ACE Technical Sales - Fire Detection (Southeast)
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What we offer
Competitive base salary rangebetween $70,000-$75,000, $7,500 sign-on and a 10% bonus plan!
Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - up to 15 daysof vacation in the first year
Comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to; 401k, Medical, Dental and Vision care - Available day one
Encouraging and collaborative team environment
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What will you do
The Johnson Controls’ Accelerated Commercial Excellence (ACE) Program is an early career 18-month sales development programdesigned to transform recent graduates intoskilled channelor product sales individuals.Over the course of the program, participants receive instructor-led intensivetraining, hands-on customer experienceand mentorship to build technical expertiseand sales acumen, preparing them for impactful sales roles within our organization.This program is designed to prepare candidatesfor product channel salesacross seven different Johnson Controls’business unitswith a single cohort, summer hiring cadence.
Inthisparticularrole, you will be supportingJohnsonControls’ Fire Detection(FD) business unit. We’reconstantly advancing safety and security by creating smarter ways to save lives, improve business, and protect people where they live and work. Fire safety is a fundamental mandate for every enterprise, facility, campus, and municipality. It begins with fire detection via sensors, initiatingdevices, annunciators, and control units connected to integrated systems.
Duringthe firstsixmonthsof the program, the entire ACE cohortwill be based out ofMilwaukee WI working at Johnson Controls’ HQ office in the northwest suburb of GlendaleWI. At the end of monthsix ,you will be requiredto relocate to a predetermined assigned locationwhere upon program graduation you will transition to an outside or field sales rolecoveringspecific accounts inyour territory.For Summer 2027,we have one (1)availablelocationwith itsrespectiveFD product brand:
Southeast (Any major city in Florida) - Autocall
How will youdo it
Complete all required ACE foundational sales training
Establish monthly cadence with Area Sales Managers and Regional Sales Managers for development progress and participatein business reviews
Provide technicaland commercial aidtoFDoutsidesales personnel (called Area Sales Managers) and customersusing internal tools
Assistsales team with CRM opportunity pipeline management and account hygiene
Create, analyzeand customize sales reports and dashboards using PowerBI
Promote ourSolution Navigator self-ordering customer portal and report feedback
Develop internalrelationships and enable cross-departmentcollaboration withsales specialists, techsupportreps, marketingcoordinators, inside salesreps,etc.
Develop customer relationships with managed and maintainedaccounts to generate new business opportunities, support strategic productor accountgrowthinitiatives and report feedback
Provide problem-solving assistanceto customerswhen issues arise such asorder management, quality concerns, pricing discrepancies, product selectionsupport, etc.
Prepare, practiceand lead multiple customer-facing product presentations (Subject Matter Expert or Lunch and Learns)
Attend frequenttraining sessions to build deep Fire Defectionproductknowledge,industry/market awarenessand sales processexpertise
Travel to manufacturingplants, R&Dfacilities and customer locations for live training and sales shadowing
What we look for
Required:
Bachelor’s degree minimum (Mechanical, Industrial,Electrical or Computer Engineering Degree highly preferred)
Recent graduate or undergraduate senior expecting to graduate between Apr2027- Jun2027. Program starts in Jun2027
Proficiencywith Microsoft 365programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
Must have the ability to be in Milwaukee, WI (Glendale WI) for the first six monthsof the program, then relocateto the predetermined permanent base(Southeast- Florida).
U.S. citizen or legal right to work in the U.S.
Preferred:
Technical sales internship experienceor certification
Excellent communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Available to travel up to 25% - dependent upon your assignments
Experience with any CRM and PowerBItools
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