Sales Specialist (Construction and Technical)

Location: Remote only; conditions indicate Chicago, Illinois

Salary: $130,000–$140,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops electrical, lighting, data-network, and energy-management solutions for everyday spaces and has more than 115 years of industry history.

What you will do

• Consult with contractors on technical product specifications, applications, designs, and new product categories.
• Develop account plans and sales plays for high-value contractors in partnership with regional and corporate sales teams.
• Conduct weekly technical sales calls, product demonstrations, and field visits.
• Influence specifications and construction documents to establish hirify.global products as approved, preferred, or basis-of-design solutions.
• Provide pre- and post-sale technical support and communicate market feedback to product management, engineering, and marketing.
• Develop annual sales plans and maintain relationships with contractors, architects, engineers, and design-build organizations.

Requirements

• Deep technical product knowledge across commercial, industrial, controls, and residential products.
• 3–5+ years of comparable technical sales experience and 3–5+ years selling within the electrical industry.
• Experience working in the industry, preferably as a contractor or selling to contractors.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, leadership, collaboration, and relationship-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and CRM tools such as Salesforce.
• Bachelor’s degree required; a technical degree is strongly preferred. Travel is approximately 50%.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer-matching contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Volunteer time off.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodation support.