Sales in New Orleans, LA

About the Role

Convergint is seeking enthusiastic, results-driven, and forward-thinking sales colleagues for its full-time College Development Program in New Orleans, LA. This program provides knowledge, tools, and resources to succeed through a six-month training period, focusing on networking, learning Convergint's offerings, and preparing to sell in the marketplace.

Key Responsibilities

• Prospect and cultivate new relationships.
• Gain an understanding of client needs and secure sales opportunities.
• Work on a team delivering world-class service to customers.
• Build relationships with existing customers and prospects to identify new opportunities.
• Collaborate with premier partners in various vertical markets (transportation, global/enterprise accounts, utilities, financial/banking, healthcare, datacenters, federal, state and local governments, K-12 & higher education).
• Develop business opportunities, conduct needs assessments (customer site assessments), and write proposals for system installation and service opportunities.
• Develop market awareness through networking, presentations, event attendance, and industry associations.
• Partner with operations personnel to execute growth, development, sales, and marketing of all solutions.
• Translate customer needs/requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans.
• Participate in the Recruit Awesome People program to promote the colleague-first culture and refer talent.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• College degree, trade school, or equivalent experience.
• Microsoft Office (basic skills).
• Strong affinity for problem-solving.
• Desire to learn, understand, and apply solutions to customer challenges.
• Ability to build customer confidence and cultivate business relationships.
• Ability to proactively source sales & service opportunities.
• Ability to adapt to business changes with the ability to influence others.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Technical acumen, or the affinity to learn and stay on top of evolving technology trends.

Qualifications

• Passion for providing world-class service to customers, colleagues, and communities.
• Integrity, commitment to growth, accountability, and delivering results.
• Self-starter, leader, and team player.
• Desire to join an organization with a positive culture.
• Preferred Experience (but not required): 1-3 years sales or equivalent.