Fire/Life SafetyService SeniorSales Executive in Birmingham

Location: Pelham, AL (serves customers throughout the greater Birmingham, AL area). Position supports the Service Agreements business within the commercial Smart Buildings Total Fire Alarm & Life Safety Service team. The Sales team collaborates with an Operations team focused on fire/life safety service and maintenance in large commercial buildings such as hospitals, universities, and industrial facilities.

Responsibilities

• Achieve new order/booking and profit goals based on assigned quota.
• Develop and maintain a qualified funnel of opportunities including forecasting expected order intake. Deliver on forecasted results consistently.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace, competitor offerings, customers, and decision influencers across the region, segments, and verticals within the region.
• Keep current on automation, electrical, fire, mechanical, and IoT market business and product trends.
• Develop a vertical market and account management plan that focuses on strategic growth.
• Identify new business opportunities to grow in new markets or adjacent segments and develop go-to-market strategies to drive business to the end user customer and the standard construction channel.
• Act as a consultant to multiple levels of the customer’s organization by understanding their challenges and recommending services to ensure their building systems perform as required to achieve business goals.
• Attend industry-specific networking events; actively participate in professional organizations such as NFPA, NFSA, ASHE, NBFAA, AFAA, IFMA, SAME, 7x24, ASHRAE, AEE or USGBC to build a network of contacts and represent Siemens in the market.
• Consult with the customer and determine budgeting and investment requirements.
• Position Siemens as an industry leader among service providers, leveraging Siemens world‑class digital service delivery as a key differentiator.
• Collaborate with operations and internal teams to deliver excellent customer outcomes.
• Work with internal sales support to enable spending more time with customers.
• Collaborate with sales estimators to prepare cost estimates and customer bid packages.
• Partner with other sales business teams to plan, target, and acquire new projects and accounts.
• Set pricing based on identified value of the services offered to the customer.
• Work with operations, finance, legal and other internal and external resources to obtain the sale.
• Actively participate in sales department meetings, workshops, and seminars to stay knowledgeable on current market, business, and product trends.
• Expected to spend minimum 50 % of time in customer‑facing activities, performed in person and on customer site.
• Work with existing customer base supporting their needs while acting as a hunter to bring in new customers.
• Have developed organizational, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Travel overnight (~10 %) for training and business development as required based on assigned territory.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or state‑recognized GED.
• NICET Level I or II Fire Alarm Certification or must complete certification testing within 2 years.
• 3+ years of experience with sales, account and business development, or consulting within the commercial fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, life safety or similar commercial building/construction industries.
• On‑the‑job experience with selling service agreements to multiple levels of the customer’s organization.
• Common fire and life safety systems and equipment.
• Building safety inspection codes and standards (IFC, IBC, NFBA, CMS, etc.).
• Estimating and selling technical solutions and servicing offerings effectively and independently.
• Verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Must be 21 years of age and possess a valid driver's license with limited violations; must meet eligibility requirements to participate in Siemens' fleet vehicle program.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in sales, business development, or consulting within the commercial fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, life safety or similar commercial building/construction industries.

Pay

Pay range: $61,547 – $105,509 annually plus uncapped sales incentives. Actual wage may vary based on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and geographic location.

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