HVAC Account AE

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team 

As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.  Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away! 

What we offer 

• Competitive salary.
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick-time & 15 days of vacation first year 
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, vision care and more – Available day one 
• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities with outstanding resources 
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment 
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy 
• Check us Out:  A Day in a Life at Johnson Controls:

What you will do

With direction from the supervising manager, sells the Johnson Controls Building Automations & Controls offerings persuasively, persistently, and expertly to building owners at the D-level while reaching efficient profit levels

Focuses on improving the existing building to allow the building owner to achieve business objectives. 

Manages ongoing opportunities particularly focusing on selling services and retrofits.

Sells, renews, and expands renewable service agreements, including multi-year agreements, to both new and existing customers.

Builds partnering relationships with the owner or owner representatives responsible for the decision-making process to drive the sale of Johnson Controls service offerings.   

How You Will Do It

Actively listens, probes, and identifies concerns.  Understands the customer's business and speaks their language.  

Seeks out, targets and initiates contact with multiple prospective customers.

 Keeps manager informed of sales progress and changes in the marketplace.  Develops and maintains a network of contacts.  Understands and leverages the sales process as well as demonstrates evidence of gaining small trial closes.

Shares technical knowledge plus operations expertise (when to maintain, when to replace) with the customer. 

Addresses customer's operational and environmental objectives, needs and requirements. 

Recommends solutions and links customer objectives to total value solution and competitive advantage. 

Positively and credibly influences service strategies with owners.  Frequently creates competitive, high quality and timely estimates, proposals, and cost/benefit analysis.

Effectively writes and presents proposals. Verifies each new proposal with supervising manager prior to presenting it to the customer. With support from the supervising manager negotiates value, addresses resistance, and closes the sale. 

Utilizes applicable sales tools effectively (SMIS, Account Management, Account Plan and TAS) to plan and document progress as well as increase business opportunity in accounts.  Manages the high activity of the pipeline in SMIS with a focus on sales phase, close date, and probability of a close as well as other pertinent information. 

Solicits support from and communicates effectively with internal staff to ensure customer satisfaction.  Develops relationship with Systems and Solutions sales organization to exceed customers' expectations. 

Acts as the customer’s advocate in interactions with Johnson Controls to ensure the customer obtains the best value from Johnson Controls’ offerings.  Sets appropriate customer expectations on Johnson Controls product and service offerings.  Participates in final project inspection with the supervising manager. 

Attends and presents at trade shows and participates in professional organizations. 

What we look for 

Required  

• University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 6 years minimum experience. 
• Five (5) years of experience in field sales with at least 3 years selling HVAC or building automation systems. 
• Demonstrated commitment to integrity and quality in business. 
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaborative skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to influence the market at key levels  

Preferred  

• Knowledge and/or experience selling Building Automation System retrofit solutions is highly desirable. 
• Bachelor's in business, engineering, or related discipline; MBA preferred. 
• Eight (8) years progressively responsible field sales experience; 3 years selling HVAC or building automation systems.

Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $63,600 USD-$84,900 USD Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Sales Commission Plan that will take into account project, quarterly, and annual margin.  This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the Employee Benefits tab on our main careers page at https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.