
Senior Account Executive
- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own the creation of your annual sales plan and develop your strategic approach for your market to increase sales in all company service offerings including integrated security, networking/data cabling, and/or commercial audio-visual.
- Develop and Build-out strategic road map for existing client base; scope, project lifecycle and technology integration
- Work collaboratively with Operations, IT, Engineering, and other corporate departments to drive penetration of integrated security systems.
- Propose and present new solutions for security, integrated systems technologies, and infrastructure.
- Follow up on all sales leads and maintain CRM activities, opportunities, and forecasting.
- Monitor competitive landscape for changing security technology and trends to ensure Paladin’s offerings are leading edge and to add value to our clients through leveraging their existing technology.
- Minimum 8+ years industry experience
- Progressive outside Sales experience in a technical sales environment, ideally from the integrated security, networking/data cabling and/or commercial audio-visual industries
- Experience selling complex integrated solutions involving access control, CCTV, intrusion systems, structured cabling, corporate AV, or other related systems is preferred
- Experience selling into related sectors including gaming, healthcare, industrial construction, government, education, defense, utilities is considered an asset
- Knowledge of the following technologies is required: IP networks, low voltage electronics, power and communications, Windows XP or 7 workstations, Microsoft Office products
- Experience with the following technologies is an asset: Access Control, CCTV (IP), Intrusion Systems, Client-Servicer security applications, MS SQL databases, Server and Storage Infrastructure.
- Continuing education is highly valued – Technical, Associate’s, Bachelor’s degree or security industry certifications
- Results oriented networking and prospecting.
- Excellent customer relation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in one on one and large group situations.
- Excellent inter-personal skills including client and employee relations.
- Ability to organize workload for effective implementation.
- Ability to multi-task while working under deadlines and time constraints.
- Efficient in standard business software (Microsoft Office, Outlook, Onenote, Visio).
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures.
- Ability to function as an effective team member in a collaborative sales environment.
- Ability to adapt as the external environment and organization evolves.
- Must be able to effectively communicate, (i.e. see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with employees and/or customers; manual dexterity required for frequent reaching, and lifting of small objects, and operating office equipment.
- The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate
- Some travel may be required.
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