Senior Sales Representative

Position Description:

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Sales Representative to join the Pass & Seymour Team.  This is a remote position in the Chicago, IL area.  Responsible for achieving assigned sales quotas and goals for customers located within a defined geographic territory or account list. Prospects and develops business, responds to RFPs, and develops proposals for presentation to customer.  Coordinates account resources with representatives from marketing, pre-sales engineering, and development.  Most basic job duties have been mastered and incumbents are gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Incumbents are still directed in several aspects of their work however more straightforward tasks are accomplished without direction.

What Will You Do? 

1. Establish and grow account/end user relationships to ensure that the corporate and territory goals are met or exceeded.
2. Develop and manage territory business plans. This consists of Expenses, sample budgets, end user presence. Completion of all reports in a timely and articulate manner.
3. Work within the Engineer and consulting community. Utilize the EWS relationship to help promote and secure specifications.
4. Establish a presence at the state and local government levels for inspectors and code awareness.
5. Have a close working relationship with corporate functions. This would include providing competitive feedback to pricing departments, working with product managers, technical support and customer service.
6. Develop and maintain local training programs. Alter corporate programs to suit individual territory needs. Train and educate customers and end users on the application, features and benefits of our products.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required.
8. Daily usage of CRM Tool (SFDC)
   • Project Management
   • Job Tracking
   • Open Opportunity Management
   • Contact/Account Updates
   • Key Territory Business Plans
   • Territory updates of activities at National Accounts.

Education:   4 - year degree or equivalent experience

Experience:  4-7 years of prior sales experience. Experience with electrical distribution channel or other similar distribution channel. Demonstrated track record of successful contractor sales. 

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information. Must be able to able to craft and give presentations to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Must have understanding of commercial, residential, data-center and industrial markets.
• Must demonstrate effective negotiation skills with empathetic ability and be able to adapt to rapidly evolving business climate and environment.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with software, for analysis and presentations. Ability to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.  Knowledge of common business and Salesforce.com.
• Must have a solid understanding of technology of our products as well as its application.
• Must have a working knowledge of Digital Competence and be able to demonstrate applications as they evolve in our Industry
  • Be able to understand and stay abreast of competence of Connected Homes
  • Must have a good knowledge and understanding for the End User and Contractor
  • Must be able to understand applications for the Facility Manager, who is often involved as the key customerMust be able to understand the customer needs and be able to offer solutions to all levels of the customer, including Mobile technology, security, and productivity.
• Must be able to pull the demand for Legrand solutions in the key markets such as Hospitality, data centers, with key Contractors and end users.
• Must demonstrate collaboration skills with all levels of our customers and end users.
• Must understand the personas of the various customers.
• Must be able to add Value, tools, and processes to the customer\contractor – take offs, drawings, and BIM.
• Have a good understanding of the LNCA journey map and use Design Thinking with interactions with our customers and end users.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division

Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division provides the most complete line of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring devices in the world.  Through commitment to innovation and quality, EWS maintains the position of industry leader in wire and cable management and wiring devices categories, specializing in raceways, flexible floor, open space and outdoor power solutions, wire mesh cable trays and systems, and designer switches and outlets. With this comprehensive offering, EWS serves a range of exciting vertical markets, including commercial office and commercial interior, data centers, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mixed-use developments and residential.  For more information, visit legrand.us/electrical wiring devices  

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