Account Manager, Commercial Sales (Transportation and Logitics)
Remote, U.S.
About Us
Oceus Networks designs, delivers, and supports a wide range of mobile broadband solutions for USG and commercial, customers. As part of the Commercial Solutions team, the Senior Manager Account Executive (Transportation & Logistics) position will work directly with our Sales, Sales Engineers, Business Development, and R&D teams to identify and qualify opportunities, shape customer requirements, and close a pipeline of subscription-based business. For more information, please visit us at https://oceusnetworks.com.
Location Note: Flexible from a U.S. based location
Travel: Anticipated 40-50% to U.S. customer sites and corporate locations
Position Description:
The Account Manager will support our vertical sales in the Transportation and Logistics sector. We need dynamic fast paced individuals that bring a combination of industry relevant experience, a solution-oriented mindset, and an ability to sell and advise our customers on the best way to make the most of our private cellular solutions to address their business-critical problems in their shift to Industry 4.0 the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). If that sounds like you, keep reading!
This position requires the ability to communicate technical details, both orally and written, to customers showing a thorough understanding of their business problem and an effective proposed solution.
Typical pre-sales activities include gaining an understanding of a customer’s business, analysis of a customer’s communication network needs, preparation and presentation of proposals, and describing how Oceus products and solutions meet those needs. The Manager Account Executive (Transportation & Logistics) responds to official customer solicitations to include solutioning, preparing the solution bill of materials, working across the organization to determine the level of effort required to implement the solution, and developing the proposal. Typical post-sale activities include keeping customer current on how the organizations products and solutions address the customers changing and future needs. This position requires extensive knowledge of the organizations products and solutions to understand the key integration points in customers networks in the transportation and logistics vertical market sector. The domain focus of this position is commercial customers in the transportation and logistics industries (with an initial emphasis on 3rd party logistics) requiring private cellular network solutions in support of digital transformation, automation, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Qualified candidates will have client experience in Transportation and Logistics such that you are familiar with key challenges and opportunities in the industry, and have sold and/or delivered technology initiatives that address those challenges and opportunities.
The ideal candidates will get motivated and excited by the list of things we’re looking for below.
We are looking for strategic thinkers and leaders that love to problem solve (especially with technology solutions).
Whether you like to sell or solution, you should get excited about sharing how Oceus’s technology can provide unique solutions that address needs within the industry.
We want candidates that:
Bring a high energy, engaging presence to internal and external audiences in a variety of settings (virtual, white boarding solution sessions, customer presentations, internal enablement)
Partner effectively across teams to create Transportation and Logistics relevant points of view, assets and solutions
Collaborate with sales teams to help them bring an industry solution-oriented mindset that elevates the growth plans for their accounts
Use their unique industry knowledge and understanding to help create and progress sales opportunities with customers
Unlock new demand by uncovering Transportation and Logistics business problems and matching them to our solutions
Uncover executive-level initiatives and pain points that map back our solutions across multiple lines of business
Have an understanding of the way Transportation and Logistics businesses operate, how they make decisions, and the priorities that drive decisions from the C-level
Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for meeting assigned revenue objectives
Develop and manage a robust, metrics-driven sales plan in the target vertical (transportation/logistics) that ensures attainment of corporate goals and key performance indicators; manage the direct sales pipeline products/services, pursue initial contact and coordinate follow ups to obtain conversion and business realization
Proactively prospect and independently identify leads and key decision makers for target
Measures existing market and company’s share. Identifies new markets and the need for new products. Expands share of market with existing and new accounts
Identifies objectives, strategies, and action plans to improve short- and long-term sales and earnings with the assigned target vertical
Develops sales strategies that will produce maximum market penetration within the target vertical
Establishes and maintains close personal contact with top echelon customers. Locate and propose potential business opportunities by contacting end user customers and potential strategic partners
Screen potential business deals/opportunities with final end user customers & analyzing market strategies, deal/opportunity requirements, prospect and market potential, and financials
Conduct consultation and strategy meetings with clients
Meet or exceed sales targets through detailed account planning and weekly forecasting sessions
Build long lasting relationships with key industry decision makers that lead to continued sales, new upsell and cross-sell opportunities
Maintain up-to-date awareness of company activities, industry trends
Cultivate business relationships through networking, industry events, and outbound marketing
Maintain industry and technical knowledge; participate in industry tradeshows and conferences
Research and provide insight on competitive positioning
Assist in decisions involving price structure and price negotiations
Ability and willingness to work remotely
Exercise independent judgment and discretion to make decisions
Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements:
U.S. citizenship
Ability to pass a background investigation, including drug testing
Bachelors Degree in technical field
5+ years of experience in 3PL; warehouse logistics, “big box” warehouse companies
Sales and marketing experience in telecommunications, business transformation or information technology industry with experience in SaaS + enterprise software tools, solutions and pricing the same
Results-driven with an entrepreneurial mindset, strong business and marketing strategy skills with a proven track record of successful business generation
Exceptional communication skills to effectively, clearly, and concisely convey ideas, concepts, and opportunities. Excel in verbal communication, written presentation and formal settings.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects effectively under deadline pressure
Consistent achievement of year over year quota and/or performance goals attainment
Experience in defining and delivering ROI/ Business Case for large scale initiatives
Experience crafting complex sales proposals that tie technology products to business problems
Ability to work across extended teams consisting of sales specialists, solution engineers, customer success, and training personnel
Availability to travel anticipated up to 50% to U.S. locations
Preferred Experience
Advanced academic degree (MS/MBA)
5+ years experience in deploying technology solutions to the transportation & logistics markets
5+ years of experience working in high tech solutions (hardware + software + service)
Understanding of private cellular network solutions; familiarity with RAN + SAS and RF constructs
Prior/current technology start-up experience selling integrated solutions with an emphasis on proprietary software
Experience in different/emerging pricing models (Network as a Service, subscription-based annual recurring revenue)
Experience with large technology driven business transformation initiatives
Individuals with disabilities who need assistance with the application process may contact us by email: [email protected] or phone: 703-234-9176.
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