Audio-Visual Account Manager

At FORTÉ, every role plays a part in reimagining how the modern workplace works. Whether you're on the front lines with customers or behind the scenes making things run, your work helps people connect, collaborate, and get things done. From classrooms to control centers, we design and deliver the systems that power smarter, more connected workplaces – and it all starts with the people who make them possible. FORTÉ (formerly AVI Systems) is a 100% employee-owned company with 50 years of experience and a bold new identity.

At AVI, we live and breathe technology. It’s just part of our DNA. We’re deeply passionate about designing and integrating the latest technology for our customers. We cross the entire spectrum of business, government, health care, education and entertainment and we are currently seeking an experienced Account Manager to join our team.

In this role, you will be responsible for prospecting and identifying new opportunities as well as nurturing and growing our business with established customers. The Account Manager must be able to visualize the integral relationships necessary for system integration; be motivated, self‐disciplined, multi‐tasking, and focused on achieving results through professional selling techniques.

AVI-Systems offers a competitive base salary, and an uncapped commission plan. In addition, we offer plenty of local, regional and national support resources to ensure we’re in the best position to support your success and provide a great customer experience.

What You Will be Doing:

• Identifying opportunities with new and existing customers within AV environments that include videoconferencing, meeting room spaces, enterprise technologies, digital signage and video editing/production.
• Establishing Key Accounts and building on our already substantial client base with new clients
• Collaborate with engineering, design and project management teams to provide solutions.
• Participating in exceptional ongoing educational opportunities at our new million-dollar training center and at our regional office to stay on top of new technology.
• Assisting clients in improving efficiency and profitability by having a thorough grasp on company and partner’s products and solutions
• Participating in a uniquely supportive team culture, one that presumes that every member of the team is here for the long haul.

What You Bring to Assure Success:

• Aggressive, energetic, self-starter, goal setting mentality with an established skill set in solution and relationship sales.
• Experience in AV, Broadcast, Videoconferencing, IT, and/or Network sales preferred – will consider strong B2B selling experience.
• Strong listening and attention to detail skills
• Proven history of meeting or exceeding sales objectives

Why Should You Apply?
Our customers consider us an active partner in their planning and strategy, as we are on the cutting edge of where the market is headed. We are able to attract and retain the best talent by leveraging our employee-owned (ESOP) environment as co-owners. If you want to participate in a company as a co-owner (AVI is 100% employee-owned!), join a team that lives and breathes by its values, and take on a new challenge in an ever-changing market, then apply now!

AVI offers the following benefits to our employee owners:

• Medical Insurance: Options for HDHP and Copay plans.
• Dental and Vision Plans
• Employer Paid
• Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): 401(k) Match, Profit Sharing & Dividends
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employer Paid Employee Assistance Program: Three face-to-face visits with a counselor plus additional financial, legal, and health resources.
• Tuition Reimbursement

AVI is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled/Veterans.