Job Description
The Account Executive is a senior-level field sales position calling on commercial accounts and/or SLED accounts. Account Executives are customer-facing sales professionals responsible for selling technology solutions & services to the commercial and SLED markets, building customer & partner relationships, and driving both revenue and profitability growth within assigned accounts. This is a commissioned salesperson responsible for an annual margin quota.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
The Commercial Account Executive is responsible for the following:
- Manages a dedicated sales territory comprised of commercial and SLED accounts
- Actively engaged in pipeline development, opportunity management, sales forecasting, and demand generation
- Develop a go-to-market plan for commercial/SLED customer targets
- Demonstrates a consultative sales approach by possessing a detailed understanding of the commercial marketplace along with the business acumen to solve customer problems
- Ability to cultivate C-level relationships and understand underlying business drivers
- Knowledge of commercial budget cycles and buying patterns
- Ability to demonstrate strong presentation skills and lead customer-facing meetings
- Leverages OEM, partner and other business relationships to increase business revenue and margin through information technology solutions sales
- Excellent communication skills. Must have the ability to communicate with vendors and customers in a professional and timely manner
- Maintain various partner sales certifications as required
- Seeking someone from either the OEM or VAR community
- 5 years of Commercial/SLED IT sales experience is preferred