Full-Time

Union IBEW 3

Senior Account Representative

Posted on 7/1/2025

WESCO International

WESCO International

5,001-10,000 employees

Global B2B distribution and logistics

No salary listed

Long Island, New York, USA

In Person

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Lead Generation
Cold Calling
Requirements
  • 2 years outside sales
  • Ability to travel to current and potential clients
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule and occasional overnight travel
  • Ability to persuade and influence others
  • Ability to develop and deliver presentations
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of advertising and sales promotion techniques
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills
Responsibilities
  • Outside sales, new business development and account management with assigned accounts or branch to support Wesco in achieving its revenue and profitability goals. Manages quality and consistency of product and service delivery.
  • Prospects potential customers, including cold calling and development of leads through referral channels.
  • Presents and sells company products and services to current and potential clients.
  • Prepares action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made.
  • Follows up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
  • Identifies sales prospects and contact these and other accounts as assigned.
  • Prepares presentations, proposals and sales contracts.
  • Develop and maintains sales materials and current product knowledge.
  • Establishes and maintains current client and potential client relationships. Prepares paperwork to activate and maintain contract services.
  • Manage account services through quality checks and other follow-up.
  • Identifies and resolve client concerns.
  • Prepares a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals.
  • Communicates new product and service opportunities, special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate company staff.
  • Coordinate company staff to accomplish the work required to close sales.
  • Develop and implements special sales activities to reduce stock.
  • Communicate to the Inside Sales person all information relevant to a specific customer.
  • Attends and participates in Quality Awareness Education.
  • Achieves mutually agreed upon sales and gross profit goals on a monthly basis.
  • Attends and participates in regularly scheduled product training meetings.
  • Presents branch and WESCO attributes on an ongoing basis including value-added services.
  • Associates with suppliers including sales calls on a regular basis.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Industrial accounts experience preferred

Wesco International distributes electrical, industrial, and communications products to business customers and provides logistics and supply chain services. It operates through three business units: Electrical & Electronic Solutions, Communications & Security Solutions, and Utility & Broadband Solutions. With about 800 branches and offices in around 50 countries, Wesco combines thousands of manufacturer parts with warehousing and distribution to support procurement and logistics for customers like contractors, data centers, security firms, and government agencies. Its goal is to be a reliable, end-to-end partner for multinational and local customers by delivering broad product access and integrated supply chain solutions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Founded

1922

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Data center sales surged 70% YoY to $1.4B, now 24% of Q1 2026 revenue.
  • Record backlog up 22% YoY signals strong forward visibility across all business segments.
  • Free cash flow reached $213M, 128% of adjusted net income, enabling debt reduction.

What critics are saying

  • Data center demand slowdown post-AI buildout peak erodes 24% of revenue within 12-24 months.
  • Hyperscaler vertical integration by Amazon and Google bypasses WESCO for electrical MRO distribution.
  • UBS segment EBITDA margin contracted 120 basis points; broadband growth stalled amid BEAD delays.

What makes WESCO International unique

  • 700+ global sites across 50 countries enable localized support for multinational data center projects.
  • CSS segment achieved 9.0% EBITDA margin with 40% backlog growth from infrastructure demand.
  • Workforce development partnerships with NECA support 300+ electrical professionals, strengthening contractor relationships.

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Company News

Yahoo Finance
Apr 1st, 2026
WESCO shares up 215% since 2021, but slowing organic growth and declining EPS raise concerns

WESCO currently trades at $274.20, delivering 215% returns since April 2021 and outperforming the S&P 500's 57.8% gain over that period. Despite this strong performance, analysts identify three concerning factors. The company's organic revenue growth averaged just 4% annually over two years, suggesting weakening demand in its core business. Its earnings per share declined 5.9% annually over the past two years whilst revenue grew 2.5%, indicating diminishing profitability. Additionally, WESCO's free cash flow margin averaged only 1.5% over five years, below expectations for industrial businesses and limiting reinvestment opportunities. The stock trades at 16.5× forward P/E, a reasonable valuation, but analysts suggest better opportunities exist elsewhere in the current market.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 27th, 2026
WESCO revenue hits record $23.5B despite softer Q4 earnings miss

WESCO reported fourth-quarter revenues of $6.07 billion, up 10.3% year on year, meeting analysts' expectations. However, the company missed estimates for adjusted operating income and earnings per share. The maintenance and repair distributor achieved record annual sales of $23.5 billion, up 8%, with double-digit growth in the second half. Backlog increased 19% to a record level, driven by secular growth trends in AI data centres, power generation and supply chain reshoring. Amongst nine tracked maintenance and repair distributors, the sector showed mixed fourth-quarter results, with revenues beating consensus estimates by 2.1% on average. However, share prices have declined 3.7% on average since earnings. WESCO's stock has fallen 11.6% since reporting, currently trading at $266.72.

Investing.com
Feb 27th, 2026
Wesco International completes $1.5 billion senior notes offering By Investing.com

Wesco International completes $1.5 billion senior notes offering

PR Newswire
Feb 26th, 2026
Wesco declares $0.50 quarterly dividend on common stock, payable 31 March

Wesco International has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on 31 March 2026 to shareholders of record as of 13 March 2026. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a Fortune 500 company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025. The company provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions across electrical and electronic solutions, communications and security solutions, and utility and broadband solutions. Wesco employs approximately 21,000 people and operates more than 700 sites in around 50 countries.

Venture News
Feb 25th, 2026
Wesco's $6B Junk Bond Frenzy: AI Data Centers Ignite Investor Gold Rush

Wesco's junk bond offering draws $6B demand on AI data center surge, signaling investor rush into infrastructure plays. Stock targets hit $340 amid $14.5B capex boom.

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