Account Manager - EMS Sales - Remote - NY/NJ/NE at Life-Assist Inc. in Albany, New York

Job Description:

Our Mission:

Together through a culture of caring and genuine connections, we help heroes save lives. Operating since 1977, Life-Assist, Inc. is one of the nation's largest distributors of emergency medical supplies and equipment for the First Responder, Paramedic, EMT and EMS Provider. 

About This Opportunity:

The Life-Assist Account Manager primarily calls on Municipal Fire Departments, Emergency Medical Service Units, and Private Ambulance Services within an assigned territory to increase revenue and create brand awareness - someone creative enough to develop big ideas and a powerful sales strategy, yet humble enough to roll up his/her sleeves and be a highly engaged team member, when the need arises.  Add in a good amount of enthusiasm, positivity, and flexibility, and that describes a candidate we would like to meet.

We are looking for someone who is a self-starter, knows which questions to ask, who to meet with and how to develop a comprehensive sales strategy that is in alignment with our mission, company objectives, goals and most importantly our culture. 

If you can operate independently, exercise good judgment and are a true professional who can help us drive traffic, generate new leads, and most importantly listen to and understand the needs of our customers and incorporate that into our sales efforts, let’s talk.

What You Get to Do:

• Develop and drive a sales strategy in partnership with senior leadership.
• Create a remarkable customer journey and powerful experiences.
• Maintain and grow business with existing customers.
• Cold call to expand the new customer base.
• Provide product information and demonstrations.
• Negotiate and interact with people at all levels in an organization including company employees, customers, prospects, and manufacturers.
• Act as an ambassador for the Life-Assist brand.

Who Are You?

• 2+ years outside sales experience.
• Industry knowledge of EMS/Fire/Pre-Hospital a plus.
• Experience in the medical or healthcare field a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or Associate Degree preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to think strategically, execute methodically and deliver results against plan.
• A communicator, team player, and a people person.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Experience using Salesforce or another CRM a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 Software Suite.
• Must have valid driver’s license and provide proof of insurance on personal vehicle.
• Travel required by personal vehicle (30-50%) and air around assigned territory as needed to visit client offices/worksites. Overnight travel may be required.  Other travel is required to attend trade shows and corporate meetings.

Benefits:

We believe in showing employees how valuable they are to Life-Assist.  Check out what you can expect when you join our team:

• 15 accrued days Paid Time Off
• 7 Paid Holidays, 2 paid floating holidays to use as you please, Spot Bonuses, Longevity Awards
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability pay and EAP
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with a match
• Tuition Reimbursement

And much, much more…….

Who Are We?

At Life-Assist we show up every day, so we can “Help Heroes Save Lives”.  Every decision we make and every action we take ensures that first responders can do their jobs as easily and effectively as possible. We count on them to count on us.  We recently celebrated 46 years in business.  Many of our employees have been with the company over 20 years. We believe this speaks highly about who we are as a company and how much our employees love working here.

Our culture is extremely important to us.  We aren’t about what we sell.  We are about what we stand for.  Our core values guide the culture at Life-Assist and contribute to the success of our company. 

If this position sounds like a good fit and you are interested in working for a company where employees love coming to work and helping heroes save lives every day, please submit your resume along with answers to our posted questions.

Life-Assist, Inc. provides a competitive salary, and a full benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life, and retirement plan participation.

Life-Assist’s policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, Protected Veteran Status (Recently Separated, Disabled, Armed Forces Service Medal, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge) or other bases protected by applicable law. Life-Assist prohibits harassment of applicants or employees related to these bases. We have established a continuing Affirmative Action Program to assure equal employment opportunity in all our policy decisions affecting recruitment, selection, assignment, promotion, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment.