Italian Speaking Account Executive

March Personnel; Richmond; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + BH

Birthday Off

Holiday Purchase: up to 5 extra days

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Finish by 2pm Fridays

Pension with NEST

Job summary

March Personnel is assisting a client in recruiting an Italian-speaking Account Executive to drive growth in the Italian market for a B2B technology solution. You will own the sales process from prospecting through contract completion, building relationships with customers and reseller partners across public and private sectors in the UK.

The role requires proven success in complex sales cycles, including tenders/RFPs, with native/fluent Italian and strong English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in B2B technology sales.
• Native or fluent Italian speaker with strong professional English.
• Experience with channel/reseller sales models in tech/SaaS.
• Strong CRM and data-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business through outbound prospecting and referrals.
• Manage full sales cycle from initial contact to contract signature.
• Develop relationships with customers, stakeholders and reseller partners.
• Identify customer needs and deliver product presentations and demonstrations.

Skills

Italian language

B2B sales

CRM

English communication

Channel / reseller sales

Tools

Salesforce

Gong

Job description

Our client is looking for an experienced and commercially driven Italian Speaking Account Executive to support business growth across the Italian market.

This is an exciting opportunity for a B2B technology sales professional to develop new business, build strong customer relationships and grow a network of reseller partners in the Italian market. You will take ownership of the sales process from initial prospecting through to contract completion, working with customers across both the public and private sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, events and marketing leads.
• Manage the full sales cycle from initial contact through to contract signature.
• Develop strong relationships with customers, key stakeholders and reseller partners.
• Identify customer needs and deliver effective product presentations and demonstrations.
• Lead and support complex tenders, RFPs and strategic bids.
• Develop and expand the reseller/channel partner network across Italy.
• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities within existing accounts.
• Attend industry events and represent the business within the Italian market.
• Provide market and competitor insight to support commercial strategy.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and provide regular forecasts and performance reports.
• Consistently work towards and achieve agreed revenue and margin targets.

Key Attributes

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in B2B technology sales, ideally within a manufacturer or solution provider.
• Proven experience working with channel/reseller sales models in the tech/Saas sector
• Strong track record of achieving or exceeding sales targets.
• Experience managing complex sales cycles, including public sector tenders and RFPs.
• Native or fluent Italian speaker with strong professional English.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong CRM and data-driven approach.

Desirable:

• Experience selling into law enforcement, security, transport, retail or healthcare, a technical background, and familiarity with Salesforce or Gong.

Salary: £50-60k basic with 25-30k potential OTE

Hours: Full Time Monday–Friday, 2 days in the office 3 wfh if based in the UK {flexible}

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus BH
• Birthday Off
• Holiday Purchase: Purchase up to an additional 5 days of holiday.
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Aim to finish work at 2pm on Fridays.
• Pension scheme via NEST.

March Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and complies with all relevant UK legislation.