The Outside Sales Representative is responsible for creating sales, establishing and maintaining both client and referral relationships, curating a steady pipeline of active opportunities, and consistently hitting the established monthly sales quota. This is NOT an entry level position and the candidate will have a proven track record of outside (not inside) sales. Target clients are UHNWI in the built/construction environment.
What this role requires is the ability to sell: to sit across from the owner of a $10M home, understand how they want to live, and translate that into a proposal they say yes to, with the full weight of our design team, showroom, portfolio, and process behind you.
Your Location:
Our Office: 21620 Ridgetop Circle Suite 140 Sterling, VA 20166
Projects are located in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area
Your Schedule:
Full Time (40hrs/Wk) – We do not short your hours!!!
Mon-Fri: 8:00am-4:30pm
Your Manager:
Ian, CEO
Aspire AVS' Core Values:
Details Matter
Keep It Real
One Team
Your Contribution to Aspire AVS:
SELL: You will sell. If it isn’t revenue generating - it’s not for you. Our team of Engineers, Project Managers, Installers, Programmers, Service Techs will take care of the rest.
Referral (“Annuity”) Relationships: Establish and maintain consistent sources of project referrals (Architects, GC’s, Owners Reps, Interior Designers, other trades)
Client Relationships: Establish and maintain revenue generating relationships with UHNWI’s while keeping them happy and a positive source for other referrals.
Annual Quota: Three Year Ramp ($1.5M/Yr 1, $2.5M/Yr 2, $3.5M/Yr 3) You will already have a proven track record of doing this. You know how to do it. You love the dopamine hit of winning.
Pipeline Management: Use our CRM to enter in leads, opportunities, activities. Keep it updated with probability, close date, and next steps.
Scope of Work: Determine SOW and make sure the proposals align to client need.
Your Ideal Knowledge/Experience (a plus!):
+3yrs Sales Experience to UHNWI in the Built/Construction Environment
Ideal Knowledge: Selling Audio & Video (Resi/Commercial A/V), Networking, Lutron lighting & shading, Control4 (C4), Savant, Crestron Control Systems, High End Home Cinema and Audio, Video Conferencing, etc.
Acceptable Knowledge: Selling Electrical, Security, Networks, Lighting Controls/Fixtures, BMS, or other Technology to the Built Environment.
History With/As:
Ideally: A residential or commercial technology integration firm
Acceptable: Owners Rep, Architectural Rep, Outside Sales Rep for a premium/elite brand of architectural products, Business Development for Trades (Electrical, etc) so long as it has a technology focus.
Outside Sales Skills:
This is NOT retail – you produce your own book of business