Sales Account Executive

The ideal candidate will be an experienced sales person who is comfortable generating sales lead with new clients and maintaining relationships with existing ones. This candidate will be able to understand a prospective client's needs and offer an ideal solution. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and have a positive track record of exceeding outlined goals. Job Responsibilities & Tasks Duties include but are not limited toConduct customer visits when assigned, and relay outcome of visit to Account Manager.Follow up with assigned customers to assist Account Manager in securing sales orders.Assist Account Manager in identifying customer needs and propose possible solutions.Assist Accounts Manager in evaluating and analyzing customer complaints. Provide input to Accounts Manager regarding forecast in order to assist where applicable.Identify any cross-selling opportunities within the assigned accounts and suggest to Accounts Manager. Collect payments to maintain receivables aging and DSO ratios within the approved credit limits. Assist Accounts Manager in converting assigned prospects to Marketing Qualified Prospects (MQPs), and later into customers. Collect feedback on competitor activities from the field, and relay to Accounts Manager to build and update competitor profile.Seek new ideas and remain updated on latest trends, technologies and processes within the field.Required Job Qualifications & Competencies University degree Proven Account Management skills required in order to create, maintain and enhance customer relationshipsMinimum 1 year of Sales Account/project management experienceExtremely detail orientedManufacturing sales skills (B2B)Motivated, goal oriented, persistent and a skilled negotiatorHigh level of initiative and work well in a team environmentExcellent written and oral communication skillsHandles stressful situations and deadline pressures well