Convergint Technologies LLC is seeking enthusiastic sales colleagues to join their College Development Program in New Orleans, LA. This role involves building relationships with customers, conducting needs assessments, and developing business opportunities while participating in a six-month training program to prepare for a successful sales career.
Responsibilities:
- Build relationships with existing customers and prospects to cultivate and identify new opportunities
- Collaborate with premier partners in vertical markets and industries such as transportation, global/enterprise accounts, utilities, financial/banking, healthcare, datacenters, federal, state and local governments, and K-12 & higher education
- Develop business opportunities, conduct needs assessment (customer site assessments) and write proposals for system installation and service opportunities
- Develop market awareness through networking, presentations, event attendance and industry associations
- Partner with operations personnel to execute growth, development, sales and marketing of all solutions
- Translate a variety of customer needs / requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans to meet Customer requirements
Requirements:
- Strong affinity for problem solving
- Desire to learn, understand, and apply solutions to customer challenges
- Ability to build customer confidence and cultivate business relationships
- Proactively source sales & service opportunities
- Ability to adapt to business changes with the ability to influence others
- Basic skills in Microsoft Office
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Technical acumen, or the affinity to learn and stay on top of evolving technology trends
- Education: College degree, trade school or equivalent experience
- 1-3 years sales or equivalent