Account Executive, Inside

Cars Commerce Inc; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking an Account Executive to enhance customer relationships and drive sales growth. This role focuses on engaging with existing clients through various communication channels, ensuring their success and satisfaction. You'll leverage your strong negotiation and communication skills to identify upsell opportunities and execute effective sales strategies. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and integrity, and be part of a culture that prioritizes employee well-being and growth. This is a unique opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment while making a significant impact in the automotive industry.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans

New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up

Generous PTO

Paid Holidays

Volunteer Day

Recharge Day

Recognition Program for Additional Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of relevant sales experience required.
• Excellent planning and solutions selling experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact for existing customers, focusing on retention.
• Sell products/services via telephone and Internet.

Skills

Sales Strategy

Customer Relationship Management

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Solutions Selling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Relevant Sales Experience

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Be Essential At Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

About The Role

Act as point of contact for existing customers, focusing on ongoing customer success, retention, and growth. Sell products and/or services to existing customers via telephone and Internet (e.g., chat, email, video conferencing, etc.). Responsible for maintaining relationships with accounts by working with customers within assigned territory, defined by geographic area, industry, or product/service segment. Respond to client inquiries and offer guidance on appropriate products and services. Execute sales strategy, pull reports and key information. Provide insight to customers, identify and close upsell opportunities. Demonstrate expertise of retention and sales techniques and company product/service offerings.

Qualifications

• Excellent planning and solutions selling experience.
• Ability to conduct in-depth sales presentations over the phone or other interactive technology channels, including product demonstrations that highlight key benefits, return on investment and the value of our solution and services.
• Proven persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Experience in the automotive space or digital marketplace is ideal.
• Excellent communication, presentation and customer relationship building skills.

Requirements

• Proven ability to identify and close sales opportunities virtually over the phone and web meetings.
• 1-3+ years of relevant sales experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated consistent quota attainment track record with a continuous desire to win.
• Overall experience selling advertising or complex SaaS/software solutions to business leaders.

In this spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the compensation for this role. The range is expressed as total target compensation (base salary + variable). If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your total target compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package and benefits for this position.

Total Target Compensation Range: $70,900.00-86,850.00

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
• New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
• Generous PTO
• Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn, grow, and reset
• Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

Learn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!

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Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Sales and Business Development
• Industries: Software Development

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