Crescent Event Productions is hiring: Sales Support Specialist - ...
Crescent Event Productions - Charlotte, NC, United States, 28245
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Job Description
Great opportunity for a tech who wants to get off the road or someone with a couple years experience.
AV experience required.
SUMMARY:
Assist in the preparation of quotes and participate in client contact as requested by the President and Sales Department.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Prepare detailed quotes for client events.
2. Communicate with Ops team regarding equipment and labor needs.
3. Post Show - Reconcile quote vs Project Manager paperwork to determine if any additional charges need to be added.
4. Attend Tech Review Calls when requested.
5. Email and call clients as needed to prepare accurate quotes.
6. Conduct Internet research to find sales leads.
7. Be well educated on audiovisual equipment and capabilities.
8. Be able to communicate quality of production vs. price within a sales presentation.
9. Work with vendors on rental needs.
10. Maintain positive and productive relationships with all CEP personnel.
11. Professionally represent CEP.
12. Attend industry trade shows when requested.
13. Activity assist in building, growing and protecting the CEP brand and internal staff culture.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Personality: Self-driven, results-oriented individual with a positive outlook and a clear focus on high quality and business profit. Attention to details. A natural, forward planner who can critically assess his or her own performance. Mature, credible and comfortable in dealing with senior management. Reliable, tolerant and determined. Empathic communicator with the ability to see things from other person’s point of view. Well presented and businesslike. Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel. Able to get along with others and be a team player.
Personal Situation: Must be mature and domestically secure. Must be able to travel for business without upsetting domestic situation. Must be able to communicate reliably to corporate headquarters. Able to work extended hours on occasion when required. May be striving financially, but not in serious debt. Must have clean driving and criminal record.
Computer Skills: Must be adept in the use of MS Office, Excel, Word, and familiar with basic level in operating database software, Internet and e-mail. Must be proficient in the use of Windows and Apple computers/operating systems. Ability to quickly learn new Sales and CRM software.
Literary and Numeric Skills: Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic finance, e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations, revenue expenditure, cash flow, overheads, etc. Must be a very competent writer of business letters, quotations and proposals.
Sales Ability: Though selling skills are not initially part of the job, responsibility and opportunity could grow with the development of the business, for example the prospect of becoming a CEP Account Executive. Some selling skills, experience and natural ability will be useful.