Senior Account Executive
Job Category : Consulting
Location : West Des Moines, IA 50266, USA
Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Establish, maintain and grow a sales pipeline of prospects. Turn prospects into clients.
- Meet or exceed annual sales quota.
- Responsible for the retention and growth of clients for Aureon Consulting
- Ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty by establishing and maintaining a solid and trusting professional business relationships with current and prospective clients
- Maintain excellent working knowledge of technology and industry products and services
- Maintain or acquire financial services knowledge to apply towards new or existing financial services clients
- Identify and resolve key client issues, challenges and complaints
- Create and maintain client account plans. Update quarterly.
- Develop and present sales presentations and quotes to clients.
- Responsible to present, negotiate, finalize and keep current all sales contracts
- Represent Aureon Consulting at industry events and trade shows
- Stay current on industry trends and reports to promote growth and profitability of the organization
- Provide weekly and monthly reporting to President and VP Sales on pipeline, first business meetings, proposals, and deal closings
- Submit commission accounts information timely for processing
- Other duties as assigned
Education, Training, and Experience :
Required :
High School or College degree or equivalentMinimum 5 years sales and account management experience in technical consulting or related fieldOr combination of equivalent education and experienceSolid knowledge of IT and / or financial services industry positions, skillsets, and requirementsRequired Skills :
Excellent interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective relationships with customers, employees, superiors and business contacts in a professional, timely and courteous manner.Strategic thinking and the ability to accurately estimate the stage and close dates for business / sales opportunities.Strong sales presentation skillsExcellent written and oral communication skillsAbility to perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on short noticeMust be able to work independently with little or no direct supervision and contribute to a team environment.Ability to make sound decisions using the information at handTools, Equipment, and Software :
Demonstrated knowledge of personal computer applications Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Outlook.Must have and maintain valid Driver's license.Working Conditions and Physical Requirements :
Primarily indoor work primarily in office environmentFrequent utilization of manual dexterity and visualizing of computer screenNo unusual physical requirementsFrequent travel within driving distance dailyBehaviors
Required
Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Preferred
Team Player : Works well as a member of a group
Motivations
Required
Entrepreneurial Spirit : Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.