Arlington Field Sales Executive – Vision Solutions

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

CooperVision, a global leader in contact lenses, is seeking an Account Executive for the Arlington, VA territory. The role requires building professional sales relationships across channels, traveling within the territory, and meeting sales goals with a consultative approach.

Ideal candidates will have 4+ years of B2B sales experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Salesforce/Tableau/Showpad, MS Office, and CVI product knowledge.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Positive and constructive attitude.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Anticipate, understand, prioritize, and meet customer needs.
• Adapt to a changing work environment; various situations, individuals and/or groups daily.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to make presentations to various sized customer groups.
• MS Suite
• CRM system (Salesforce, Tableau, Showpad)

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed projected sales goals based on the territory quota established by sales management for the given territory.
• Maximize time management skills efficiently to use opportunities in all stages of the sales funnel
• Use a disciplined approach on a daily basis to sell to uncover and meet customer needs. Full understanding and implementation of CVI sales platform
• Maintain territory call cycle; approx. 5-7 pre-set appointments per workday
• Dedicated to meeting customer needs quickly and accurately. Return customer phone and email inquiries within 24 hours
• You can navigate sales and internal tools quickly (Salesforce, Showpad, Tableau, etc.)
• Utilizes a strong business acumen and a consultative sales approach to understand the customer’s business, assess needs, and profile the account.
• Responsible for formulating and executing an effective call cycle plan to grow territory business; Account Executive will prepare account business plans with their Regional Director
• Develop new business within geographic territory
• Maintain technical proficiency with CVI products and competitive products
• Keep current with industry trends and analysis, i.e., Health Product Research data
• Strong ability to articulate CVI Suite of products to educate the customer and make recommendations to help grow their business
• Sell value added products and services to customer offices to enhance customer experience
• Develop customer marketing plans and promotions to grow business; monitor to insure return on investment
• Use of Microsoft Office suite of tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Advance skills through training and daily use.
• Daily use of CRM tool and reports to analyze product, account sales and overall territory growth
• Participate in state and regional optical shows when requested
• Submit all administrative reports on a timely basis (call reports, expense reports, ROI reports, etc.)
• Responsible for routinely managing diagnostic contact lens sets in customer locations.
• Travel within territory is expected 80% of the time
• Travel outside of territory is required for conferences, site trainings, and regional meetings (10-15%)
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Self-starter with the ability to work independently.

Skills

B2B sales

Account management

CRM (Salesforce)

MS Office

Territory sales

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of direct related experience

Tools

Salesforce

Tableau

Showpad

Job description

CooperVision, a global leader in contact lenses, is seeking an Account Executive for the Arlington, VA territory. The role requires building professional sales relationships across channels, traveling within the territory, and meeting sales goals with a consultative approach.

Ideal candidates will have 4+ years of B2B sales experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Salesforce/Tableau/Showpad, MS Office, and CVI product knowledge.