Johnson Controls

Security Sales Manager

Johnson Controls$104K — $162K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of sales experience, with 3+ years in field sales management (B2B environment preferred).
  • Strong oral and written communication skills; effective follow-up and organizational abilities.
  • Ability to navigate and interact across various levels of the organization and with customers.
  • Experience managing a diverse sales team with functional and technical skills.
  • Proven agility in handling matrix structures and conflict resolution; strong interpersonal skills.
  • Results-oriented with a knack for driving team performance and accountability.
  • Financial acumen including forecasting and P&L management.

Responsibilities

  • Model and promote Johnson Controls' core values and ensure a safe discussion environment.
  • Plan and implement commercial sales operations focused on customer and territory growth.
  • Achieve budgeted revenue targets while ensuring channel profitability.
  • Recruit, build, and retain a high-performing sales team; lead and coach for success.
  • Set sales expectations and manage activities for team members in assigned territories.
  • Measure and assess sales representatives' activities to drive desired outcomes.
  • Execute the company's marketing and business strategies in alignment with sales operations.
  • Collaborate with National Account Managers to capture key national account business.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive competitive benefits package
  • Potential for a competitive Sales Incentive Plan based on performance metrics
  • Opportunities for growth in a well-established company
  • Ability to be part of a diverse sales team
  • Encouragement for exceptional candidates to apply beyond listed qualifications
Full Job Description

What you will do

The Johnson Controls Security Sales Manager is the leader of the commercial security sales team in one of Johnson Controls field offices. This role is responsible for building a team of highly productive sales representatives that can meet and exceed revenue expectations, as well as the needs of our existing and potential customers. The Security Sales Manager is responsible to drive Johnson Controls Corporate Sales and Marketing initiatives through the territories for which they are responsible. These include business and customer development, territory management, data mining, professional presentation, and product sales. Additionally, this individual is responsible for job and channel profitability, revenue per user ("RPU") growth of our customers, and retention of both customers and sales representatives.  This position requires a strong, principle centered leader.

How you will do it

  • Model and champion Johnson Controls values. Create a safe environment for the discussion and resolution of values-related issues and concerns.

  • Plan, coordinate and implement Commercial sales operations. This would include business and customer development and territory management.

  • Attain budgeted revenue expectations. Assure the profitability of the channel is met.

  • Build and retain an effective team of sales representatives. Lead, coach and motivate team to achieve pre-established goals.

  • Set sales territory expectations for each of Johnson Controls sales representatives including customer touch expectations, as well as quota achievement. Direct territory activities of sales staff.

  • Measure the activities of each sales representative to assure that their marketing activities will produce intended sales production.

  • Implement and execute the company's marketing strategy and business plans.

  • Work in concert with other department and business segment leaders to assure congruence with sales operations, representing the voice of the department, the customer, and the interests of the sales team.

  • Work with National Account Managers to secure National Account business.

What we look for

Required

  • College Degree in Business, Marketing or other related field or comparable work experience.

  • Minimum of 5 years sales experience, including 3 years of field sales management experience in a business-to-business environment, or successful management of another sales channel.

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills. Follow-up, organizational skills.

  • Organizational agility, ability to effectively interact with internal organization and customer organizations both at the senior executive and field level.

  • Functional/Technical Skills in leading a sales organization comprised of diverse team members.

  • Ability to work in a matrix structure, dealing with conflict resolution issues, exercising managerial courage as appropriate while learning/change ability. Interpersonal savvy

  • Action Oriented, results driven, managing & measuring team’s results.

  • Financial business acumen. Forecasting, P&L experience

  • Ability to travel nights and weekends to accommodate the customer's agenda.

Preferred

  • BA Degree in Marketing

  • Five years of Security Systems sales experience

  • Two years of Sales Leadership experience

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $104,000-$162,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role also offers a competitive Sales Incentive Plan that will take into account volume and margin on a project, quarterly, and annual basis. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and 
experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland that produces automotive parts such as batteries and electronics and HVAC equipment for buildings. It employs 105,000 people in around 2,000 locations across six continents. As of 2019, it was listed as 389th in the Fortune Global 500; in 2020, it became ineligible for the list. Johnson Controls was founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, a professor at the State Normal School in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Originally called the Johnson Electric Service Company, it focused on automatic temperature regulation. In 1974, the company changed its name to Johnson Controls.
Learn more about Johnson Controls
Size
101,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$923 million
Founded
1885
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$22 billion
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