What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive - Air Distribution position at Texas AirSystems?
Overview
Account Executive – Air Distribution
Reports to: Equipment Sales Leader
FLSA Status: Exempt
The Company
Texas AirSystems is the largest independent HVAC Equipment and Solutions provider in Texas. Our company has grown to five offices and over 400 employees throughout Texas, with headquarters in Irving, next to the DFW airport. We are proud members of ASA, ASHRAE, BOMA, CEF, TEXO & USGBC. We represent over 60 manufacturers, offering innovative systems with a flexibility of equipment and solutions to best match each application. We work with industry professionals and end users from the conceptual stage of projects to provide energy efficient, value‐added solutions to their complex problems
Our overall mission is simple: we want to create value and make a difference every day in our journey to be the best HVAC sales and service organization in North America. We believe we can succeed in that mission by being the BEST provider for our clients, the BEST partner for manufacturers, the BEST company for our employees, and the BEST investment for our current and future shareholders.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a talented Commercial HVAC Equipment Sales Executive with minimum 5 years’ sales and leadership experience. Under minimal direction, this outside sales role is responsible for the sale of commercial and industrial HVAC air distribution equipment and systems to owners, engineers, architects, contractors and consultants. You will build and manage long term customer relationships with your customers, accounts and the manufacturers.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates technical expertise to develop credibility, loyalty, trust and commitment
- Determines project needs, constraints, and responsibilities to meet the customer’s HVAC air distribution system design and installation requirements
- Effectively writes, presents and communicates bids. Negotiates value and closes the sale
- Positively and credibly influences system design and solutions with customers. Frequently creates competitive, high quality and timely estimates, bids, proposals, and cost/benefit analysis
- Manages multiple, ongoing, projects particularly focusing on selling HVAC equipment, service and systems
- Builds partnering relationships with customers and manufacturers contractors. Understands the customer's business and speaks their language
- Responsible for supporting and assisting in the accounts receivable collection process
- Addresses customer's operational and environmental objectives, needs and requirements and sell solutions
- Solicits support from and communicates effectively with the entire sales team and inside sales supports staff
- Assists in the development of the sales team
- Keeps management informed of progress and account status. Knows when to call for assistance from upper management to keep the sales process moving
Qualifications
The Required Profile
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or Marketing preferred or related field and 5 years account management and leadership experience; or equivalent experience
- HVAC, Mechanical Contracting, Engineering or Construction industry experience a must
- Excellent initiative, and interpersonal communications skills and a demonstrated ability to influence others
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, deal with ambiguity and manage high volume projects
- Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Other Skills/Abilities
Strategic Skills
Ability to learn new skills and knowledge. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Able to handle uncertainty and make decisions without knowing the whole story
Operating Skills
Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize work flow.
Behavior Skills
Ability to manage people and situations when conflicts arise. Ability to seize opportunities with the drive to complete goals.
Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers, manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses, seek feedback and improve upon shortcomings.
Negotiating Skills
Ability to settle differences, compromise or reach agreement while avoiding argument and dispute.
Environmental Requirements
Will be required to work in an office environment and frequently in the field.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone, reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Texas AirSystems is an Equal Opportunity Employer
