Account Representative

Position Description:

At a Glance

Incumbents are still directed in several aspects of their work however more straightforward tasks are accomplished without direction.

• Establish and grow account/end user relationships to ensure that the corporate and territory goals are met or exceeded.
• 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.
• Work within the Engineer and consulting community. Utilize the EWS relationship to help promote and secure specifications.
• Establish a presence at the state and local government levels for inspectors and code awareness.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.
• 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

Qualifications:

Required Skills

Education:

• 4 - year degree or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 2 - 4 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 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 strong product knowledge and technical understanding and be able to provide hands on presentations of products to large groups.
• 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 customer
• Must 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.

Company Info:

About Legrand

Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division

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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Equal Opportunity Employer