Suppression Sales & Marketing Specialist

S.A. Comunale Co., Inc.; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

A fire safety solutions company in Reading, PA, is seeking a full-time Sales Associate to drive new business in inspection and service for fire extinguishers and kitchen suppression systems. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, 3+ years of sales experience, and exceptional communication and customer service skills. Responsibilities include establishing customer contracts, preparing quotes, and maintaining sales records. The company offers benefits including medical and vision insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sales experience selling some type of service is recommended.
• Ability to think strategically and make sound decisions.
• Demonstrating integrity and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Establish contracts and qualify potential buyers.
• Prepare quotes and conduct building surveys.
• Close sufficient sales to meet sales budget.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Sales experience

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Overview

The primary function of this position is to sell new inspection/service for fire extinguishers and kitchen suppression systems. This position reports directly to the Director of Alarm & Suppression.

This job requires the ability and desire to work in a fast‑paced, multi‑tasked environment with a focus on sales, prospecting for new clients, and customer service. It will require travel to potential and existing customer sites.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish contracts and qualify potential buyers of contracts by various methods such as telephone calls, scheduling sales calls, and cold calling to determine customer needs.
• Prepare quotes for existing customers as required.
• Conduct building surveys to gather information to prepare quotes and gain customer understanding of company service offerings.
• Develop and maintain an active proposal backlog that supports the assigned sales budget.
• Close sufficient sales to meet sales budget.
• Maintain correct and complete records utilizing Sales CRM System.
• Submit all required correspondence in an accurate and timely manner.
• Attend Inspection & Suppression Department meetings.
• Develop and maintain an ongoing and positive working relationship with the Suppression Manager, Administrative Assistants, Field Coordinators, Inspectors, and Service Technicians.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 3+ years of sales experience selling some type of service is recommended.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuade & close sales.
• Significant experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) applications.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstration of a positive attitude.
• Ability to think strategically, make sound decisions, and produce accurate and timely results.
• Building positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees and management.
• Demonstrating integrity and professionalism.
• Demonstrating commitment to company values.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to follow‑up on tasks and assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to perform basic business mathematical functions.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Complying with all operating policies, procedures, executed Plans, and Programs.

Language Skills

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of employees, government agencies, customers, vendors, and suppliers.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee also may be infrequently required to lift, pull/push, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to move and/or feel objects. The physical strength rating of this position is classified as light work which entails exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. This position is primarily an indoor office environment, but the employee may be infrequently exposed to other environmental conditions including extreme cold temperatures, extreme hot temperatures, fumes, odors, toxic conditions, dust, poor ventilation, hazards, humidity, loud noises, vibrations, and wet conditions. Eye, head, or hearing protective equipment may be required while performing the duties of the job. Operation of a computer keyboard, telephone, hand calculator, and/or copier/fax machine is required. Comprehension of simple math, drawings, technical instructions, memos, and business letters is required. The employee must also be able to write simple memos and business letters. Regular commutes to customer and company locations by land and air are required.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Sales and Business Development

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan