Account Executive - Outside - Ontario

The Penny Saver is an outstanding advertising vehicle in print and online. We offer our customers advertising power, as well as value. We are in need of an Account Executive – Territory, to both grow and maintain business in our Upland region. This is an exciting opportunity for an outside seller who enjoys building and maintaining customer relationships. Prior experience in print and/or digital advertising a plus.

The specific territory is Ontario.

The Account Executive – Territory promotes and sells Penny Saver products within an assigned geographic area. Prospects, pursues sales leads, visits existing and new customer, assesses customer needs and recommends appropriate print and digital products. This role requires a high level of customer relationship development and management. Meets or exceeds sales plan targets.

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package.

Drug free work environment / EOE

This business to business field sales position is responsible for generating advertising revenue by assessing customer needs and recommending appropriate  products. Establish and maintain accounts through customer relationship management. Cold call and prospect new business as well as grow and maintain existing account base.

• Consistently meet or exceed sales performance objectives including but not limited to: individual and team revenue/account base growth, prospecting and Internet product sales.
• Grow account base by continuous acquisition of new customers within assigned territory, develop marketing plans, sales presentations and proposals as appropriate.
• Retain and penetrate existing accounts through application of professional account management skills, including providing on‑going in‑field service and customer website assistance.
• Maintain accounts in good business standing including timely collections, execution of multi‑week contracts, good credit account standing.
• Deliver the highest quality advertising production through creative ad design, error‑free ad layouts and customer show‑proofs. Maintain less than 1% error rate at all times.
• Develop a "Local" presence in the assigned territory community. Attend relevant merchant association and Chamber of Commerce meetings to develop rapport in the business community.
• Adherence to production deadlines, and advertising copy requirements and specifications. Maintain accurate records/reports as required.
• Adherence to all Sales Policies and Practices, and all other Company Policies.
• Attend all sales and marketing business meetings and product training meetings.

• Time management and organizational skills.
• Verbal presentation skills.
• Creative ad design skills.
• Opening and Closing Sales skills.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Associate's degree (A.

A.) or equivalent from two‑year college or technical school; and one year related sales experience in Outside Sales.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, computer operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer literate, MS Windows, MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint.

Typing.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or…