Job Description
We are looking for a hungry, focused and resilient farming sales person with great collaboration and sales execution skills to help grow the business across the market unit.
As the Account Executive you will be selling into a focused list of target accounts, you will be entrepreneurial in nature and excel at building pipeline, creating and closing opportunities. By using a consultative approach and methods and tools like value-based selling, Account Planning and excellent opportunity management you will lead sales activities for IFS's award winning products while also having access to the broader portfolio to bring value to our customers. You will use your industry knowledge and enterprise software sales expertise to identify and qualify deals, developing and closing sales opportunities with our existing customer base.
The role is positioned within a high-growth market unit. This is an organisation going through transformational growth (organic and inorganic). We are an ever-evolving business, challenging and disrupting the industry standards which are too often accepted by some of our competitors in the global enterprise software space.
Our go-to-market strategy is focused on geographical and key industry verticals within a matrixed sales organization.
Responsibilities
1. Strong sales execution and continued sharpening of these skills
2. Prepare, update, own and execute the Go -To- Market Strategy for nominated industries
3. Prepare, own, and maintain Territory Plan for agreed vertical
4. Prepare Account Plan including deal action cards, mutual closing plans and power maps for named accounts
5. Own the end-to-end sales process including demand generation, understating customer needs, agreeing a mutual evaluation process, owning the RFI/RFP process, building a business case for change and winning business, and utilizing resources within a matrix organization to get the job done.
6. Work with partners to better penetrate into your accounts, creating joint sales plays that accelerate deal cycles and maximize value while providing strong delivery plans that lead to happy referenceable customers
7. 100% responsibility for owning the annual sales targets and delivering as per the quarterly budget
8. Continued pipeline building and demand generation activities to achieve 3x pipeline coverage
9. Liaison with Sales leadership and Global teams to build a strong internal network and collaboration
10. Manage and maintain complete CRM and Account hygiene, at all times, along with sales cadence, administration and reporting to ensure accurate forecasting
Qualifications
You will demonstrate:
11. In-industry, enterprise software sales quota-carrying sales cycle delivery across the assigned geographic market within the assigned industries and accounts across the market unit
12. An entrepreneurial mindset with innate curiosity and resilience
13. Working knowledge of CRM systems and commitment to data hygiene and accurate reporting
14. Willingness and appreciation of the sales process including cadence, forecasting and accurate reporting
15. A track record of consistently meeting and over-achieving quota
16. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and a local language relevant to the market geography
17. Comfort working within a matrix-rich organisation, building relationships, and finding support to get the job done.