Senior Account Manager - Sled Sales

Verizon Verizon · Telecom · Irving, TX

Senior Account Manager for State, Local, and Federal Government agencies, focused on growing sales opportunities through strategic networking, negotiation, and closing deals. The role involves understanding customer needs, recommending solutions, writing proposals, and providing customer training. It emphasizes managing a sales pipeline, generating forecasts, and staying updated on market trends. The role utilizes AI and advanced CRM tools through Verizon's Velocity Selling methodology to enhance efficiency and productivity.

What you'd actually do

  1. Understanding customer needs and recommending innovative solutions.
  2. Seeking out new growth opportunities and generating new sales leads.
  3. Writing proposals and responding to Request for Proposals (RFPs).
  4. Providing follow-up training for new customers.
  5. Handling your sales pipeline and activity with sales management tools.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
  • Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
  • Outside sales experience.
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Eligibility to pass Motor Vehicle Record check.

Nice to have

  • A degree.
  • Led large complex accounts and sales.
  • Sold to large national or government accounts.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed sales goals.
  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

What the JD emphasized

  • deep understanding of complex government agencies is crucial
  • successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor
  • working with government agencies is a little different—there’s a fair amount of red tape—but you take it in stride and deliver outstanding customer service in just the way that works for them.