Director Sales

Confident Search Consultants; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Sr. Sales Director to drive revenue across our North American portfolio of fulfillment, transportation, and payment solutions.

You will hunt new logos in retail and consumer brands, engaging C-level stakeholders and cross-functional teams to articulate ROI and close high-value opportunities. The role emphasizes strategic account development, cross-sell into existing clients, and meeting aggressive revenue targets while traveling up to 50% for business

Qualifications

• Demonstrated sales track record with enterprise and mid-market retailers (5 years of experience and above).
• Understanding of retail industry dynamics, business challenges, related cost drivers, and customer needs.
• Understanding of fulfillment and technology solutions for the retail marketplace.
• Ability to rapidly assimilate and clearly articulate value propositions.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively bringing in the right resources to bear at the right stage in the selling process.
• Experience and success in selling high value, complex solutions.
• Proven new business development skills and sales quota attainment track record.
• Mentality of a creative self-starter; ability to work independently and find a way into prospects through existing relationships and experience.
• Strong skills in communication, presentation, negotiation, organizational, and attention to detail.
• Ability to develop and leverage relationships with senior industry leaders and key influencers.
• Accomplished track record of selling multi-level to business, technical, operations, IT people, and C-level executives.
• Travel up to 50% of the time as needed for business.

Responsibilities

• Manages the sales cycle to acquire new retail and brand logos
• Develops target-named account strategies and tactical penetration plans
• Develops and maintains relationships at the C- and VP-levels of defined target accounts
• Develops compelling ROI-based value propositions
• Executes major steps of the sales process including finding, qualifying, and closing new opportunities
• Sells against annual revenue targets for products and services
• Coordinates with pre-sales and professional services teams; provides accurate and timely sales forecasts
• Nurtures third party relationships

Skills

Enterprise sales

Retail knowledge

New business

Strategic accounts

Negotiation

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are looking for HUNTERS! The Sr. Sales Director is responsible for driving sales for our North American portfolio of solutions which include fulfillment, transportation, and payment solutions. Successful selling of complex fulfillment/supply-chain solutions into consumer brands, ideally across CPG, apparel, electronics, home, food/consumer goods and omnichannel retail. Understanding of B2C + B2B fulfillment, retail replenishment, returns, VAS, peak management, automation and multi-node networks. This role will interface with key stakeholders across the Supply Chain including Operations, Sales, Account Management, Transportation, and Senior Management. In this position, you will develop and implement a strategy to acquire new logo clients and cross-sell into existing clients to achieve and exceed your target revenue goals. This is a “hunting” role focused on securing new customers.

• Manages the sales cycle to acquire new retail and brand logos
• Works to develop target-named account strategies and tactical penetration plans
• Develops and maintains relationships at the “C” and “VP” levels of the defined target accounts
• Develops compelling value propositions based on ROI cost/benefit analysis
• Executes against the major steps of the sales process including finding new business opportunities, qualifying new opportunities, and closing new business
• Sells against annual revenue targets for products and services
• Coordinates with pre-sales and professional services teams Provides accurate and timely sales forecasts
• Nurtures third party relationships

Requirements

• Demonstrated sales track record with enterprise and mid-market retailers (5 years of experience and above) is preferred
• Understanding of retail industry dynamics, business challenges, related cost drivers, and customer needs
• Understanding of fulfillment and technology solutions for the retail marketplace is preferred
• Ability to rapidly assimilate and then clearly articulate value propositions
• Ability to work cross functionally and collaboratively bringing in the right resources to bear at the right stage in the selling process
• Experience and success in selling high value, complex solutions
• Proven new business development skills and sales quota attainment track record
• Mentality of a creative self-starter; ability to work independently and find a way into prospects through existing relationships and experience
• Must have strong skills in the following: communication, presentation skills, negotiation, organizational, and attention to detail
• Ability to develop and leverage relationships with senior industry leaders and key influencers
• An accomplished track record of selling multi-level to business, technical, operations, IT people, and C-level executives
• Bachelor’s degree
• Travel up to 50% of the time as needed for business