Account Manager – Fire Alarm

City and State

Greer, South Carolina

Benefits Offered:
Medical Insurance | Dental Insurance | Vision Insurance | Paid Time Off | 401k | Safety bucks program!

$31-48 per hour

The candidate will be responsible for developing sales strategies for Fire & Security systems and services, prospecting, and developing and maintaining long-term customer relationships.

• Develop sales strategies for assigned markets.
• Identify and contact prospects in your assigned sales market.
• Qualifying; perform sales interviews with prospective clients and identify client needs.
• Identify decision-makers and client buying motives.
• Ability to articulate knowledge and understanding of fire alarm and life safety systems and technologies.
• Prepare proposals and presentations.
• Aggressively manage proposals to close sales.
• Maintain an active backlog of proposals to ensure your annual booking goal is consistently
• met.
• Achieving annual sales and gross margin targets is necessary to grow the business within your assigned market.
• Provide management with sales reporting

The successful candidate should possess at least a four-year degree from an accredited college or university with emphasis in business, marketing, and engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience in the field of sales or service of life safety systems or a minimum of 10 years’ experience with selling fire alarm and security systems to the end-user and contracting community.

Additional requirements include:

• Proven experience and strong understanding of fire alarm life safety systems and technology, CCTV, security and card access systems, low voltage systems, installation, and testing.
• Experience in designing and implementing Fire Life Safety, Access Control, CCTV/IP Video is required.
• Strong organizational, oral, and written communication skills
• Strong time management, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and have a professional attitude.
• Proficient in computer and software applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Access, etc.
• Ability to work under strict and aggressive timelines to meet the required deadlines.
• NICET level II certification preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of NFPA 72 and local jurisdiction requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of Fire Monitoring and Fire Life Safety requirements.

• PE a plus.

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Quality Labor Management (QLM) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, transgender status or sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Company complies with applicable Federal state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.