Enterprise Account Executive
Job Description
The Enterprise Account Executive BeNeLux, will be a highly motivated individual responsible for managing a targeted number of large, named accounts in order to achieve and exceed sales targets. This position will be responsible for the management and growth of specific named accounts, developing C-level relationships, selling deep and wide, and key requirements related to a high-performance sales organization.
Responsibilities
• Effectively deliver the company value proposition, demonstrating an understanding of the solution and individual products.
• Manage customer expectations and contribute to a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Use forecasting and pipeline management to manage sales growth.
• Meet quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Use the Microsoft CRM application to develop and utilize professional account management and follow-up procedures.
• Work with the marketing organization on account-based marketing campaigns in order to penetrate enterprise and global organizations.
• Become the primary contact person within your enterprise accounts while working closely with your colleagues, Inside Sales Representatives, Channel Managers and Sales Engineers.
• Develop a sustained pipeline of opportunities within your named accounts and own the opportunity from inception through close.
• Appropriately engage management and subject-matter experts in the sales cycle.
• Territory plan reviews, weekly forecasting reviews, and quarterly sales reviews with the executive team.
• Building and maintaining strong business relationships with senior and C-level executives within your named accounts.
Job Requirements
• Strong track record in penetrating / closing enterprise/global accounts, planning and managing company resources, leveraging channel partners where applicable and exceeding revenue goals.
• Proven history of sales overachievement; a demonstrated rolodex of multiple levels of contacts in enterprise/global accounts; the ability to close large, complex software and services transactions; high-level cross-company and partner engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, qualify and close 7 figure+ sales opportunities.
• Excellent organization and collaboration skills and a passion for developing world class best practices, within the virtual team and in the region.
• Must be a strategic thinker and have proven excellence in Strategic Account planning and delivery.
• Excellent communication skills and strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed bookings and revenue targets consistently year over year.
• Good reputation in the region.
• Ability to follow through and meet deadlines.
• This role will require someone who is comfortable working in a small, expanding company, and must possess a desire to be entrepreneurial and adaptable to a changing, growing environment.
• Experience selling emerging technologies over an extended sales cycle competing against the status quo or against incumbents.
• Excel at finding and closing new business while also expanding existing relationships, and have strong problem solving and consultative sales skills.
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business/ IT or related field
Languages
Dutch and English required