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Account Manager

ProQuest

ProQuest

Sales & Business Development
Hong Kong
Posted on Monday, April 1, 2024

We are looking for an energetic and consultative sales professional. The person will own the territory plan and drive the growth of assigned territory.

The successful candidate will be responsible for building effective retention and growth strategies for the territory. The position will have a customer-centric approach, which results in the achievement of sales targets including retention and new business.

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

  • Experience of sales across more than one business sector and/or geographies

  • Minimum Bachelor degree

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Mandarin

It would be great if you are . . .

  • At least 5 years of solution selling experience, primarily in a B2B selling environment

  • Proven track record selling to corporations and/or law firms

  • Strong results orientation, with the drive to achieve or exceed a sales quota

  • Passionate about closing business, allied to a desire to solve problems for clients

  • Operates with a “can do” attitude and can work in a “sales pod” environment

  • Commercial acumen and professional rigors, especially when negotiating contract terms

  • Demonstrated ability to work through periods of ambiguity and change, which can occur when a business is being transformed for growth

  • Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and public presentation skills

  • A desire to win, allied to strong ethical values and professional integrity

  • Uphold the company’s values and ethics; demonstrate sales professionalism, teamwork and accountability at all times

What will you be doing in this role?

  • Account Planning: formulate an overall territory plan and individual account plans for each customer; ensure a coordinated approach with colleagues to value-based selling strategies.

  • New business targets: generate revenue growth by achieving sales target through new sales, upsell and cross-sell into assigned accounts.

  • Retention targets: protect revenue by achieving retention target to make sure that retention is completed for assigned accounts before contract date.

  • Demand creation: analyze the defined territory, identify white space, and proactively develop new demand for solutions, in conjunction with Sales Specialist colleagues as required

  • Solution selling: use the WITY methodology and your own intellectual curiosity to understand the strategic issues and priorities affecting your clients; apply to new sales and retention work

  • Relationship management: establish and develop meaningful relationships with key buying centers in each customer; maintain a relationship map for each account

  • Value positioning: deliver quality proposals and propositions to customers, to address their specific requirements; adopt an “outside-in” mindset and a consultative approach to selling

  • Accurate forecasting: Commit to the Review & Plan (R&P) process and manage pipeline in SFDC to ensure accurate sales forecasting, and high conversion win rates

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