Account Manager, Building & Construction - Coquitlam, BC

Account Manager, Building and Construction (On-site)

Intertek is searching for an Account Manager (Outside Sales) to join our Building & Construction team in our Coquitlam, BC office.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Building and Construction!

Intertek is an industry leader with more than 43,000 employees in 1,000 locations in over 100 countries.

We deliver Total Quality Assurance expertise 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with our industry-winning processes and customer-centric culture.

We support local and global stakeholders to meet/exceed quality, health, environmental, safety, and social accountability standards for virtually any market around the world.

We hold extensive global accreditations, recognitions, and agreements.

Our knowledge of, and expertise in overcoming regulatory, market, and supply chain hurdles, is unrivalled.

Intertek is growing and we are looking for an Account Manager to help us make an impact in the Building & Construction industry! The ideal candidate will have B2B sales experience and a technical background in the building products testing and certification space.

The Account Manager will be responsible for developing new and existing business through, but not limited to, client outreach and education, industrial networking, tradeshow representation, opportunity mining and action, and operational support.

The Account Manager will possess a client-centric business acumen and a sound understanding of needs assessment, benefit selling, and complex selling concepts.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

This position reports to the Sales Director, Canada.

The position is located at Intertek’s Coquitlam, BC campus.

EXAMPLES OF WORK


* Review testing methods, standards, and project specifications


* Creating, following up, and negotiating project proposals through detailed meetings with decision makers and the Intertek Engineering/Operations team


* Providing sales support to new and existing customers


* Discovering and qualifying opportunities and leads using multiple client outreach techniques and sales platforms


* Perform client research, prospecting, and attend/organize networking events


* Collaborate with Marketing Department for strategic positioning


* Attend/participate in trade shows


* Create and facilitate client presentations


* Consistently meet and maintain quote/order targets


* Prepare and present accurate individual sales plans and forecasts (30/60/90-day outlook)


* Consistent commitment to, and accountability for individual sales plans and forecasts


* Maintain sales database


* Perform other work as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS


* University Degree Preferred.

College Diploma in the engineering, construction, and/or business field acceptable


* 5+ years' successful sales/business development experience.

Preferably in building products manufacturing or construction


* 5+ years’ experience successfully collaborat...