Distribution Sales Executive

General Summary:

The Distribution Sales Executive is responsible for business development by using the distributors to acquire new sales opportunities by maintaining contact with the accounts and identifying ways to nurture their business. This role works in partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure the expansion and diversification of their distributor’s product offerings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides support to the Account Management teams, with a high attention to detail
• Researches, analyzes, and documents findings
• May coach, review, and/or delegate work to other team members
• Develops and executes a distributor sales plan and strategy that delivers results
• Facilitates and leads internal resources to complete company distributor initiatives
• Fosters sales engagement and cadence between both ConnectWise and assigned distributor accounts
• Assists in generating sales qualified leads based on deal registration from named account
• Enables and/or leads distributor funded heads, distributor product managers, and/or distributor sales teams
• Manages distribution pipeline and forecast revenue contribution
• Meets pre-determined sales objectives based on quota attainment and business activity
• Uses forecast methodology to accurately manage existing pipeline
• Demonstrates best practices within distribution account specific to distribution incentives, brand awareness, and net new account acquisition

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to manage large projects and processes independently with limited supervision
• Recognized subject matter expert of applicable work area
• Ability to situationally adapt and understand new technology/processes as per business requirements
• Ability to facilitate and lead internal resources to complete distributor initiatives
• Ability to foster sales engagement and cadence between both organizations
• Knowledge of distribution BI and vendor initiatives
• Ability to manage distribution pipeline and forecast revenue contribution
• Understanding of best practice and rollout of distribution incentive programs
• Knowledge of the ConnectWise Suite Portfolio functionality
• Ability to provide the value proposition of distribution to a direct sales organization
• Ability to develop executive level relationships within assigned account
• Ability to deliver net new account acquisition via distribution
• Preferred: understanding of Security, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM), Professional Services Automation (PSA), Configure Price Quote (CPQ) Backup and Disaster Recover (BDR), Remote Control, IT Infrastructure, Documentation, Managed Services 

Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent business experience
• 5 years of relevant experience

Working Conditions:

• Onsite/Hybrid/Remote depending on location
• 0-10% travel may be required