Commercial Sales Executive
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At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
We need talent, that is…. Informed & Insightful, Transformational, and Progressive
What You'll Do:
Our Commercial Sales Executive is a collaborative, strategic, and critical thought leader who generates best-in-class credibility and contributes to First Advantage's industry leadership position. You will drive transactions that create action and urgency within a customer organization in this role. This individual uses critical, innovative thinking to build sound business cases and influence others to close deals and expand the business. Success in this area requires the capacity for critical, creative thinking and the ability to build sound business cases and influence others.
This role is 100% work from home. Must be authorized and working from the United States.
Responsibilities:
- Drive a disciplined sales process that includes prospecting, identifying, and building relationships with internal & external stakeholders. Create and deliver compelling messages that link our solutions value proposition to customer needs and effectively manage the closing timeline, which leads to a natural ending and winning the business.
- Drive total growth and profitability for an assigned vertical, including accountability to meet and exceed quotas, profit goals, and other financial targets and performance metrics.
- Ensure that the company's vision, brand, and strategy are communicated, inter-connected, understood, and embraced by potential clients.
- Drive customer communications, service, and retention by establishing and growing relationships with top customers and serving as a credible company representative.
- Lead the discovery process by asking probing questions, preempting resistance, and communicating a compelling business case.
- Build the sales pipeline, create momentum, and anticipate industry opportunities and needs through a proactive, prescribed process.
- You will implement value-selling processes alongside a wealth of knowledge of FADV's products and portfolio
- Experience in successfully "closing" complex sales.
- Collaborative, strategic, and critical thought leader who generates best-in-class credibility
- Thrive and excel in a fast-moving, sophisticated, and demanding environment.
What You Will Need to be Successful:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of consultative sales experience in a best-in-class, progressive human capital, BPO, or technology-based industry
- Record of negotiation and closing of new client sales, including the development of contracts, pricing, terms, conditions, and SLAs
- Proven track record in developing leads, pipeline, relationships, and presentation opportunities through a targeted and proactive strategy
- Verified ability to attain quota on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Demonstrated experience in gaining access to and creating credibility within the VP-suite of targeted clients
- Ability to build relationships, communicate effectively throughout an organization, influence, negotiate, and establish mutually agreeable expectations
- Achievement and goal-oriented; conscientiously work to meet and exceed organizational goals
- Strategic mindset; self-directed, organized, analytical, and possesses excellent problem resolution skills
- Diligent, resourceful, versatile, and able to multi-task
- Thrive and excel in a fast-moving, sophisticated, and demanding environment
- Strong teamwork and collaboration with an outgoing personality
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Capable of building exclusivity, urgency, priority, and enthusiasm within prospective client organizations
- Ability to accurately project, track, and deliver sales activities for multiple products and services monthly using a CRM system, such as Salesforce.
- Ability to lead the discovery process, preempt/overcome objections, and champion/communicate the benefits of a highly differentiated and value-added brand/partnership in a compelling manner
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
- Willingness/flexibility to travel as required
Preferred:
- Entrepreneurial style with a proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, changing environment where a critical key to success is the ability to optimize and leverage limited resources.
What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!
The salary range for this position is approximately $90,000-$100,000 salary before bonus structure. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
We have great people here and are looking for more. Come join us!
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Equal Employment Opportunities at First Advantage
First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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