Senior Sales Executive - Retail & CPG , Hospitality

Slalom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave

Job summary

Slalom in Chicago is seeking a Sales Executive/Sr Sales Executive to drive new business with Fortune 500 clients in Retail & Consumer Goods. You will build pipeline, shape complex professional services engagements, and manage C‑suite relationships. This role emphasizes partnership, technology passion, and a people‑centric culture.

You'll collaborate with account and practice leaders, lead forecasting, and contribute to quota attainment while expanding Slalom's presence in the market.

Qualifications

• 8-15+ years of experience in direct sales/business development in the consulting industry.
• Proven ability to sell and shape complex professional services engagements within Fortune 500 organizations.
• Consistent history of originating, closing new business, and exceeding sales targets while building C-suite relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business growth by partnering with account and practice leaders to pursue opportunities, build pipeline, and secure MSAs
• Build and manage relationships with clients, decision makers, and alliance partners to expand Slalom's presence
• Lead pipeline development, forecasting, and account strategy using Slalom sales tools and cross-team collaboration
• Support overall sales success by activating networks, hosting events, mentoring sellers, and consistently delivering against quota

Skills

8-15+ years direct sales

C-suite relationship building

Consulting sales experience

Retail/Consumer Goods domain knowledge

Job description

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life.We help organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there.

The individual in this role will serve Slalom’s Retail and Consumer Goods customers in the Chicago market as a trusted partner, building and executing customized business solutions through complex sales engagement processes. Successful candidates are partnership and brand evangelists, are passionate about technology, and can identify new client opportunities, all while thriving in a people-based corporate culture.

This role is open to the Sales Executive and Sr Sales Executive levels.

What You’ll Do

• Drive new business growth by partnering with account and practice leaders to pursue opportunities, build pipeline, and secure MSAs
• Build and manage relationships with clients, decision makers, and alliance partners to expand Slalom's presence
• Lead pipeline development, forecasting, and account strategy using Slalom sales tools and cross-team collaboration
• Support overall sales success by activating networks, hosting events, mentoring sellers, and consistently delivering against quota

What You’ll Bring

• 8-15+ years of experience in a direct sales/business development role with a focus on growth in the consulting industry, with a strong preference for experience selling into the retail, consumer goods and hospitality sectors
• Proven ability to sell and shape complex professional services engagements within Fortune 500 organizations
• Consistent history of originating, closing new business, and exceeding sales targets while building C-suite relationships
• Strong business acumen with creativity, curiosity, and the ability to navigate complex pursuits and self-motivate

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:The targeted base salary pay range for the Sales Executive role and Sr Sales Executive role are $112,000-$166,000 and $132,000-$197,000, respectively.In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

Slalomisanequalopportunityemployerandiscommittedtoattracting,developingandretaininghighlyqualifiedtalentwhoempowerourinnovativeteamsthroughuniqueperspectivesandexperiences.Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,disabilitystatus,protectedveterans’status,oranyothercharacteristicprotectedbyfederal,state,orlocallaws.Slalomwillalsoconsiderqualifiedapplicationswithcriminalhistories,consistentwithlegalrequirements.Slalomwelcomesandencouragesapplicationsfromindividualswithdisabilities.Reasonableaccommodationsareavailableforcandidatesduringallaspectsoftheselectionprocess.Pleaseadvisethetalentacquisitionteamorcontact [e-mail] ifyourequireaccommodationsduringtheinterviewprocess.

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