Account Manager - Federal Sales at Connection

Rockville, Maryland, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Apr, 26

Salary

75000.0

Posted On

12 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Account Management, Sales Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, Negotiation Skills, Microsoft Office Suite, Data Entry Accuracy, Attention to Detail, Interpersonal Skills, Written Communication, IT Solutions, Prospecting, Cold Calling, Problem Anticipation, Organizational Skills, Team Collaboration, Federal IT Contracts

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Overview What We Do We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department. Who We Are Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others. Why You Should Join Us You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional wellbeing. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Responsibilities Develops relationships with potential customers through prospecting, account qualification and outbound phone cold calling in the hopes of establishing long-term business relationships. Communicates and follows up with customers on a regular basis in order to keep conversation open to future sales Researches and engages appropriate internal and external resources to develop IT solutions to meet customer needs Engages appropriate company resources to provide appropriate pricing for customers while maintaining maximum profit margin. Ensures accuracy of information based on proposed solution. Keeps apprised of most up to date and state of the art solutions through Connection or vendor training, some of which will be mandatory, and other educational activities The ideal candidate wants to excel at a career in sales and demonstrates a solid understanding of inside sales strategies. The AM brings a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to rapidly learn new systems, offers data entry accuracy, strong attention to detail and the ability to handle shifting priorities effectively. The AM must possess strong interpersonal skills to develop relationships with internal/ external customers and business partners , work as part of a team, and possess excellent written communication skills with ability to compose professional business communications via email and proposals. Requirements Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and work experience Advanced metric based IT sales experience with Federal, Civilian and/or DoD accounts utlizating valid Federal IT contracts Adept at proactively finding business opportunities within existing customer base Negotiation skills with ability to secure best purchasing agreement for customers and company Organized state of mind with ability to document activites, anticipate problems, plan schedules and monitor performance according to priorities and deadlines Min USD $50,000.00/Yr. Max USD $75,000.00/Yr. Qualifications Because of the possibility for fraudulent job postings on many popular job boards, please be advised that Connection will never offer a position of employment without a complete interview process and communication with a “live person.”

Responsibilities

The Account Manager develops relationships with potential customers through prospecting and cold calling to establish long-term business relationships. They communicate regularly with customers to keep conversations open for future sales and engage internal resources to develop IT solutions.