Account Executive
Pellera Technologies · North Carolina, United States · 2 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Essential Functions
- Responsible for all sales activities in assigned accounts and achieves established sales targets annually.
- Solution selling of technology-based solutions to solve business and/or solution segment problems.
- Promotes and sells Converge’s value proposition and solution offerings (Digital Infrastructure, Digital Workplace, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Advanced Analytics, Application Modernization, Managed and Professional service etc.) to clients and prospects.
- Drives client engagements proactively with Solutions Practices and Services teams.
- Manages and drives a multi-month sales cycle and multi-million-dollar transactions.
- Develops a list of prospective clients for use as sales leads, based on information from own professional network, OEM partners, trade shows, social media websites, business directories, and other sources.
- Develops robust ongoing pipeline of business opportunities at a quantifiable three times level of quota expectation.
- Maintains current client and potential client relationships.
- Identifies and resolves client concerns.
- Works with OEM partners to develop a plan to approach prospective clients.
- Gains clear understanding of client business requirements.
- Edits Clients of full portfolio of solutions.
- Prepares presentations, proposals, and sales contracts.
- Ability to present solutions to clients, influencers, decision makers and executives.
- Provides forecast updates on current opportunities and updates CRM on a weekly basis.
- Builds a territory plan to meet monthly and annual gross profit targets.
Required Skills/Abilities/Competencies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ethical and Critical Thinking
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent sales and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Education And Experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years demonstrated outside sales experience required.
- Variety of vendor certifications as necessary.