At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive growth by converting leads into long-term customers and managing the full sales cycle.
- Company: Join a dynamic tech company focused on innovative solutions and customer success.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, private health insurance, and a relaxed office environment.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team that values diversity and celebrates success.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced role with high rewards and career progression.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in sales with strong consultative skills and experience in B2B or SaaS.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
As an Account Executive, you'll play a pivotal role in driving Simpro's growth by converting high-quality inbound opportunities into long-term customers. This is a high-velocity, high-reward sales role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves winning and is motivated by exceeding targets.
You'll take ownership of the full sales cycle, from qualifying and discovering customer needs through to demonstrating value, overcoming objections, negotiating and closing deals. Working closely with prospective customers, you'll act as a trusted advisor, helping businesses understand how Simpro's solutions can solve real operational challenges and deliver measurable business outcomes.
We're looking for commercially minded sales professionals who combine strong relationship-building skills with a relentless drive to maximise every opportunity, maintain a healthy pipeline and consistently deliver results. You'll be data-driven, highly accountable and excited by the opportunity to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing business.
What You’ll Do- Sales Strategy & Execution: Develop and execute a sales strategy to acquire new enterprise clients in target verticals or markets. Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities, managing the entire sales cycle from prospecting to contract negotiation. Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients and sales opportunities. Drive revenue by selling comprehensive solutions, including software, services, and consultative offerings. Achieve and exceed sales quotas by closing large, complex deals and expanding existing client relationships through upsell and cross-sell opportunities. Leverage partner eco-system and 3rd party influencers to create new pipeline and build additional value for prospective customers during sales engagements.
- Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain long-term relationships with C-level executives, decision-makers, and key stakeholders within client organisations. Demonstrate a deep understanding of their business challenges and position the company as a strategic partner. Establish trust and credibility with clients, ensuring Simpro Group’s offerings align with their strategic objectives.
- Negotiation & Deal Closure: Lead high-level negotiations, managing all aspects of the contract process, including pricing, terms, and conditions. Secure long-term agreements with high-value clients while ensuring favorable contract terms for the company.
- Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including product, marketing, partner team and customer success, to ensure alignment on customer needs and smooth onboarding after deal closure. Collaborate with sales engineers, consultants, and implementation teams to deliver seamless onboarding and exceptional post-sale customer service.
- Product Knowledge & Solution Selling: Demonstrate a deep understanding of Simpro Group products, services, and value proposition. Customise solutions to address the unique needs of large enterprises, including presenting complex solutions and negotiating terms effectively.
- Sales Reporting & Forecasting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of sales activities, opportunities, and client communications in CRM tools (Salesforce). Provide regular sales forecasts and reports to leadership, tracking progress toward revenue goals and key performance metrics.
- Market Research & Trend Analysis: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, competitive landscape, and market demands to effectively position the Simpro Group’s products and services. Identify new market opportunities and develop strategies for penetrating untapped segments.
- Drive new business by identifying, engaging and closing high-value sales opportunities through strategic outreach and networking.
- Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to understand complex client needs and deliver tailored solutions.
- Persuasive communication skills to articulate and convey a compelling vision for the future state of the client's business, illustrating how our solutions can address their needs and drive transformational outcomes.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage long sales cycles and navigate complex organizational structures to influence key stakeholders.
- Proficient in CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, Clari, etc).
- Typically has 5+ years of experience in sales, with a strong focus on strategic, consultative selling and closing high-value deals.
- Proven track record of successfully closing large, complex deals with enterprise clients.
- Experience selling SaaS, technology solutions, or other B2B products/services is highly preferred.
- A Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field is advantageous.
- A generous annual leave entitlement plus a personal leave entitlement.
- Private Health Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support on relationships, bereavement, finances).
- Life Insurance.
- Company pension scheme, with an uncapped 5% employer contribution.
- Generous Parental Leave Program.
- Paid Volunteer Leave Days.
- Public Holiday Exchange Scheme.
- Talent Referral Programme – get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
- Cyclescheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to a bike & equipment.
- Home & Tech Scheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to some new tech.
- A discounts and cash back scheme.
- Casual dress and relaxed office environment.
- Opportunities for career progression and development.
- Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines.
- Service recognition awards.
- We Are One Team
- We Are Customer Centric
- We Are Growth Minded
- We Are Accountable
- We Celebrate Success
Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark are equal opportunity employers with a best-of-class onboarding program and supportive team environments. This means that we want everyone to feel welcome and offer equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other non-performance factor.
If you'd like to join a fun and progressive organisation, where there are opportunities to develop your career, please apply now with your CV/Resume.
Mid-Market Account Executive in Reading employer: Simpro Group
Simpro Group is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering generous benefits such as private health insurance, a robust pension scheme, and ample opportunities for career progression. With a focus on employee growth and a supportive environment, team members are encouraged to thrive in their roles while enjoying a relaxed office atmosphere and the chance to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing business.
