• 2 years of professional or military experience
• Experience prospecting, qualifying, and cold-calling companies
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications

Amazon's Selling Partner Recruitment & Development Hardlines sales team is seeking a dynamic and motivated Account Representative for our strategic new seller sales team. The Account Representative will be responsible for recruiting and launching businesses of all sizes to advertise their products on Amazon.com. This person will be the primary point of contact for those companies throughout the entire sales process.
As an organization, we are highly influential by coordinating across Amazon Customers, Amazon Category teams and Amazon Sellers. We are a business development organization; we drive growth for over 2MM Amazon Sellers through business intelligence, cross-selling efforts and integrated Account Management. We are successful by focusing on fast paced growth for our Sellers’ businesses.
Key job responsibilities
Identify, qualify, acquire and grow seller commitment to Selling on Amazon programs.
Analyze customer data and make recommendations in order to maximize the potential of the assigned territory. Execute successfully on the plan recommended.
Implement and track metrics for recording the success and quality of the sellers in your territory. Use these metrics to guide your work and uncover hidden areas of opportunity.
Manage complex contract negotiations and serve as a liaison to the legal team.
Prospect and close business to achieve quarterly quota targets for both the quantity and quality of sellers recruited.
Understand and utilize the right tools to track all pertinent account information and sales progress as well as forecast and prioritize to achieve quarterly goals.
Develop a thorough understanding of the e-commerce industry and including knowledge of product offerings.
Prioritize and complete additional projects while maintaining current book of business such as mentorship, and sales.
Prepare and deliver business reviews regarding progress and state of health for the respective territory.
Meet or exceed quarterly revenue targets and operational metrics.
Create and articulate compelling value propositions around the Selling on Amazon product.
Develop a clear understanding of the Selling on Amazon products along with the features and functionalities.
Assist internal partners to drive change, remove roadblocks and close business
A day in the life
The Account Representative will be chartered with developing and managing a sales pipeline mix of both high value and transactional accounts while executing sales strategies to secure deals that will exceed account acquisition and output goals.
Specifically, this person will be responsible for identifying and building relationships with key influencer's within the senior management and executive teams of prospective accounts, along with internal stakeholders and cross- functional teams to create and present compelling Amazon solutions that meet and exceed customer requirements.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA

• Experience with pipeline management skills to include utilization of Salesforce or other CRM tools
• Experience and track record of exceeding sales goals

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