Sprinkler Sales Account Executive

At VFS, A Fortis Fire & Safety Brand, we provide industry-leading fire protection services across the United States. Our ever-growing footprint can be seen in California, Florida, Texas, and Chicago and we are acquiring new brands all the time.

Our team provides a full spectrum of specialized and certified service professionals to support your company and protect your building with the peace of mind of properly installed and maintained fire and life safety systems.

The primary function of this role is to have the ability to promote and sell fire sprinkler offerings to General Contractor customers and end users within one of our assigned territories. This role will also include estimating and quoting fire sprinkler systems for prospective customers, as well as establishing contact with prospects and qualify potential buyers of new construction and service work by scheduling sales calls, follow up with leads, and utilize marketing strategies.  Must have experience in the Fire Sprinkler industry and be able to build new business relationships to grow the sprinkler service business.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish customer relations and maintain effective communication with customers to ensure their satisfaction with our products and services.
• Prepare and send quotes to our customers for service and any follow-up impairments.
• Ability to read blueprints, and understand current NFPA 13, 14, and 20 standards and local codes.
• Identify customer needs and develop a sales strategy to gain and build customer relationships.
• Establish and maintain contact with prospects and qualify potential buyers of fire protection contracts by scheduling calls, follow up on leads, and utilizing strategic marketing strategies.
• Ability to build new business relationships and grow the fire protection business.
• Ability to read architectural and mechanical drawings and determine proper sprinkler locations for new construction and remodel projects.
• Travel to customer and job sites as required.
• Identify testing & inspection opportunities for all different types of fire protection systems.
• Work with other members of the Sales team to coordinate all types of sales-related activities 
• Keep detailed activity in CRM system.
• Promptly respond to customer requests.
• Adhere to sales plan to achieve established goals and other key performance indicators. 
• Prospect for new customers, perform cold calling, perform site surveys, establish networking opportunities, perform presentations.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years of experience selling service contracts in the Fire Protection industry is required.
• Previous sprinkler design experience including estimating and performing hydraulic calculations is a plus.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 13, 14, and 20 is required.
• Knowledge of industry standard practices for service and inspection is required.
• A valid driver's license and excellent driving record is required.

Here at Fortis and throughout our family of brands, we value our employees and offer competitive benefits which include:

• Competitive Sales compensation plan: Base salary uncapped commissions
• 2 weeks of paid vacation
• 1 week of paid sick time
• 10 Company Paid Holidays
• Other paid time off (jury duty, bereavement)
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Company-paid Short-term Disability
• Supplemental Long-term Disability and Life Insurance Packages
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Monthly car allowance (sales position)
• Company gas card allowance (sales position)
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation $80,000 - $90,000

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