Account Executive - Commercial

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The Commercial Sales team is looking for an Account Executive to grow our business with existing customers. Our team serves the companies whose products people use every day: what you drive, what you eat,the technology you use, personal care products and more!

Commercial accounts is a key growth Industry for SAS. With our Data & AI solutions, we can help our customers optimize their business across their entire supply chain; we can help them keep their workers safety and we can also help them provide financing for their customers. In this role, you can learn, grow and make an impact!

• Sell software, solutions, and services to current and prospective customers byleveragingsales opportunities toacquire, grow, andretainaccounts within your assigned territory.
• Prospect within assigned accounts to uncover business needs, qualify opportunities, anddetermineresourcesrequiredfor success.
• Implement territory and account management strategies,identifying high-potential accounts, advancing opportunities through the sales cycle, and forecasting timelines to close business.
• Collaborate with pre-sales resources, virtual sales teams, account managers, and executives to ensuretimelyresponses to qualified,high-revenueleads and strategic account development.
• Prepare quotations, proposals, and contracts, working cross-functionally tofinalizeagreements and set delivery schedules.
• Follow up with customers tomonitorsatisfaction, uncoveradditionalrevenue opportunities, and nurture ongoing relationships.
• Utilize company account planning tools and sales methodologies (such as BASE or Strategic Selling) for pipeline management, forecasting, andidentifyingaccounts with strong close potential.
• Apply knowledge of company marketing goals, industry trends, and SAS applications to assess account needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Develop and execute action plans to close business for high-potential accounts and further expand relationships within the territory.
• Embrace curiosity, passion,authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business, Marketing, MIS, or other relevant discipline.
• Requires a minimum of five years of experience in the sales, marketing, or technical support of computer software solutions (including related training products and services), computer hardware, or telecommunications software/hardware. Specificindustry related experience may be considered in combination with the above requirements.
• A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. This job isthefully qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
  
  Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel inownarea of expertise.
• Knowledge of basic sales techniques; knowledge of hardware and/or software acquisitions cycles and buying influences.
• Ability to analyze and…