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Sales Manager

Samsung Electronics America

Canada

Hybrid

CAD 174,000 - 189,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada seeks a Sales Executive to drive advertising growth on their Smart TV platform. This hybrid role requires strong negotiation and relationship management skills, alongside 5-7 years of experience in the media industry. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in advertising technologies and a proven track record of securing business from agencies and advertisers. Competitive salary is between $125,000 and $135,000.

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of media industry or relatable experience.
  • Deep understanding of video and connected TV media ecosystem.
  • Proven ability to close sales and generate revenue.

Responsibilities

  • Develop high-level relationships and optimize advertising growth.
  • Create mid-term and long-term territory plans.
  • Integrate Smart TV platform with agency and brand media mix.

Skills

Relationship management
Advertising technology knowledge
Negotiation skills
Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree
Job description

Position Summary

Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, network systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. Samsung is also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. Since being established in 1969, Samsung Electronics has grown into one of the world’s leading technology companies and has become recognized as one of the top 10 global brands.

Our network now extends across the world, and Samsung takes great pride in the creativity and diversity of its talented people, who drive our growth.

Samsung has developed a proprietary ad platform that leverages unique first party TV data to help brands connect to their audience as they explore content across desktop, mobile, tablets and our SMART TVs. The Samsung Ad Platform delivers high-quality audience targeting powered by three key components: first-party audience data at scale, world-class data science, and brand-safe cross-device ad inventory.

Role and Responsibilities

We are currently looking for a talented Sales Executive, focused on our owned and operated inventory and audience extension, an individual contributor that is a motivated self-starter responsible for building and growing relationships with agencies in Toronto and across the country for the top brand marketers.

The individual should have a passion for TV driven data and have a pulse for new multi-channel advertising technologies. They must possess deep audience targeting expertise; and have previously worked with cross-device targeting.

This individual should have an existing client base and strong agency experience. This Sales Executive must be able to think strategically, anticipate how buying decisions are made, uncover the business needs of key clients and have a proven ability to close deals. Additionally, this individual will be the consummate team-player and have the ability to work collaboratively across the sales organization within a fluid and fast paced environment.

This position will carry an annual revenue goal and a core focus on new business development. This position is a hybrid role working from an office based in downtown Toronto, Ontario with some Canada travel as needed and will report to the Regional Sales Director, Canada.

If you're interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising sales organization with a relentless focus on design and customer experience, you've come to the right place.

Your ability to interact with top advertisers and their ad agencies will be important as you will use your networking and prospecting skills to identify, develop and manage new accounts that will complement our existing client roster and help you reach your revenue targets.

As an individual contributor, you'll be supported by our world class ad operations team and will benefit from working with a leadership team that is chartering our explosive growth.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Develop high-level relationships with your customers and serve as a trusted consultant to optimize their advertising growth.
  • Create mid-term and long-term territory plan to grow the advertising business both on and off our Smart TV platform.
  • Work with agencies and brands to integrate the Smart TV platform into their media mix.
  • Be the voice of the customer and communicate market trends and industry shifts, including implications to our products teams.
  • Act as an internal champion for proposed Smart TV advertising strategy across other key Samsung stakeholders.

Background/Experience Required:

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum 5-7 years of media industry or relatable experience and deep understanding of the video and connected TV media ecosystem
  • Deep experience in ad tech and data platforms
  • Proven track record of securing and growing spend from advertisers and agencies via all buy types: Programmatic Guaranteed (PG), Private Marketplace (PMP), and Insertion Order (IO)
  • Successful internal and external relationship management
  • Strong track record of high-level negotiation with established relationships within the advertising industry
  • Ability to interact with agencies and advertisers and experience presenting both over video and in-person (willingness to travel)
  • Experience working in both entrepreneurial and established corporate cultures
  • Demonstrated ability to consistently close sales and generate revenue
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and good follow-through
  • Talent at explaining complex topics in simple terms in person, over the phone or video conference

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $125,000 and $135,000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.

Samsung is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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