Hybrid Account Development Representative

at Tekion Corp

• Job title: Account Development Representative
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $52,900 - $88,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cincinnati, United States

About the role

• Account Development Representative managing client relationships and setting appointments for Tekion's automotive platform sales team. Seeking new business opportunities and enhancing client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly KPI’s for setting up appointments with potential customers
• Ability to independently build, plan and execute on a territory plan and identify prioritization for initial customer contact
• Contact and penetrate high profile automotive dealerships at the Owner, General Manager of Chief Financial Officer level to schedule meetings with our Field Sales Representatives
• Describe and present the Tekion Value Proposition to our clients that entices them to schedule a meeting with our sales team members
• Ability to track, analyze and review calls, appointments, and follow up communication with high profile executives
• Interact with Field Sales Representatives to transfer the knowledge of the customer expectations and schedule the initial customer meeting with the sales team
• Must be self-motivated to achieve all appointment KPI’s

Requirements

• Never take no for an answer attitude
• Prior work experience in retail customer service, inside sales, or business development
• Hands-on experience with multiple cold calling lead generation techniques
• Strong detail orientation and project planning to prioritize daily and weekly outreach strategy
• Track record of achieving lead generation (appointment) quotas
• Must be able to drive the appointment process independently and creatively
• Must be resourceful and ability to solve problems from beginning to end
• Experience with CRM software (e.g., Salesforce)
• Familiarity with MS Excel (analyzing spreadsheets and charts)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or relevant work experience
• Take accountability and practice extreme ownership

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous stock options
• 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
• Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
• Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
• Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
• A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
• The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
• Exciting opportunities for career growth and development