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Building lasting relationships is at the heart of our business and thats exactly what members of our sales team do best. Use your entrepreneurial mindset and consultative approach to build exciting opportunities for both our customers and yourself, while being backed by an iconic brand. Whether youre helping our customers get the most value from our range of innovative products and services, or collaborating internally across teams to deliver new solutions, your work can help us become a crucial part of our customers lives.
This position is responsible for all aspects of prospecting of new Corporate Card clients to deliver annual targets. The BDEs are responsible for Commercial Card Sales to local and multinational business in the middle market field segment ($10-$50M company turnover).
The successful candidate will be one of 10 sales executives in the team responsible for pipeline management, successfully converting prospects into customers, forecasting monthly sales declarations, generating billings and all other activities associated with achieving growth targets.
How will you make an impact in this role?
1. Effective Pipeline and activity management- including but not limited to, self-generated leads, cold calls, follow-up calls, emails etc.
2. Providing American Express expense management solutions to companies through understanding the prospects' business, identifying potential opportunities, and introducing our services
3. Building strong connections and engaging with new and existing clients predominantly over the phone
4. Selling corporate solutions to clients across a variety of industries
5. Coordinating with internal teams to deliver on the promise
Skills and Qualifications:
6. Consultative B2B selling experience (proven track-record of meeting and exceeding sales goals in a phone sales environment)
7. Experience in Acquisition and B2B corporate sales
8. Proven track record of hunting new business, self generation of leads and referrals
9. Demonstrated skill in networking, collaboration, and stakeholder management
10. Excellent oral and written communication, relationship building experience in developing and executing successful sales strategies
11. Ability to engage and gain commitment effectively across all communication platforms (via telephone, email, social media & face to face)
12. This is a phone-based sales role which will offer you career development, the chance to build your consultative selling skills as well as working towards realistic and achievable sales targets.
13. Commercial acumen, understanding financial statements (preferred)
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
14. Competitive base salaries
15. Bonus incentives
16. Support for financial-well-being and retirement
17. Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
18. Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
19. Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
20. Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
21. Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
22. Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.