Service Account Manager - Southland Industries Inc.

POSITION SUMMARY

Obtain new and ongoing work for Brandt's Service Department by establishing and maintaining effective contact with existing accounts and potential buyers of mechanical maintenance and repair services.

What you’ll do:

1. Create positive working relationships and maintain regular contact with assigned accounts and potential clients.
2. Build partnering relationships with owners and owner's representatives responsible for making decisions regarding building maintenance and repair work.
3. Develop and execute business plans for defined targets. Include methods, contact personnel and short and long-term goals for contract, quoted and T&M work. Ensure consistency with Brandt's overall business plan and market strategy.
4. Identify customer's operational and environmental objectives, needs and requirements. Actively listen, probe and identify concerns. Clarify Brandt's capabilities and expertise and provide strategic technical solutions.
5. Position renewable service agreements as a valuable and cost-effective partnership whenever feasible.
6. Create competitive, high-quality and timely estimates and proposals. Negotiate value, address resistance and "close" the sale.
7. Assist with creating and making marketing presentations that showcase Brandt's character, resources and capabilities.
8. Seek in-house technical advice and support whenever necessary. Ensure each proposal satisfies the customer's scope of service.
9. Maintain positive relations with Service Operations personnel. Thoroughly identify/clarify customer's scope of service prior to the start of each new maintenance contract.
10. Track renewal dates on maintenance contracts. Ensure customer satisfaction and positive account status prior to contract expiration.
11. Act as the customer's advocate when performance or billing issues arise.
12. Monitor sales activities and adjust to market changes as necessary and as directed.
13. Keep supervisor informed of progress, account status and new sales leads.
14. Actively assist in the collection process for all assigned accounts.
15. Attend and present at relevant trade shows.
16. Promote Brandt's Integrated Projects group where practicable. Communicate potential opportunities to supervisor.
17. Perform additional assignments as requested/needed.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Minimum 5 years construction-related experience, with 3 years experience in a marketing and/or estimating position
• Thorough understanding of Brandt’s policies, procedures and capabilities
• Outstanding team-building and leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Exceptional negotiation and persuasion skills
• Must possess the desire and capabilities to effectively make “cold calls”
• Employment is contingent upon satisfying all jobsite-specific access requirements, with no outstanding restrictions from any jobsite or from working with any of Brandt’s partnering General Contractors, Owners, Customers, etc.

What you bring to the table:

• Four-year degree in relevant field, with strong emphasis on business and marketing (or an equivalent amount of technical training and practical experience)

YOU Matter

PEOPLE FIRST: BUILDING TALENT BY DESIGN

At Southland we aspire to build a workforce that’s as diverse as the people who occupy the buildings we design, build and maintain. Building talent by design is our intentional approach to creating a truly safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, empowers professional achievement, and where people are treated with respect at all levels.

If you’re someone with a true passion for our industry, a life-long learner, with high accountability and a drive for results we’re looking for you!  At Southland, we hire problem solvers that are focused on providing customer value through continuous improvement and will take ownership to create the best experiences that will have an impact wider than their own job.  We thrive on creating a strong company and culture where you’ll feel engaged, challenged, and valued.

If you’re ready for the next big step in your career and want a career full of fun and excitement and to be a part of a fast-paced growing company, then JOIN our team and become a part of an organization that values PEOPLE, SAFETY, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY.

Benefits:

As an employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent benefits for you and your family:

• 401(k) Plan
• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Disability Income Protection Insurance
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care)
• Holidays/Vacation/Personal Time/Life Events Leave
• Numerous training opportunities and company-paid membership for professional associations and licenses

For more information on Southland Industries, please visit our website: Southland Careers or on Facebook or LinkedIN 

To hear what our employees are saying about working at Southland Industries, check out our Career Video - Working at Southland

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

**All employment offers are contingent upon successful, drug tests, background checks and professional reference checks. **

**We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time**

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