Director Leadership Development Jobs in Racine, WI

With successful track record, this position is designated as being in line for promotional growth.
What you will do
The Business Development Director - Energy Solutions position is part of our Sustainable Infrastructure business at Johnson Controls. We are seeking a seasoned professional with a proven track record of success selling Infrastructure renewal programs across government and multifamily buildings facilities, which results is reducing energy costs, water loss and creates quality work environments for our customers. An individual who has a strong understanding of State & Federal decision making and influencers and an interest in emerging technologies and innovation.
Under general direction, responsible for the sale of large, complex, bundled offerings to C Level decision makers. Promote the JCI value proposition at the executive level by providing solutions to the customer's business and financial challenges. Builds and manages long term customer relationships/partnerships with key and target building owners. Responsible for customer satisfaction. Executes the sales process to aid in cultivating and managing long-term relationships and in seeking out, qualifying and closing new opportunities. Utilizes sales tools to plan and document progress as well as increase business opportunity in accounts. Leverage monthly checkpoints to gain progressive commitments from the customer. Seeks to expand the depth and breadth of offerings within that account. Select account team on key and target customers. Focused on our vertical markets that includes, low-income and multifamily housing, assisted living facilities, and military housing.
How you will do it
• Lead ongoing discussions with Department of Energy, Housing and Urban Development, State Energy Offices, and other federal/state entities.
• Focuses on demonstrating value at the executive level by providing solutions to business and financial challenges as well as working through gateways to achieve joint planning status. Sells, renews and expands renewable service agreements, including multi-year agreements, to both new and existing customer.
• Builds partnering relationships with the economic buyer, owner or owner representatives responsible for the decision-making process to drive the solution sales of JCI offerings. Manages ongoing sales process, develops relationship, responds to and anticipates customer needs. Actively listens, probes and identifies concerns. Understands the customer's business and speaks their language. Demonstrates financial and business acumen to develop credibility, loyalty, trust and commitment.
• Seeks out, targets and initiates contact with prospective customers. Develops network of contacts. Understands and leverages sales process checkpoints as well as demonstrates evidence of gaining small trial closes and commitments. Qualifies and assesses potential customers. Refers leads to other business segments.
• Addresses customer's financial, business, operational and environmental objectives, needs and requirements. Recommends solutions that match the customer's business and financial challenges. Differentiates JCI services and products from competitors based on business benefits and knowledge of competitor's business strategies.
• Maximizes assigned Project Development Engineering resources effectively and efficiently. Ensures the customer and JCI receive maximum value from dedicated and assigned resources. Engages appropriate sales support resources determined by the JCI sales and business process, including COE (construction management services), energy and operational engineering and technical support, financial and legal resources, etc.
• Effectively writes, presents and communicates proposals. Secures major opportunities using financial agreements. Negotiates value, addresses resistance when demonstrated, and closes the sale.
• Utilizes applicable sales tools effectively (Salesforce, Account Management, Account Plan and TAS) to plan and document progress as well as increase business opportunity in accounts. Leverages JCI sales process monthly checkpoints to gain progressive commitments from the customer. Manages the sales process steps of the pipeline with a focus on completing the Opportunity Action plan and meeting the milestones in the customer's buying process.
• Leads the sales team by building and fostering team relationships to ensure customer satisfaction. Solicits support from and communicates effectively with internal staff. Develops relationship with Systems and Service sales organization to exceed customers' expectations. Owns and facilitates the customer relationship.
• Acts as the customer's advocate in interactions with the JCI organization to ensure the customer obtains the best value from the JCI offerings. Sets appropriate customer expectations on JCI product and service offerings. Participates in final project inspection. Ensures that the customer is trained and oriented to system operation or the value of services delivered.
• Assists in the development of the team sales and marketing plans and strategies. Aides in the implementation of these strategies and action plans. Targets new customers based on vertical market strategies, enabling legislation and regulations.
• Keeps management informed of progress and account status. Knows when to call for assistance from upper management to keep the sales process moving.
• Attends and presents at trade shows and professional organizations.
What we look for
Bachelor's degree in business, or related discipline required. A minimum of five to seven years of progressive field sales experience at the C-level. Proven sales record. Prefer someone with experience selling outcome-based solutions into the Government/Multifamily Housing verticals. Excellent initiative, and interpersonal communications skills. Demonstrated ability to influence the market at key levels. Ability to travel 45%.
Who we are
Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.
Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $119,000 - $199,000 (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 project, quarterly, and annual margin. This position includes a competitive benefits package.
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Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.