Sales Engineer-Commercial HVAC

Mid-South Equipment Sales; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid‑South Equipment Sales is seeking a talented Commercial HVAC Equipment Sales Executive with 5+ years of sales and leadership experience. This outside sales role will sell commercial and industrial HVAC equipment and systems to owners, engineers, architects, contractors and consultants.

You will build and manage long‑term customer relationships with accounts and manufacturers, working with a team to deliver high‑quality solutions. Must be able to work in office and in the field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• HVAC, Mechanical Contracting, Engineering or Construction industry experience required.
• Excellent initiative and interpersonal communication skills; ability to influence others.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and manage high-volume projects.
• Strong PC skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates technical expertise to develop credibility and trust with customers.
• Determine project needs and requirements for HVAC system design and installation.
• Prepare, present, and negotiate bids; close sales.
• Influence system design with credible estimates, bids, proposals and cost/benefit analysis.
• Manage multiple long-term projects focusing on selling HVAC equipment, service and systems.
• Build partnerships with customers and contractor manufacturers; understand customer business.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Account management

Prioritization

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

With a qualified and experienced executive board, sales team, and service team, Mid-South Equipment proudly serves the Gulf South.

All Mid-South Equipment sales personnel have real‑world experience working on or with HVAC equipment and are members of ASHRAE.

Mid‑South Equipment Sales & Services is pleased to announce our LAUCP & SLDBE (disadvantaged business enterprise and a small business element) certification by the Louisiana Department of Transportation (LADOT) as well as the City of New Orleans. With these certifications we are eligible to fulfill both the City and State’s minority business participation goal for city, state and federally funded contracts.

Mid‑South Equipment is a recognized manufacturer’s representative for many top brand HVAC manufacturing companies throughout Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We seek out and work with the manufacturers we represent to deliver the best quality products possible to the customers we serve.

FLSA Status: Exempt

The Opportunity

We are seeking a talented Commercial HVAC Equipment Sales Executive with minimum 5+ years’ sales and leadership experience. Under minimal direction, this outside sales role is responsible for the sale of commercial and industrial HVAC equipment and systems to owners, engineers, architects, contractors and consultants. You will build and manage long‑term customer relationships with your customers, accounts and the manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates technical expertise to develop credibility, loyalty, trust and commitment
• Determines project needs, constraints, and responsibilities to meet the customer’s HVAC system design and installation requirements
• Effectively writes, presents and communicates bids. Negotiates value and closes the sale
• Positively and credibly influences system design and solutions with customers. Frequently creates competitive, high quality and timely estimates, bids, proposals, and cost/benefit analysis
• Manages multiple, ongoing, projects particularly focusing on selling HVAC equipment, service and systems
• Builds partnering relationships with customers and manufacturers contractors. Understands the customer's business and speaks their language
• Responsible for supporting and assisting in the accounts receivable collection process
• Addresses customer's operational and environmental objectives, needs and requirements and sell solutions
• Solicits support from and communicates effectively with the entire sales team and inside sales support staff
• Assists in the development of the sales team
• Keeps management informed of progress and account status. Knows when to call for assistance from upper management to keep the sales process moving

The Required Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field and 5+ years account management and leadership experience; or equivalent experience
• HVAC, Mechanical Contracting, Engineering or Construction industry experience a must
• Excellent initiative, and interpersonal communications skills and a demonstrated ability to influence others
• Ability to prioritize, multi‑task, deal with ambiguity and manage high volume projects
• Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Other Skills/Abilities

Strategic Skills

Ability to learn new skills and knowledge. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Able to handle uncertainty and make decisions without knowing the whole story.

Operating Skills

Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize work flow.

Behavior Skills

Ability to manage people and situations when conflicts arise. Ability to seize opportunities with the drive to complete goals.

Personal and Interpersonal Skills

Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers, manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses, seek feedback and improve upon shortcomings.

Negotiating Skills

Ability to settle differences, compromise or reach agreement while avoiding argument and dispute.

Presentation Skills

Ability to communicate and transfer knowledge in a precise, concise and logical manner. Demonstrates professional facilitation skills and has a professional presence.

Will be required to work in an office environment and frequently in the field.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone, reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.

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