Account Executive - North East

Overview About Kinaxis Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis. In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in the US and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. Kinaxis has a well-established team of Sales and Professional Services professionals across the US. Our newest office is based in Irving’s Las Colinas development and will serve as a centralized hub where employees and customers from across the US can come together to work towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains. Location This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in NA North East Region. Overview About The Team As part of continued growth Kinaxis is expanding its North American presence and offers a unique combination to contribute and opportunities of a growing business with the benefits of an established client base located within the region, top quartile referenced product portfolio along with company stability and resources to deliver and execute its growth strategy. Responsibilities The role of Account Executive will be responsible for winning new business and revenue across the North America Eastern region and working with Kinaxis senior management to contribute to the overall growth strategy of Kinaxis. In return Kinaxis can offer an excellent environment to work where you will be a valued person and given all the associated benefits of an organization geared for growth and success. Leads efforts for identifying opportunities and growing revenue and new name accounts in North America Working with Kinaxis senior management to develop the relevant account strategies and engagements to drive pipeline growth and close deals within agreed timelines Highly credible and able to demonstrate understanding of the relevant client operations and strategies and linking them to the relevant solutions and high value propositions that go beyond just technology Team player who is able to work and help ensure delivery of client sales propositions Establishing and maintaining high-level, executive relationships with New Name Accounts, focusing on the establishment and maintenance of strategic relationships (direct and reseller). Qualifying prospects according to Kinaxis’ capabilities and applicability. Providing accurate sales forecasts and relevant reporting based upon realistic close timelines. Communicating product improvements and recommendations that originate in the field. Qualifications 8+ years’ experience in selling strategic, enterprise level mission critical solutions (SCM, ERP, BI) Sales experience in Automotive, High Tech Electronics, Industrial, Pharmaceutical and similar manufacturing oriented industries with the ability to ultimately lead the sales for a particular industry vertical Degree qualified with industry and SCM experience preferred Highly motivated who has achieved or exceeded sales quota in new or emerging markets with leading and of “Best of Breed” technologies. Demonstrated track record of closing New Name Accounts Experience working in different North American markets and geographies on complex deals Ability to penetrate and sell to executive level decision makers Ability to sell to multiple constituencies within an organization (Manufacturing Operations, Demand Management, Finance, IT) Consultative, value-proposition/business case driven sales methodology experience. Must be an articulate, persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent presentation skills Ability to work and act independently and be pro-active Ability to travel as required Fluency in both English and French (written and verbal) is nice to have Benefits Kinaxis has a number of perks and benefits for our team, including: Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the third Friday of every month) Flexible work options Physical and mental well-being programs Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes Mentorship programs, training, and career development Recognition programs and referral rewards Hackathons For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at or the company’s blog at Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses. Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions. #J-18808-Ljbffr