About this role: Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together. Our world class sales and sales support teams work directly with businesses of all sizes to offer products and services to meet our customers’ unique needs. We are committed to understanding our customers and use best-in-class sales tools and technology to find the best solutions. We’re constantly discovering new ways to reach our goals, taking time to develop our skills and investing in our career growth, so we can enjoy lucrative opportunities and grow our careers both within and beyond sales.
What you’ll be doing: Responsible for driving account growth and profitability strategy, primarily by securing incremental and renewal contractual commitments from Economic Buying Influences (EBIs) and Technical Buying Influences (TBIs) across all categories of products, as well as driving sales at sites and with Power users. Senior Account Executives are also responsible for teaming with category experts where necessary to penetrate and grow accounts and customer experience teams to support and add value to our customers purchasing process. This is a strategic selling position, expected to engage contacts daily virtually by phone, video, and utilizing digital tools. Utilize prescribed selling tools to prioritize activities and drive efficiency, as well as to document customer engagement and information (ex: Prioritized Insights, Tenfold, SFDC). Teams with category experts and customer support teams to execute account growth plan and add value to customer purchasing program..Collaborates with Revenue Management Team on specific opportunities to make discretionary pricing decisions based on knowledge of the account and assessment of future spend potential, as well as pass BPIs based on contract language. Exhibit high level of business acumen and sales methodologies to discover incremental opportunities at the master and site level, and understand competitive landscape. Expertise of customer industry buying proc Selling MotionBuyer PersonaC-Suite Selling to executive decision-makers Requirements at a Glance Bachelor's Degree·Required Master's/MBA·Required
Typical Day:
  • Account Executive
  • Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
  • Executive presentations2–3/week
  • Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
  • Forecast & pipeline2×/week
  • Champion coaching
DailyEstimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company. Tags Account-Executive Inside-Sales-Executive Senior-Account-ExecutiveB2B-Sales-Executive Commercial-Sales-Executive—Walk me through your discovery process. Template question—How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal? Template question—Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle. Template question—How do you build business cases for stakeholders? Template question—Describe a deal you lost and what you learned. Template question Role Insights As an Account Executive with Staples, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment. This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a growing market.

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