Senior Account Executive, SLED

Red8 is looking for an experienced sales professional to join our team, focused specifically on the State, Local, and Education (SLED) sector. This role involves building and nurturing relationships with potential and existing customers, making phone sales presentations, prospecting for new accounts, and managing sales through to contract closure. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in sales, with a focus on the SLED market, and demonstrate exceptional communication, organizational, and customer service skills. The position is key to meeting established sales targets and ensuring high customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Makes phone sales presentations to prospective customers
• Prospects for new accounts and seeks opportunities to increase existing ones
• Conducts regular sales calls to develop customer relationships and follow up on leads
• Tracks sales deals through closing and finalizes sales contracts
• Meets established quotas and sales goals
• Ensures products are delivered on time
• Monitors inventory levels to avoid product shortages
• Forecasts long range account sales, inventory levels, and product needs, and communicates related information regularly to management
• Log prospecting activities into the CRM system, and determine results via reports and metrics analysis
• Ensures that customers are satisfied with Company products and services and well supported through phone contact
• Obtains customer feedback and continually works to improve products and services
• Resolves customer requests, complaints, and problems working with necessary Insight departments
• Promotes goodwill and conveys a positive image of Insight Investments

Qualifications/Education:

• Moderate proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point
• Knowledge of MSCRM system would be preferred
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of similar experience in SLED sales and high tech environment
• Knowledge of computer/hi-tech equipment is preferred

Skills:

• Must be highly motivated individual with high level of initiative and an attitude of willingness
• Must be team player willing to assist others at all levels of the organization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to provide superior customer service and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task and work autonomously or with a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-on-one basis or in group setting
• Ability to exercise strict confidentiality

Insight Investments, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a Veteran or other protected classification.