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Applied Business Communications (ABcom)

Designs and implements data center networks

Low Voltage Account Executive

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIowa City, IA, USA$45k - $70k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A proven history of successful sales achievement in technology, including computers, software, broadband, mobility, wireless, infrastructure, telecommunications, data centers, or consulting.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong business and financial acumen, with analytical and numeric ability.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Demonstrated ability to network successfully and build a new client base.
  • At least 2 years of experience selling voice, data, wireless, and/or infrastructure products and services.
  • A proven track record in lead generation, account development, negotiating, solution selling, and closing profitable deals.
  • Above-average proposal writing and good presentation skills.
  • Ability to prospect, gain appointments, and hold meetings to introduce ABcom to clients.
  • Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
  • Must reside in the Iowa City/Coralville, Iowa area.
  • Ability to travel by personal vehicle or, in some cases, company-arranged flight to customer sites and participate in meetings, presentations, and site surveys.
  • Ability to walk customer locations for initial surveys and potentially participate further with the design engineer.

Responsibilities

  • Market and sell consulting, engineering design, products, and labor to build cabling, security, and wireless infrastructure for new and assigned existing clients.
  • Increase market share and the customer base, and achieve assigned annual quotas by generating profitable sales from proposed opportunities.
  • Develop new and existing accounts in the assigned geographic region through prospecting, networking, solution selling, and closing.
  • Achieve and exceed revenue and gross-margin quotas in the designated area.
  • Establish and maintain customer and vendor relationships.
  • Develop business plans and activities to drive assigned sales and gross-margin quotas, including prospecting, account strategy, forecasting, and pipeline management.
  • Create and deliver proposal presentations and responses to requests for proposals that address prospects’ business issues and present solutions to their objectives.
  • Network with solution partners, consultants, and other professionals to maximize revenue and generate new business.
  • Use web 2.0 tools, social media, and collaborative applications to communicate and network with customers and prospects.
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional networks.
  • Contact assigned existing clients and maintain the ABcom relationship.
  • Develop new clients and opportunities through networking and marketing.
  • Lead internal teams by drawing on engineering design and project management resources for customer opportunities, ensuring client needs are met and sales have achievable profit goals.
  • Follow the defined process to provide customer satisfaction and experience that supports ongoing, repeatable client business.
  • Increase ABcom’s client base and geographic reach, using the company’s nationwide presence regardless of physical office locations.
  • Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Sales and/or Vice President of Operations.
  • Collaborate with engineering on design and bids.
  • Work with engineering and project management groups to create accurate bills of materials and cost estimates for upcoming jobs.
  • Provide company-standard handoffs to Operations for closed sales work.
  • Coordinate with project managers to support effective customer communication and timely, high-quality delivery.
  • Analyze the financial value of participating in client proposals, determine appropriate margins, and present the analysis to the internal team.

About the Company

Applied Business Communications (ABcom)

Designs and implements data center networks

Applied Business Communications (ABcom) provides low voltage, data/voice, VOIP, KVM over IP, and fiber optic communications. It designs and builds data centers with sustainable power management and remote solutions. The company emphasizes listening to client needs and proposing lifecycle-based alternatives to maximize return on investment. With end-to-end services from design to installation and ongoing support, ABcom aims to deliver network infrastructure that keeps downtime low and productivity high for organizations of all sizes, whether nationwide or locally. ABcom also holds the BICSI Prestige Platinum Contractor status, signaling high-level industry training and adherence to top installation standards.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
New Brighton, MN
Founded
1995

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