What you'll need to succeed as a Local Account Executive at XPOMinimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, 4 years of related work experience or equivalent military experience
- 1 year of direct business-to-business selling experience supporting both local and national sales efforts
- Experience with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint)
- Experience working with enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools
- Available and flexible to work evenings and some weekends as needed
- Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record
Preferred qualifications:
- 2 years of direct business-to-business selling experience supporting both local and national sales efforts
- Experience working with Salesforce.com
- Proven track record of success in sales, customer relations and collaborating across multiple business units
- Competitive nature with a hunter mentality and a strong desire to win
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Solid time management and organizational skills with the ability to be productive in a variety of work environments
- Ability to understand competitor strategies, products, and pricing patterns
About the Local Account Executive jobPay, benefits and more:
- Competitive compensation package
- Full health insurance benefits available on day one
- Life and disability insurance
- Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
- 9 paid company holidays
- 401(k) option with company match
- Education assistance
- Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan
What you'll do on a typical day:
- Conduct daily face-to-face customer visits to drive sales increases and support local sales in national and strategic accounts
- Grow share of wallet within existing customer base, gain share of wallet from new customers and grow overall market share within your assigned territory
- Negotiate contracts and pricing with customers
- Facilitate the networking of Directors of Sales/Operations, Service Center Managers and Supervisors with the customer
- Work with Customer Support Specialists, Customer Service Representatives and other sales support staff to ensure effective administrative support and customer satisfaction
- Develop relationships vertically and horizontally within customer organizations
- Share market and sales status with local service center; describe future business opportunities for local employees
Annual Salary Range: $72,220 to $90,274 Actual compensation may vary due to factors such as experience and skill set. This is an incentive-based position, which may include bonuses, incentive or commission plans.
The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.
