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If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department.\nWho We AreOur team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.\nWhy You Should Join UsYou’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional wellbeing. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days. \nApplicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.\nConnection has a Strategical opportunity inside our Technology and Solutions and Sales Support division for a PrincipalSolution Sales Executive. This is a remote direct hire opportunity and responsible for possessing the deepest level of industry knowledge in Business, Vertical(s), and Technology, the SSE proactively engages in complex solution-based conversations at the C/S-Level, aiming to acquire new business for advanced solution sets. These solutions encompass server, storage, networking, cloud, virtualization, and services technologies. By collaborating with the Sales & COE teams, the SSE focuses on driving the adoption of advanced solutions in existing key account relationships and establishes new C/S-Level connections to generate business in assigned accounts. Qualified candidates should able to meet or exceed Revenue and GP targets by executing account strategies that drive positive client business outcomes. This is achieved through a strategic and consultative approach, leveraging existing relationships while establishing new ones with the client and strategic business partners and vendors. This position comes with great growth opportunities and awesome benefits as well. This is not a sales overlay role - this is a strategic solution sales opportunity. Ideal candidate will be located in the Texas and/or surrounding central states. Travel 25-50%. Strong base (listed as the range) plus (additional comp) commission structure.Realistic 1st years OTE in the $250-300K+ range, with strong growth potential beyond.Job Duties:\nActs as a trusted advisor to clients within the targeted accounts assigned, strategically bringing value to our client’s business outcomes and requirements.\n\nDevelops short- and long-term solution strategies for clients.\n\nSupports all sales segments within assigned target accounts to sell complex advanced technology solution sets consisting of hardware, software, and services.\n\nMaintains and builds relationships with assigned Account Managers, COE, vendors, and new or existing customers.\n\nWorks with the Technology Solutions team and the field sales teams to handle all facets of the complex solution sale, including deal registration, qualifying, vendor relationships, solution development, negotiations, presentations, and win/loss reviews.\n\nDelivers presentations to customers and prospects promoting Connection’s capabilities and explaining the benefits and value of Connection as a complete solutions and services provider.\n\nSets up customer meetings and executes on those scheduled meetings uncovering new opportunities while fostering long-term relationships.\n\nMaintains and grows existing key accounts and develops new business accounts for assigned accounts.\n\nDevelops sales and account management strategies that will deliver revenue and GP targets within a defined set of accounts.\n\nMeets weekly or bi-weekly with Sales management on execution of business/account plan and calendar/pipeline.\n\nDevelops a strategy around existing accounts on new business opportunities.\n\nCompletes daily, weekly, monthly & quarterly administrative functions, such as managing expenses and submitting timely, weekly calendar/pipeline reports and providing updates as needed. Prepares quarterly and/or regular business reviews & customized customer presentations.\n\nWorks closely with business partners (i.e. manufacturer field reps) to help penetrate accounts and win business.\n\nActs as a team leader: Develops and shares best practices, mentors team-mates, and raises overall skills and morale of the team.\n\nResponsibilitiesWe Value\n10+ years experience in similar role, or IT Director level role with consultative, solution-oriented IT experience and advisement in a 'solution sales' capacity.\n\nStrong technical knowledge of IT and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) vendors\n\nExperienced knowledge of Datacenter Technology and solutions including; networking, servers, storage, virtualization, cloud and services (Managed, Professional and Consulting).\n\nAdept at proactively finding business opportunities within existing customer base\n\nDemonstrated IT sales experience with an emphasis on developing and growing customer accounts and meeting/exceeding 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