Senior Sales Executive

About the role

ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry by building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling, and managing used vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a prioritized prospect list of new franchises and independent rooftops within the assigned territory.
• Execute high-volume outreach through in-person dealership visits, over the phone engagement, and presence at regional and local events to develop relationships with decision makers.
• Qualify prospects using ACV's opportunity framework, assessing business volume opportunities, current channel mix, key decision-makers, and competitive displacement potential.
• Lead in-person discovery meetings to understand each prospect’s operational and sales work-flow, challenges, and current auction relationships.
• Position ACV's portfolio of products and services against the dealer's current channels with a data-driven case grounded in ACV's value proposition.
• Conduct live in-person platform demos.
• Provide general education to dealers on ACV’s operating policies.
• Introduce additional ACV product lines to support a full service solution to our customers.
• Negotiate and close seller agreements, including pricing structure.
• Cleanly handoff newly activated rooftops to Territory Managers.
• Accurately record and utilize within Salesforce on a daily basis for pipeline management, sales motion and activity tracking, and reporting.
• Achieve or exceed established sales and revenue targets on a consistent basis.
• Track, understand, and provide feedback on regional market dynamics and trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 7+ years of B2B field sales experience, with a proven track record of opening net-new accounts and driving business expansion.
• 5+ years selling within the automotive industry.
• A track record of closing deals with high-level decision makers including Dealer Principals, CEOs, COOs, and other high level decision makers.
• CRM fluency (Salesforce preferred) to manage, plan, and report on your sales pipeline with precision.
• Strong analytic mindset with demonstrated ability to use data to make decisions and prioritize outreach, including sizing opportunities and priorities.
• Built for a mobile, territory-based role, must be comfortable being in the field daily, traveling throughout your geographic area to meet prospective and active dealerships.
• Sharp relationship-building instincts including in person, over the phone, and in writing.
• Exceptional business acumen, with a solid grasp of the retail and wholesale marketplace and how to position ACV Auctions within it.
• Strong strategic foresight, recognizes and values the power of strong relationships, both internally and externally, to drive long-term success.
• A resilient, solutions-oriented mindset focused on turning objections into opportunities with data-backed insight and a compelling value proposition.
• Experience with a digital wholesale platform (strongly preferred).
• Prior experience in a paired or split field sales model (hunter/farmer, SDR/AE, or similar) is preferred.
• Ability to travel outside assigned geographic area for meetings or training as required by the role.
• Fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension).
• Valid driver's license and use of a validly registered and insured motor vehicle is required.

Qualifications

Our values at ACV include Trust & Transparency, People First, Positive Experiences, Calm Persistence, and Never Settling. We are committed to an inclusive culture where every individual is welcomed and empowered to celebrate their true selves. We foster a work environment of acceptance and understanding that is free from discrimination.