Field Account Executive Job in Toronto, Ontario Canada
ROLE: Field Account Executive
LOCATION: Toronto/GTA, ON
Position Summary:
Following the FedEx Office sales process, this person will identify, develop and grow FedEx Office prospective and existing Local Corporate customer base.
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:
· Commercial customer sales and service experience related to outside sales approach.
· Proven strong organization and planning skills.
· Demonstrated effective written and verbal presentation skills.
· Presents personal professional image.
· Demonstrated understanding of finance as it relates to sales and success in achieving sales financial targets/quotas.
· Proven understanding of print industry technology and technology product offerings preferred.
General Duties and Responsibilities: This is a representative list of the general duties the position may be asked to perform and is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Customer Service and Retention Activities:
· Maintains and updates customer database
· Post sales and activity follow up
· Interacts with local corporate customers to help with order placement
· Interacts with centre operations to ensure proper fulfillment and satisfaction of local corporate account orders.
Selling Activities:
· Job bidding and bid follow up for local corporate accounts
· Regular contacts with designated local corporate accounts through calls and face to face appointments.
· New business development through cold calling and prospecting.
· Obtains sales quota in existing local corporate accounts.
· Assists in account recovery by re-establishing local corporate customer relationships from dormant accounts, selling FedEx Office value, identifying solutions and providing outstanding service.
· Responsible for growing relationships and penetrating sales in selected named commercial and strategic accounts.
- Lead generation activities
Marketing Activities:
- Implements FAE Marketing Programs.
- Make outside contacts or site appointments in support of national efforts.
- Implement Guerilla marketing techniques for national programs, when appropriate.
- Customer mailings and follow-up.
- Telemarketing for national initiatives.
Minimum Attributes Required to Perform the Essential Functions of the Position
· Ability, on a consistent basis, to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and co-workers, which includes the ability to follow FedEx Office Commitments to Communication.
· Ability, on a consistent basis, to perform work activities requiring cooperation, instruction, persuasion, and/or speaking with others.
· Ability, on a consistent basis, to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time.
· Ability, on a consistent basis, to function in a fast-paced environment, under substantial time pressure, and to perform under the demands set by the company for sales performance and profit objectives.
· Ability to work without supervision.
· Ability to meet company objectives for sales performance and profit.
· Ability to perform the General Duties and Responsibilities set forth above in a consistent and efficient manner.
Time Allocation
Customer Service/Retention: 25%
Selling: 60%
Marketing: 15%
Scope of Supervision/Authority
This position is considered a professional position. Responsibilities are achieved with broad supervision from the Senior Sales Manager. Decision-making authority is broad due to the scope of decisions; however, changes in policies must be deferred to the Senior Sales Manager.