Account Executive

Blue Yonder$130K — $150K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in large software companies
  • Proven track record of meeting $1.5M annual quota attainment
  • Experience in selling complex enterprise-level software, particularly in the Consumer Packaged Goods sector
  • Strong knowledge of cloud and ERP solutions, focusing on supply chain management
  • Ability to build relationships and engage with senior executives
  • Outstanding skills in presentation, facilitation, communication, and negotiation

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver compelling value propositions based on ROI analysis
  • Achieve and exceed annual quota targets
  • Cultivate strong relationships as a trusted advisor to customers
  • Identify and engage necessary resources throughout the sales cycle
  • Conduct weekly discovery sessions to gather insights from prospects
  • Construct and deliver innovative presentations of Blue Yonder solutions
  • Maintain accurate deal information within Salesforce.com

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401K with matching contributions
  • Flexible Time Off policy
  • Corporate Fitness Program
  • Various voluntary benefits, including Legal Plans and Pet Insurance
Full Job Description
Overview

Blue Yonder is seeking a successful, strategic Account Executive with software sales experience at the enterprise-level ($2B annual revenue and above) to sell into Consumer Packaged Goods accounts. Preferred experience includes SCM (supply chain management) and SCE (supply chain execution). This is a hunter role targeting net-new logos.

Location: US-Remote with the ability to travel up to 50%

What You'll Do:
  • Possess a humble, hungry and smart approach to selling that translates to a consultative sales approach
  • Achieve / exceed quota targets annually
  • Develop and deliver compelling value propositions based on ROI cost/benefit analysis
  • Develops and fosters a strong relationship as a trusted advisor to customers
  • Fosters positive relationships with the wider sales organization
  • Identifies and utilizes appropriate internal resources to engage in sales cycles
  • Identifies business plan and strategy, key decision makers, key performance indicators, and budget constraints within each sales cycle and plans and executes appropriately
  • Maintains accurate, comprehensive and updated deal information within Salesforce.com
  • Actively understand each named customer's technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the customer or prospect
  • Conduct weekly customer discovery sessions to gain valuable insight at prospect accounts
  • Construct and deliver innovative customer presentations to position Blue Yonder solutions which can help them achieve or exceed their goals
  • Understand Value Engineering (VE), benchmarking and ROI data and how they support the customer's decision process


What We're Looking For:
  • High comfort level and presence with senior executives
  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years large software company experience with success selling enterprise-level, complex software sales preferably in the CPG vertical
  • Cloud and ERP sales experience; supply chain management solutions + license and services experience
  • Proven quota attainment record ($1.5M annual quota achievement and above)
  • Experience and success in selling high value, long lead time enterprise solutions software ($500K and above and 6 months in duration for individual transactions)
  • Proven new business development skills
  • Experience and success selling in a team based environment
  • Outstanding presentation, facilitation, communication and negotiation skills


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The base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000

The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401K with Matching
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Corporate Fitness Program
  • A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more


About Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder is a software company that provides artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for supply chain management. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Blue Yonder's solutions are used by more than 3,000 customers worldwide, including many of the world's largest retailers, manufacturers, and logistics companies.
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