[Remote] Territory Sales Representative (Los Angeles)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Staples is hiring a Territory Sales Representative to prospect and win new small- to medium-sized business customers in its regional territory. The role drives remote and in-person sales, onboards new accounts, and develops customer relationships to expand ongoing purchases.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit effective appointment setting skills and set the required number of appointments each week with the correct decision makers
• Effective Selling Skills
• Utilizing professional selling skills
• Discover prospects incremental and programmatic needs
• Effectively communicates Staples value propositions, capabilities, products and assortments including all categories
• Capable of overcoming objections and closing the sale
• Utilize prescribed selling tools to prioritize activities and drive efficiency, as well as to document customer engagement and information (ex: Priority List, Tenfold, SFDC)
• Internal Partnerships: Effectively work with customer support/set up teams and category specialists to progress deals forward to closed won
• Implements and ramps wins driving compliance to new account/program
• Expertise of prospect industry buying process’ and ability to support product selection and standardization
• Create sticky accounts which will continue to purchase from Staples
• Integrates feedback from prospects into their sales approach
• New customer assortment and pricing
• Internal Teaming: Individual will need to communicate and work closely with Category Specialists, and Support teams
• Customer Communications: Individual is responsible to communicate with prospects daily in person and face to face in a professional manner

Skills

• Strong drive and a desire to win
• Strong aversion to complacency
• Proven ability to view rejection as a learning opportunity and double down on next best actions
• Experience and proven track record of business development
• Strong ability to develop and deliver presentations virtually and in person
• Consultative selling, solutions selling, insight selling, negotiation and advanced client management skills
• Ability to work with product category sales team members
• Strong business, financial, operations and technology acumen
• Ability to analyze business and industry trends to create tailored solutions for prospects based upon Staples value proposition
• Ability to function independently with minimal daily supervision
• Ability and motivation to find, develop, and close sales
• Demonstrated work ethic, self-disciplined
• Ability to succeed in a competitive selling or goal-oriented environment
• Ability to be coached and to incorporate feedback
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Strong organization and time management skills
• 1-3 years of successful sales experience or success as a Staples B2B Sales Associate
• 3+ years experience in PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
• Bachelor's Degree
• Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management tool (CRM)
• Industry knowledge, a plus

Benefits

• Remote position; primarily supports working from home
• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days)
• Holiday Schedule
• Online and Retail Discounts
• Company Match 401(k)
• Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs

Company Overview

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