Customer Sales Executive - Business Development UK

Company Overview

Motorola Solutions is a global leader in mission-critical communications and analytics. We believe that everything starts with our people, and we pursue safer communities, schools, hospitals and businesses through our technology platforms across critical communications, video security and command center solutions.

Department Overview

Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Our platforms in mission-critical communications, command center software and video security & analytics, bolstered by managed & support services, make cities safer and help communities and businesses thrive. We support solutions to deploy video security, access control, body-worn cameras and analytics through purpose-built applications.

Job Description

This role is working on a hybrid basis with considerable travel expected. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director – Customer Sales Executive Team, the Customer Account Executive (Country) will be a dynamic individual who is knowledgeable and passionate about security solutions and is highly customer-focused and efficient. The successful candidate will focus their energies on creating demand with the End User community.

As a Customer Sales Executive you will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Promote and market Motorola Solutions Inc. Video Security & Access Control (VS&A) products and services within the assigned territory.
• Support Motorola Solutions VS&A sales activities in the assigned territory by creating, nurturing, and responding to sales opportunities for VS&A’s products and services with End Users.
• Work closely with Channel Account Managers, Distribution Channel Managers, Sales Engineers, Inside Sales Managers to close new opportunities.
• Support the leadership team in establishing quarterly and annual sales objectives for the assigned territory.
• Conduct sales calls, schedule local promotional work, and track sales activities with end user and distributor opportunities using Motorola Solutions lead and project tracking software databases.
• Provide information to prospective customers such as our pricing, terms of sales, and delivery methods.
• Provide basic technical guidance and product training to end users to help them understand how to use our products.
• Assist with the supervision of installations at end user sites, especially for key accounts, to ensure proper commissioning of the system and satisfaction of customer expectations and requirements.
• Attend trade shows and other marketing events.
• Participate in the development of training materials for our products.
• Provide feedback about partner and end user requirements to Motorola Solutions Video Security & Access Control team as well as other departments to help develop product improvements and new product releases.
• Maintain working knowledge of competitive offerings and compile data on competitive products and pricing.
• Identify key surveillance market influencers in the territory, establish contact with them, and demonstrate to them the superiority and utility of our solutions.

Basic Requirements

• Extensive experience with business development.
• 2+ years of video security solutions sales experience.
• 2+ years of customer-interfacing experience, preferably end users.
• Physical security solutions experience is an asset.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills in both written and spoken English. An additional language will be a plus.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to speak towards our products and solutions.
• Ability to accurately forecast revenue on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Proven record of achievement in delivering sales results and developing collaborative relationships.
• Strong understanding of our go-to-market strategy and sales philosophy is required.
• Hunter mentality with the motivation for creating new customers/sales.
• Time management skills are required, and candidates must have the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Proven funnel development through aggressive prospecting.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible working options.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
• Employee health and wellbeing support.
• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
• Well known companies discount scheme.

Travel Requirements: 25-50%

Relocation Provided: None

Position Type: Experienced

Referral Payment Plan: Yes

Company: Motorola Solutions UK Limited

EEO Statement: Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world.

If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.