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Account Executive, Inside Sales

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Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
Illinois (USA)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Excellent planning and solutions selling experience, In-depth sales presentation skills over phone/internet channels, Proven persuasion, negotiation, and communication skills, Experience in automotive or digital marketplace ideal, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 1-3 years relevant sales experience.

Key responsabilities:

  • Act as main contact for existing customers to drive success
  • Maintain relationships and conduct sales via phone and internet
  • Provide guidance, close opportunities, and pull key insights
  • Execution of sales strategy and identifying upsell chances
  • Demonstrate expertise in retention, sales techniques and product offerings
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Cars.com Automotive Large https://www.growwithcars.com/
1001 - 5000 Employees
HQ: Chicago
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Job description

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Your missions

Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.  

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

About the Role

Act as point of contact for existing customers, focusing on ongoing customer success, retention, and growth. Sell products and/or services to existing customers via telephone and Internet (e.g., chat, email, video conferencing, etc.).  Responsible for maintaining relationships with accounts by working with customers within assigned territory, defined by geographic area, industry, or product/service segment. Respond to client inquiries and offer guidance on appropriate products and services. Execute sales strategy, pull reports and key information.  Provide insight to customers, identify and close upsell opportunities. Demonstrate expertise of retention and sales techniques and company product/service offerings.

Qualifications:

  • Excellent planning and solutions selling experience. 
  • Ability to conduct in-depth sales presentations over the phone or other interactive technology channels, including product demonstrations that highlight key benefits, return on investment and the value of our solution and services.
  • Proven persuasion and negotiation skills.
  • Experience in the automotive space or digital marketplace is ideal.  
  • Excellent communication, presentation and customer relationship building skills.

Requirements:  

  • Proven ability to identify and close sales opportunities virtually over the phone and web meetings.
  • 1-3 years of relevant sales experience.  
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 
  • Demonstrated consistent quota attainment track record with a continuous desire to win.
  • Overall experience selling advertising or complex SaaS/software solutions to business leaders.

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In this spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the compensation for this role. The range is expressed as total target compensation (base salary + variable). If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your total target compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package and benefits for this position.

Total Target Compensation Range
$70,900$86,800 USD

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
  • 401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting
  • New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Generous PTO
  • Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
  • Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day
  • Learn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. California Applicants: Click here to review our California Privacy Policy for Applicants. For current employees, please click here to review our California Privacy Policy for Employees.

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Industry :
Automotive
Spoken language(s):
English
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Soft Skills

  • Persuasion
  • Strong Communication
  • Customer Relations
  • Negotiation
  • Team Collaboration
  • Proactivity

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