qualifications:

Sales skills and experience (3-5 years) in business to business arena.
Proficiency in computer and software applications such as: Microsoft, Excel, PDF, Power Point and familiar working within a customer database e-mail and internet searches.
Must be able to quickly and accurately compose reports and proposals, work and figure out priorities, in a quick-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment that is inevitable while working with our clientele, who are VIPs and industry-leading designers.
Experience in the Lighting Industry is preferred.
 
Preferred soft skills and personality traits:

Professional appearance and interaction in person, at trade shows, over the phone.
Great verbal and written communication skills
Ambitious (Hunter type salesman mentality)
Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively; Organized, Punctual

Hours, Compensation and Benefits:
Full-time, outside traveling sales, salaried position - with some on-site requrements to corporate office for team meetings and product trainings.

Compensation is negotiable based on experience plus commission / bonuses on company growth.

Drug Free Workplace:
We are a Drug Free Workplace. The company requires all employees to complete a pre-employment 10 panel drug screen; employment status will be dependent on ability to pass this screening and partake on a quarterly random screen.