Key Account Executive

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions; United States; Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k with matching

Short-Term/Long-Term Disability

HSA/HRA options

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Growth opportunities

And more

Job summary

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions is seeking a Senior Account Executive to act as the SPOC for large, multi-location Arrow customers. You will drive strategic account plans, manage RFQs, and negotiate contracts while building executive relationships across departments.

You will coordinate with sales, services, and management to maximize margins, meet quotas, and deliver long-term value. A hybrid schedule and up to 30% travel support this high-visibility role with substantial commission

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of related experience in enterprise sales or account management.
• Building influential customer relationships with senior decision makers.
• Creating selling opportunities within strategic accounts and complex opportunities.
• Aerospace and Defense sector experience preferred.
• Experience working with distribution in complex major accounts.
• Hunter mentality with a proactive, results-driven approach.
• Proficiency with data, SFDC, Excel, and PowerPoint; strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Account management for large, multi-location Arrow customers with a strategic sales plan.
• Plan, manage and oversee RFQ activities and significant contracts.
• Develop and maintain executive relationships at manager, senior management and C-level levels.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources (sales support, service, management) to meet objectives.
• Lead or participate in strategic account planning with mutual financial targets and milestones.
• Travel up to 30% as required and operate within a hybrid work model.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic account mgmt

Sales planning

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Hunter mentality

Tools

SFDC

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Key Account Executive

Arrow's Global Account Manager is the single point of contact (SPOC) for large, multi-location, complex Arrow customers. Serving as a Global or National Accounts Manager, this position creates selling opportunities within specified strategic customer accounts by creating strategic relationships with top management. Responsible for achieving sales quota and assigned strategic account objectives.

What You Will Be Doing:

Account Management : Creates selling opportunities within assigned critical, large, multi-location, complex, and high visibility Arrow customers through a very strategic sales plan and process. Has a thorough understanding of the customer's needs and the customer's decision making hierarchy in order to proactively assess, clarify, and validate customer needs on an ongoing basis. Leads a strategic account planning process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones. Executes on solutions selling through an advanced knowledge of Arrow's supply chain solutions and design processes. Grows profit and maximizes margins by selling value-added, long-term solutions. Coordinates the involvement of Arrow personnel; including sales support, service, and management resources, in order to meet account objectives and customers' expectations. Typically manages a territory of accounts up to $125 million.

Quotations and Contract Negotiations : Plan, manage and oversee all the RFQ's signed off within their assigned customers. Ensure that all RFQ activities and strategies are well established, communicated, addressed, and agreed upon within Arrow guidelines, policies, and procedures. Directly participates in the review and negotiation of significant contracts. Assist in reviewing customer requests to ensure amendments to the terms and conditions in contracts are carried out. Ensure that all Arrow departments and customer departments have the necessary information to ensure a seamless contract renewal/negotiation process. Has an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of Arrow's market share in each assigned account, the top competitor's market share in those accounts and can identify the type of business each competitor is supporting and why. Consistently maintains a dominant market share position at each assigned account. Takes an innovative and creative approach to supplier and customer action plans and has expert understanding of the customer's business at all levels and disciplines of the organization.

Relationships : Develop and build influential and strategic relationships at the manager decision making level, with goal of building relationships at the senior management and C-level/executive level. Utilize distribution/rep/supplier knowledge to grow sales and profits within assigned customers. Interface with suppliers to update them on demand creation progress through meetings or reviews. Build strong relationships with suppliers' reps and managers, leveraging these relationships to receive future product development and supply chain solution information. Develop relationships with key personnel in marketing, product development, manufacturing, purchasing and engineering at accounts. Utilize Arrow's key management with key customers and suppliers. Leads functional teams or projects and serves as a best practice/quality resource

What We're Looking For:

• 3-5 years of related experience including, but not limited to:
• Building influential customer relationships
• Creating selling opportunities within specified strategic customer accounts
• Experience with Aerospace and Defense customers strongly preferred
• Experience working with distribution in complex major accounts
• Hunter mentality
• Proficiency with data, SFDC, Excel, and PowerPoint required
• Excellent presentation skills are a must
• P&L experience preferred

This position is a 70/30 split-the number posted includes the commission.

Must be able to travel up to 30%

Work Arrangement:

This position will follow a hybrid schedule of 1 day per week in the office (Monday's) and the rest of the week visiting customers and suppliers.

What's In It For You:

At Arrow, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That's why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans and a solid benefits package.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k, With Matching Contributions
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
• Paid Time Off (including sick, holiday, vacation, etc.)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth Opportunities
• And more!

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:

$138,900.00 - $190,193.78

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.