Connected Sales Specialist - Military veterans preferred

MSA, The Safety Company


Connected Sales Specialist

US-TX-Houston

Requisition ID: 2024-7727
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Sales

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategic sales plans for assigned markets, named accounts, key channel partners and new market sectors.
• Create and close new opportunities in support of sales plan achievements.
• Understand and use a comprehensive sales process to clearly communicate insights to internal stakeholders.
• Develop creative, convincing proposals and presentations that clearly convey our value proposition, capabilities, and competitive advantage.
• Work collaboratively with our sales team to drive sales plan performance and develop best in class connected/SAAS selling skills.
• Develop strong working relationships with channel partners and representatives to oversee the implementation of our connected solution strategies and programs.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with key customers, including negotiating, closing, adopting, expanding, and renewing opportunities.
• Utilize a comprehensive sales process to understand the clients’ criteria and articulate this to internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Required

• Proven track-record in successful B2B (business to business) sales.
• Strong business acumen and expert negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, critical thinker with a proven ability to execute strategic sales plans.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong relationships.
• Sales creativity.
• Proficiency with a CRM program.
• Ability to sell our complete service offerings as solutions that match customer needs.
• A tremendous passion to change the face of worker and worksite safety and business outcomes in a technology-powered world.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and successfully with colleagues across the company.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems with innovative solutions and overcome customer objections.
• Outstanding organization, communication, and presentation skills.
• Solid analytical and quantitative skills with a demonstrated data-driven mindset.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action and the ability to work at high-speeds and driven by results.
• Understanding of solution and services selling techniques and selling cloud-based solutions.
• Ability to negotiate and close large, connected service solution opportunities with large and complex organizations.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Preferred

• Proven track record in gas detection/technology sales.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent experience
  • 4 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• This position is available at three different career levels based upon experience, education:
  • Level one: 5 years sales or related business experience in related industry.
  • Level two: 6 years sales or related business experience in related industry.
  • Level two: 8 years sales or related business experience in related industry.

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