Business Development / Sales Rep. - Fire Alarm

Cosco Fire Protection
Depends on Experience - Position is eligible for sales incentive compensation and monthly vehicle allowance.
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United States, Washington, Seattle
Jan 03, 2025
COSCO Fire Protection is a multifaceted, full service fire protection and life safety systems company specializing in the installation, service and inspection of a wide variety of automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm (life safety systems), kitchen suppression, extinguishers and special hazard systems throughout the West Coast. COSCO Fire Protection is currently expanding our fire alarm and DAS operations in our Seattle, Washington district location and offers tremendous opportunity to those business development minded individuals in the fire protection/life safety marketplace. The candidate must be experienced in the following within the life safety and fire alarm industry: Proven ability to manage the sales process from uncovering an opportunity through successful execution Prepare proposals and financial justifications for bids Prepare accurate and complete scopes of work and hand off packages to the field team Consultative Sales approach- Focus on building and maintaining end user, General Contractor & Electrical Contractor relationships Develop and maintain active proposal pipeline that will support achieving sales goals and record bid activity on a daily/ weekly basis Team player with positive, professional attitude, demeanor, coach-able and growth oriented Develop Market knowledge of competitors and products to ensure Cosco is competitive and capturing market share Ensure that all proposals, contracts, and bookings are processed timely and accurately to both internal and external customers Minimum Requirements/ Qualifications: Three or more years of successful sales experience within the Fire Alarm/ Life Safety business Strong local building and NFPA code knowledge required (NICET Certification a plus) Knowledge of reading and understanding bid specifications and blue prints Ability to layout/ value engineer fire alarm & detection systems for design build projects Exceptional presentation skills with demonstrated sales techniques Excellent oral and written communication skills Demonstrated leadership and proven negotiation skills and sales achievements Self-motivated with dedicated client services focus and strong desire to succeed Experience with Notifier product line a plus Valid driver license Must successfully complete an employment background investigation and drug screening Applicants must have five to seven years experience working in similar environments, preferably from the automatic fire sprinkler and / or fire alarm and detection industry. They must be self motivated and require limited supervision with a strong customer service mentality. The compensation for this sales position is a generous base plus incentive program and will be eligible for a company vehicle or monthly car allowance. Cosco provides excellent wages and company benefits to qualified applicants. For immediate consideration please complete the application process by clicking on the "apply now" button shown below. Cosco Fire Protection is an equal opportunity employer.