Account Executive

🕒 April 24

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

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10,000+ employees

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. Our family of brands includes Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room, and even outdoor spaces. We've seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn't changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, we're a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.

📋 Description

• Develop, manage, and grow the B2B client base/sales pipeline. You will leverage and build relationships, facilitate project-based solutions and work with the cross-functional team to close large volume orders across all WSI Brands. • Promote WSI products and services to prospective and existing Business to Business clients through a variety of outreach opportunities to include telephone contacts, office and site visits, in-store events and tradeshows. • Leverage existing relationships with developers, owner/operators and end users to drive large volume sales and manage both existing and new project opportunities. • Work closely with the territory teams and B2B leadership, conducting continuous follow-up on outstanding quotes and identifying new opportunities to generate additional sales. • Effectively represent WSI through outstanding product knowledge and outstanding service. Partner with the care center support teams and corporate office partners as needed to ensure best in class service is being provided. • Develop and execute strategic business plan/sales strategy for driving sales growth across all brands. • Proactively seek opportunities for expansion in new industry verticals, including research + pipeline development (Senior Living, Cruise, Education, Government, Healthcare, etc.) • Partner with cross functional subject matter experts to deliver the WSI value proposition and effectively execute your sales strategy. • Develop integrated solutions through collaboration and proactive communication. • Maintain/track your business pipeline using SalesForce.

🎯 Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of directly relevant sales experience within the contract furniture/hospitality industry • A passion for furniture and interior design • Advanced product knowledge in at least two of the following categories: indoor contract grade furniture, outdoor contract grade furniture, residential furniture (indoor and outdoor), lighting, textiles, bath/plumbing or flooring. • An established book of business in the North/Central Florida market • A proven track record of driving meaningful sales growth • The ability to build relationships – both with cross functional internal partners and external clients • The ability to effectively manage concurrent and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment • Excellent proactive, solution oriented, problem-solving skills • The ability to travel up to 50% of time during peak seasons • Prior experience in business to business sales and/or retail preferred • Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external customers/clients/business partners and build strong relationships • Salesforce experience (strongly preferred) • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, to include Power Point, Outlook, and Excel

🏖️ Benefits

• A generous discount on all WSI brands • A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities • Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer • Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits • Tax-free commuter benefits • A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health