National Account Executive

Location: US Remote

Reports To: Sales Director for Strategic Accounts

Salary Range: $140,000-$150,000

Position Summary: 

As a Sales Professional for IEM, you will be responsible for the sale of IEM power distribution products (MV/LV Switchgear, Switchboards, Panelboards) through direct channels. This includes developing and maintaining medium and large Electrical Contractor accounts and developing contacts and sales with key end user accounts.

Candidate should be skilled in assembling large project package quotations to include IEM and non-IEM products as necessary to furnish a complete bill of material to the customer.

The general territory will be nationwide. Your office base will be remote.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work with Sales Director to establish, own, execute and continuously develop an agreed & sponsored Account plan
• Identify & build positive relations with all account decision & influencers who impact current or future business
• Deeply understand and be able to articulate the client buying process
• Identify & engage in revenue opportunities within defined accounts
• Understand & Capture the clients challenges & requirements
• Use personal & internal resources to develop proposals that meet/exceed client requirements
• Follow the client buying journey / process so as to commercially respond & offer proposals
• Oversee the effective handover to IEM Project Management team
• Maintain an ongoing oversight to all commercial related engagements for customer success/satisfaction and our performance as vendor
• Be highly knowledgeable of the client’s business, commercial condition, structure, strategy, operations and challenges. In order to articulate this in terms of opportunity, growth and risk
• Be highly knowledgeable on IEM products, services, general business, structure, strategy and operations in order to articulate this in terms of value to clients business
• Be an effective advocate and communicator of the benefits in supporting the account within IEM
• Be an effective advocate and communicator of the benefits in supporting IEM within client organization
• Provide all internal stakeholder and functional departments the account specific guidance and insights required so that they can execute their role and add value to the client
• Be responsible for managing forecasting and providing information to Sales Director for capacity planning
• Estimated travel: 30%-40%

Qualifications: 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• A minimum of 5 - 10 years’ experience in the sale of power distribution equipment (MV/LV switchgear/switchboards.
• A strong track record of negotiating medium and large project orders, successfully developing new contacts, maintaining current relationships with major contractors throughout the sales cycle and maximizing client potential is a must.
• A self-motivated individual with a high level of professionalism, excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills are also required.
• Work with Sales Director to establish, own, execute and continuously develop an agreed & sponsored Account plan. 
• Oversee and manage projects effectively in conjunction with IEM’s Platform Execution team.
• Maintain an ongoing oversight to all commercial related engagements for customer success/satisfaction and our performance as vendor.