Staples Promotional Products

B2B Sales Consultant, Commercial

Staples Promotional Products

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Virginia • West Virginia • United States

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

SFDC

About the role

  • Exhibit effective appointment setting skills and set the required number of appointments each week with the correct decision makers.
  • Effective Selling Skills
  • Utilizing professional selling skills
  • Discover prospects incremental and programmatic needs
  • Effectively communicates Staples value propositions, capabilities, products and assortments including all categories
  • Capable of overcoming objections and closing the sale.
  • Utilize prescribed selling tools to prioritize activities and drive efficiency, as well as to document customer engagement and information (ex: Priority List, Tenfold, SFDC).
  • Internal Partnerships: Effectively work with customer support/set up teams and category specialists to progress deals forward to closed won
  • Implements and ramps wins driving compliance to new account/program
  • Expertise of prospect industry buying process’ and ability to support product selection and standardization
  • Create sticky accounts which will continue to purchase from Staples
  • Integrates feedback from prospects into their sales approach
  • New customer assortment and pricing
  • Internal Teaming: Individual will need to communicate and work closely with Category Specialists, and Support teams
  • Customer Communications: Individual is responsible to communicate with prospects daily in person and face to face in a professional manner

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of successful sales experience or success as a Staples B2B Sales Associate
  • 3+ years experience in PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
  • Strong drive and a desire to win
  • Strong aversion to complacency
  • Proven ability to view rejection as a learning opportunity and double down on next best actions
  • Experience and proven track record of business development
  • Strong ability to develop and deliver presentations virtually and in person
  • Consultative selling, solutions selling, insight selling, negotiation and advanced client management skills
  • Ability to work with product category sales team members
  • Strong business, financial, operations and technology acumen
  • Ability to analyze business and industry trends to create tailored solutions for prospects based upon Staples value proposition
  • Ability to function independently with minimal daily supervision
  • Ability and motivation to find, develop, and close sales
  • Demonstrated work ethic, self-disciplined
  • Ability to succeed in a competitive selling or goal-oriented environment
  • Ability to be coached and to incorporate feedback
  • Professional appearance and demeanor
  • Strong organization and time management skills
Benefits
  • Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
  • Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule
  • Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
sales experiencebusiness developmentconsultative sellingsolutions sellinginsight sellingnegotiationclient managementpresentation skillsdata analysiscustomer engagement
Soft skills
effective communicationstrong driveresilienceself-disciplineorganizationtime managementability to work independentlycoachableprofessional demeanorteam collaboration