Sr. Account Executive
Sucrée · Columbia, SC · 5 mo ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
About the role
At UDT, we're not just a leading technology enabler—we're a catalyst for business transformation. We empower businesses across major industries with cutting-edge solutions that drive success.
Responsibilities
- Manages the full sales cycle for each client.
- Identifies leads and generates new business opportunities for the provision of IT products and services solutions.
- Maintains existing client relationships, identifies existing needs, and cultivates a partnership to help grow and maximize new business opportunities.
- Manages account portfolio and establishes short-term, mid-term, and long-term opportunity management.
- Negotiates with peers, partners, and customers using a win/win philosophy.
- Works in partnership with the sales support personnel to attain best pricing quotes and help close deals.
- Involves engineers in client meetings and collaborates in providing best solution for the client.
- Serves as liaison with vendor manufacturer field sales representatives and maintains solid and credible business relationships with each.
- Promotes the sale of vendor/manufacturer products and UDT’s Services.
- Develops sales strategies, prepares presentations, prepares proposals and quotes, and presents IT solutions to the client.
- Provides accurate and timely forecasting data and updates to quota attainment to management.
- Generally forecasts expected business deal closings 30 to 60 days out.
- Documents and manages results of won, lost or pending business.
- Handles escalations and participates directly in complex sales situations to negotiate and/or resolve disputes to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Participates in meetings and solutions discussions as needed.
- Assists the Finance Department with collections matters.
- Enters opportunities in systems as needed.
- Engages senior leaders in sales opportunities to help close deals as needed.
- Continuously researches and stays abreast of technology trends to ensure that UDT’s competitive advantage goals are met.
- Responds daily to phone calls and emails in a professional and timely manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus at least 3 years of sales experience in related industry.
- Experience in selling IT solutions, with an excellent understanding of relating the technology’s value to a customer’s business needs.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- The ability to influence individuals to obtain maximum results.
- A technically savvy and moderate understanding of product knowledge of IT hardware, software, and solutions.
- The ability to develop reports, recommendations, proposals, presentations, and other documents.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and tasks concurrently.
- The ability to work well under pressure.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- The ability to be results-oriented, creative, and energetic.
- A positive attitude; be self-motivated, confident, and tenacious.
- The ability to work independently and as a team to solve problems.
- A strong work ethic and be able to meet assigned goals.
- The ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
What UDT offers you
- A competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the organization.
- UDT’s Total Rewards package includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage as of the 1st of the month, health savings accounts, flexible savings accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, 7 annual holidays and flexible paid time off.
- We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the organization.
- UDT’s Total Rewards package includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage as of the 1st of the month, health savings accounts, flexible savings accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, 7 annual holidays and flexible paid time off.