Named Account Executive
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Job Description
Your Role
We are looking for outcomes-oriented, highly collaborative Account Executives for our core business, within retail. You will have an entrepreneurial spirit to help us tackle this extensive market opportunity and achieve revenue targets.
This is not your standard tactical role selling a piece of software. You will be a key member of a close-knit, cross-functional team, supporting an Account Director that is responsible for owning and driving the go-to-market strategy for your territory, and leading the sales cycle.
You will sell strategic business outcomes with long-term, high growth engagements.
In this role, you will be challenged as a salesperson to grow personally and professionally: The majority of leaders in our Field organisation come through internal promotions, and you’ll be surrounded by some of the smartest people in the world who will push you and support you to do the best work of your career.
Your Impact
You will lead the entire sales process to ensure delivery against key performance metrics, with a strong emphasis on new business sales whilst growing existing accounts.
Handling strategic accounts and relationships across the team
Drive Pipeline development through a combination of cold calling, email campaigns and market sector knowledge/intelligence together with the Business Development Manager.
Build and maintain a sales pipeline to ensure over-achievement within the designated market sector(s).
Engage with prospect organisations to position salesforce solutions through strategic value-based selling, case definition, return on investment analysis, references and analyst data.
Lead the end-to-end sales process through engagement of appropriate resources such as Core Sales teams, Sales Engineers, Professional Services, Executives, Partners etc.
Daily update of the salesforce.com system with accurate customer and pipeline data.
Accurate weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasting and revenue delivery.
Strengthen client relationships through regular engagement and face-to-face meetings
You’re Our Person If…
Excellent interpersonal, communication and people skills
Shown track achievement against targets and metrics
Credibility internally and with customers
Validated sales forecasting abilities and revenue achievement
Successful history of net new business and existing business upsell
Consistent overachievement of quota and revenue goals
Experience will be evaluated based on alignment to the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer work, etc.).
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance andbe your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you cando your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what’s possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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