Account Manager

Account Manager

Sales

District Sales Manager

Exempt - 8:00 am 5:00 pm, Monday Friday (40 hours per week)

Summary

This position conducts marketing and sales of Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Panasonic and HP copiers, printers, office equipment, and software solutions.

Description

Locations:

Asheville, NC - Charlotte, NC - Fayetteville, NC - Greensboro, NC

Greenville, NC - Hickory, NC - Raleigh, NC - Wilmington, NC

Atlanta, GA - Florence, SC - Greenville, SC - Charleston, SC

Columbia, SC

Account Representative Function:

Outside Sales Representatives are responsible for prospecting and generating new business. This position requires cold calling on commercial accounts in the field to generate new permanent sales.

Responsibilities:

• Propose customer solutions that are compliant with appropriate local, state and federal regulations.
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of Systel's services and pricing structure.
• Identify leads, manage prospects and acquire new business.
• Determine customer needs and propose appropriate service needs.
• Meet or exceed the new business sales goals.
• Complete scheduled and cold call prospecting activities to establish first and follow up appointments with customer decision makers.
• Prepare and deliver sales proposals/presentations and follow up with key decision makers.
• Complete required Customer Service Agreements, reports and other paperwork in a timely manner and in accordance with Company policy.
• Develop and maintain an awareness of market behavior and competitive trends and respond accordingly.
• Regularly meet with Sales Manager to review sales activities, progress on goals, and status of prospective customers.
• Responsible for efficient territory management through prospecting lead generation, referrals, appointment scheduling and demonstrations.
• Responsible for analyzing current customer accounts and prospects for business and workflow needs.
• Trains end users on equipment purchases.
• Responsible for quoting proposals for business needs including rentals, purchases, leases of said equipment for desired terms.
• Prepares all sales paperwork for orders obtained.
• Maintain his/her assigned monthly sales quota.
• Estimates date of delivery to customer, and oversee installation of solutions sold.
• Submit weekly/monthly sales activity reports, forecasts and other reports as required.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Job Description Requirements:

• Must present and communicate in a professional manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be organized with good time management skills.
• Possess proven analytical/problem solving solutions for the customer and the company.
• Computer proficiency in Windows and Microsoft applications.
• Previous cold calling and B2B (Business to Business Sales) experience.
• Experience in developing and executing territory sales strategies.
• Possess strong presentation, negotiation, and closing skills.
• Business Equipment sales experience, a plus.
• Should be self-motivated, driven individuals who have previous business to business sales and/or general sales experience and able to work independently to meet or exceed goals.
• Must have the ability to communicate orally and in writing with customers.
• Must have basic mathematical skills. Must have excellent time management skills.
• Must be able to set and meet deadlines, handle multiple tasks efficiently and complete duties independently.
• Additional skills may be required to perform additional task(s) specific to work location, department or line of business.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience:

• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Minimum 2 years outside business-to-business sales with a proven track record of success.
• One year of experience in a customer-facing sales role (business to business).
• Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.
• Proven ability to achieve sales quotas.
• Good Driving record, able to meet Systel driving qualifications.
• Must successfully complete pre-employment testing.
• Must be able to communicate, understand, and respond to questions, directions, traffic signs, signals, and training.

Education Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Sales or related field preferred.

Related education and experience may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

Related education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis

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