B2B Account Manager - Outside Sales

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All candidates should make sure to read the following job description and information carefully before applying.

With your sales experience, ability to efficiently manage your time, excellent customer relations skills, and excitement for technology, you'll deliver outstanding and innovative business solutions that support our technology evolution and change the way businesses connect. Whether you're continuously hunting and prospecting for new business or growing existing accounts, you'll consult with customers to identify their business challenges and recommend tailored solutions to solve them and ultimately deliver a powerful return for customers while improving their business and growing our revenue.

• Identifying, developing and qualifying leads within respective territory to drive additional sales opportunities through cold-calling, partner-selling, lead-generation campaigns and modern social selling techniques.

• Gaining new business and incremental revenue to meet sales targets.

• Retaining, managing and growing the existing customer base.

• Coordinating with support partners to educate and excite customers about how they can leverage innovative business solutions.

• Proactively establishing, building and maintaining relationships with key decision makers.

• Effectively presenting and creating multi product solution opportunities.

• Confidently demonstrating a knowledgeable understanding of wireless and mobility products and groundbreaking integrated software solutions to be able to successfully promote and position products including: Cloud, Security, ISP, VoIP and Google platforms.

• Tracking and reporting progress through the consistent use of a variety of sales force automation tools.

This position will support a sales territory that will require travel in and around the South Suburbs, Tinley Park and Orland Park area. This position is a mobile working model, the majority of time will be spent out in the field for in-person meetings and customer visits, etc. The territory may cover, but is not limited to South Suburbs, Tinley Park and Orland Park and surrounding areas. This role may be considered as part of the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program

Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned sales professional, join today and earn a competitive lucrative salary, which includes base pay and target individual-based commission. Planning to go above and beyond? Our commission program allows unlimited opportunity which could allow top earners to exceed compensation plans and compete for various sales incentives. Compensation varies by geography and performance and experience.

Our comprehensive benefits (starting day one) and perks are designed to help you move forward in your career and in your life outside of Verizon. From health and well-being benefits to investment in your education and career, we've got you covered!

• Best in class medical, dental and vision

• Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6% of eligible participant contributions to the plan, qualified student loan repayments, or a combination of both.

• Engage your clients with Verizon's Velocity Selling methodology. Using AI and advanced CRM tools, the Velocity Selling methodology boosts efficiency, productivity, and decision-making through automation, predictive analysis, and personalized customer approach. Providing you with a competitive edge and leverage to boost your own success and career growth.

• Sales recognition programs that have, in the past, awarded top performers with all inclusive travel to domestic and international destinations, gifts, and other incentives

• Lucrative paid time off, five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, and personal days)

• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (when paired with short-term disability, this benefit may provide up to 16 weeks of paid time off for the birthing parent)

• Up to $8k per year in tuition assistance

• Expand your knowledge through various industry certifications through Verizon's Get Certified program

• Discounts up to 50% off on Verizon products and services, Fios, high-speed home internet solutions to accessories and exclusive Verizon features, including 50% off Verizon wireless calling plans and much more.

• From Employee discounts to pet insurance, we offer additional perks to ensure V-teamers and their loved ones are supported holistically

Too good to be true? Come see for yourself! From our in-person new hire experience and award-winning training programs to our inclusive culture of learning and amazing benefits, you'll be able to apply your skills while elevating your career.

You're a self-motivated person who thrives on crafting the right solution to solve a client's problems. And you are great at explaining how complex technology can solve everyday business problems in a language people understand. Cold-calling feels like a sport to you because meeting new people and discovering their needs is what you enjoy. People seek you out for advice and counsel. You seek to win and take the initiative to close deals and help others around you. You act with integrity. You know that when the team wins, we all win.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.

• Experience in outside sales, prospecting and negotiation.

• Willingness to work in a mobile working model with travel within your assigned geographic sales territory. Expected travel may be up to approximately 50% of the time.

• Valid driver's license.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree - Associates or Bachelor's Degree or certifications/college courses.

• Two or more years of business-to-business or outside sales experience, including business acquisition and prospecting/cold calling.

• Technology sales and educational experience i.e. SaaS sales experience, CRM, SalesForce or other client management tools, social media, etc.

• Strong presentation skills in a face to face and virtual environment.

• Experience in building and maintaining business relationships with all levels of client organizations.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, self-directed, entrepreneurial environment.

• Ability of managing time and prioritizing tasks to accomplish goals.

• Ability to implement feedback and tailor your approach for success.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Where you'll be workingIn this mobile role, you'll primarily work from customer or field location(s), with occasional visits to a Verizon location for in-person training and meetings.Scheduled Weekly Hours40Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is a commission based position with the potential to earn more. xhyhwjd For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.The annual salary range for the Illinois location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $53,000.00 - $92,000.00.