Account Executive

Location: Virtual or our office in Teaneck, NJ

Role Overview

The Account Executive drives sales opportunities in targeted geographies, product lines and/or markets. Will work collaboratively with business development, pre-sales, and services on specific opportunities to enhance revenue for Made4net through license sales whereby independence, responsibility, initiative and teamwork are important. This position will contribute to the achievement of company sales and profit targets.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Maximize sales within assigned region and/or installed base accounts to achieve annual quota.
• Build champion(s) at D/VP/CXO levels within accounts and sales opportunities.
• Self-direct prospect activities and work with marketing, business development and system integrators/partner to ensure pipeline is at least 3-4 times sales quota for the rolling 12-month period.
• Identify, qualify and close new sales opportunities to prospective ad potentially existing customers.
• Design and implement effective quarterly business plans.
• If required, conduct analysis of customer install base and develop strategic and tactical account strategies to expand and/or cross sell Made4net products.
• Collaborate with prospective and existing customers and presales to develop and communicate compelling Made4net supply chain value propositions based on ROI and/or cost/benefits analysis.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Prepare and deliver effective presentations to clients in person and virtually.
• Conduct discovery sessions in person or virtually in collaboration with presales and services to fully understand customers’ functional and technical requirements and to deliver tailored solution proposals.
• Engage and direct appropriate internal resources, including management, pre-sales, operations, etc. to facilitate “pre” and “post” sales processes that drive revenue and enable customer satisfaction.
• Document and maintain via Salesforce, accurate commercial/forecast, account information, MEDDPICC and key interactions with prospects and customers throughout the entire sales cycle.
• Maintain and grow region/accounts through development of relationships and internal/external Made4net partner ecosystem.
• Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty with customers.
• Accurately forecast business opportunities by customer, revenue, probability and timeframe.
• Assist with other projects and responsibilities as assigned.
• Drive, participate and own the RFI/RFP response process “tip to tail” to help ensure Made4net and our value proposition are presented in the best possible manner.

Requirements and Qualifications

• BS/BA degree and 5-10 Years of sales experience selling in a complex sales cycle (4-8 months, multiple stages and stakeholders) in the Supply Chain/ERP/OMS/TMS markets).
• Proven sales quota attainment track record.
• Cloud/SaaS sales experience preferred.
• Experience selling software and implementation services in a single transaction required.
• Demonstrable experience selling in a team-based model (e.g. a virtual team that includes business development, presales, services, etc.) required.
• Demonstrable use/training of sales process/methodology (e.g. MEDDPICC, Challenger Sale, Solution Selling, Force Management, Complex Sale, Power Base Selling).
• High level of comfort selling to C/VP suite, operational and technical (IT) stakeholders.
• Proven new business development/sales skills.
• Outstanding presentation, facilitation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Desire to sharpen skills and challenge current processes and approaches
• MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint and Word proficiency preferred.
• Customer focused, consultative Account Management, cross sell and upsell skills preferred.
• MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint and Word proficiency preferred.
• Travel required: up to 50% (depending on U.S. travel restrictions)