Sales Manager – Miami, FL

Sales Manager – take us to the next level!

WANTED:  Hunter focused Sales Manager with strong experience hiring and building teams!

Kent Services is an established and growing company providing the people, services and cutting edge technology for the building services industry, including security, maintenance, janitorial and other services.   We are seeking a talented Sales Manager to recruit, build and manage a sales team to develop new business in Florida.  This position is based in North Miami and reports directly to the CEO of our company.  This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your sales management and business development skills with a company with ambitious growth goals. All we are missing is you!

Why Kent?

We are not your ordinary security company.  Kent distinguishes ourselves as a service provider first and foremost – we are in the business of making customers happy.  Founded in 1982, we are proud of our solid foundation serving residential, commercial, municipalities, schools and the federal government with the best people, most advanced technology and greatest resources in security and building services.  We are the “one source” of “infinite solutions” and pride ourselves on our personal touch.  Our culture is best described as informal, results driven, always an open door, desire to continuously improve, and believe in doing right by our employees.  Our corporate values are expressed in the Kent Principles of Outstanding S.E.R.V.I.C.E (Sincerity, Efficiency, Respect, Value, Integrity, Courtesy, Enthusiasm) and is given to each employee on a Pledge Card to carry at all times to serve as a reminders of the deep financial and professional responsibilities we have to our customers.  Please visit us at www.kentservices.com.

About the position:

The Sales Manager will be responsible for increasing market share and driving revenue growth in Florida.  Initially, this role will be responsible for hands-on new business development from prospecting to closing.  After an agreed upon timeframe, you will assume responsibility for recruiting, hiring and managing a sales team in Florida.

New Business development key accountabilities (phase 1):

  • Identify and prioritize new business opportunities through continuous prospecting using a variety of strategies including cold calling, networking groups, and leads provided by the company when available, etc.
  • Develop campaigns to maximize sales through analysis of local markets to identify market opportunities and prospective clients
  • Gather client intelligence prior to appointments and build a program to best meet their needs with a tailored sales presentation
  • Follow up on referrals provided by the company and clients, as well as self-generated leads to identify buyer influences and any timing issues; prepare reports on status of leads and other reports as required
  • Thoroughly understand and communicate our value proposition to new customers
  • Negotiate pricing and secure approved contract and ensure the transition is executed to client’s satisfaction
  • Meet regularly with new clients to assess level of satisfaction with services and to develop a list of strong referrals
  • Participate in trade associations and trade shows and assist with other promotional efforts
  • Keep current on the industry by attending educational workshops to enhance technical knowledge, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks in the community, participating in professional groups

Sales Management key accountabilities (phase 2):

  • Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure it’s strong presence
  • Recruit and hire the BEST team of business developers
  • Coach, motivate and monitor performance of the team
  • Develop and present sales, revenue and expense and realistic forecasts to the management team on a regular basis
  • Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships

Traits required for success:

Our ideal candidate is a truly persuasive communicator, articulate, poised, stimulating and has high energy.   You realize that the key to your success is making connections with people and nurturing those relationships with both new and current customers.  Self-confidence, initiative and an independent competitive drive to achieve results is mission critical.  You are at ease regularly meeting and proactively establishing relationships with new groups and potential customers and are known for being a skillful and polished closer of new business.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge required:

  • Proven business development experience preferably selling services to commercial accounts
  • Experience recruiting, hiring, coaching and managing performance of a sales team
  • Strong understanding of how to sell services
  • Accustomed to and comfortable with long sales cycles
  • Ability to influence decision makers at all levels of an organization, from CEO to front office
  • Highly skilled in persuasive oral and written communications, including effective executive level presentation skills
  • Good understanding of security hardware, software, implementation and current trends in security technology is highly desired
  • Bachelors Degree highly preferred
  • Intermediate level in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)