Sr Account Executive, Education, Amazon Business

Amazon • Washington, DC

3d • Remote

About The Position

Come be a part of a rapidly expanding $35 billion-dollar global business. At Amazon Business, a fast-growing startup passionate about building solutions, we set out every day to innovate and disrupt the status quo. We stand at the intersection of tech & retail in the B2B space developing innovative purchasing and procurement solutions to help businesses and organizations thrive. At Amazon Business, we strive to be the most recognized and preferred strategic partner for smart business buying. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Join us in building and celebrating the value of Amazon Business to buyers and sellers of all sizes and industries. Unlock your career potential.

Requirements

• 5+ years of B2B or enterprise sales with a focus on hunting new business experience
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
• Experience identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing opportunities across a wide spectrum of customer engagement levels
• Demonstrated track record of positioning and selling solutions to new and existing customers and market segments

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of sales experience selling to Fortune 1000 senior leadership.
• Experience selling to procurement and/or supply chain roles
• Expert use of MS Office Suite, CRMs (e.g. Salesforce.com) and other systems
• Experience owning customer facing communication including leading in-person or virtual customer meetings, product demonstrations, or trainings.
• Demonstrated success identifying, prioritizing, developing, and growing a book of strategic customer accounts

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate weekly reporting on pipeline and customer spend adoption, including account status updates and insights learned during deployment
• Provide strategic account engagement that helps customers implement solutions that solve industry-specific procurement challenges
• Drive and accelerate spend adoption by advising customers on best practices for using Amazon Business solutions
• Focus on automating service needs for customers, while working with Product and Technical teams to develop solutions that will increase solution adoption
• Relay market needs and requirements back to internal Amazon teams, including Product, Technical, and Category Management teams

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior