MarketSource

Director of Sales - Telecommunications

United States full-time Executive $100,000 - $140,000
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Overview
Director of Sales - Telecommunications
MarketSource is a sales acceleration company focused on delivering better outcomes for many of the world’s most iconic brands. We design, operationalize, and execute managed sales and customer experience solutions for companies in B2B and B2C environments.
Our solutions are purpose-built and tech-enabled to deliver measurable improvements in business outcomes. We live by a set of people-focused values that guide our relationships with each other and with our clients. By putting people first, working together to make others successful, and establishing a rich and empowered work culture, we create opportunities for our people and the businesses we serve to be successful.
Summary
The Director of Sales primary focus is selling new managed sales engagements to new enterprise clients.
The Director of Sales will identify, develop, and close new business opportunities with enterprise companies within their assigned territory or vertical.
Ideal Director of Sales candidates will have a background in selling managed/outsourced solutions, for example, Third Party Labor (3PL) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), within the Telecommunications Industry.
The Director of Sales will possess the key skills, expertise, and experience to effectively prospect for new business, manage relationships, create value, provide competitive differentiation and consultative support in order develop and to close multimillion-dollar, multi-year enterprise-class service engagements.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions

New Business Revenue Acquisition: Directly responsible for meeting and exceeding sales targets for new clients

Contract Negotiation & Deal Structuring: Oversees the creation of agreements and ensures alignment with corporate financial goals

Account Growth & Retention: Manages new client accounts, ensuring renewals, expansion, and upselling opportunities within account transition timeline

Pipeline & Forecasting: Tracks and reports on the sales pipeline for multiple prospects and enterprise clients

Sales Process Optimization: Ensures that sales methodologies and execution align with client expectation and corporate revenue goals

Customer Relationship Management: Serves as a key liaison between enterprise clients and internal stakeholders to align sales efforts with customer expectations

Strategic Partnership Management: Collaborates and partners with technology, advisory, consulting service providers in order to identify managed sales opportunities

Sales Team Enablement: Leads, supports, and optimizes internal sales reps (BDR, AE) or teams working on behalf of enterprise clients

Maintain an understanding of the company’s managed sales solutions and value proposition

Understand prospects' and customers' core initiatives and business needs while aligning the company’s value proposition and managed sales solutions offerings

Develop and execute an individual sales strategy and tactical plans, including opportunity, pipeline, and revenue growth, that are aligned with the overall business unit's strategy and growth expectations

Represent oneself as a MarketSource sales subject matter expert responsible for new business revenue, profitability, and expense management

Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure opportunity development in adherence to MarketSource sales process

Maintain a robust sales pipeline and achieve target pipeline conversation ratios and other opportunity management metrics

Provide leadership, support, and updates to internal stakeholders that support MarketSource sales initiatives

Utilize MarketSource's customer relationship management process to effectively and accurately manage sales territory, activity, and forecast

Manage the documentation of best practices, case studies, and methodologies related to wins in the assigned market segment

Manage client commitments and expectations, internally and externally

Key Performance Indicators

New Business Sales Revenue (Growth): Achievement of sales targets set by business unit

Profitability Metrics: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and program performance

Quota Attainment: Percentage of sales meeting or exceeding targets

New Enterprise Clients Acquisition: Number of new accounts acquired

Pipeline & Forecasting: Accuracy in reporting on the sales pipeline for multiple enterprise clients including:
Conversion Rates: Effectiveness of sales efforts in closing enterprise deals.

Sales Cycle Efficiency: Speed at which deals move through the pipeline.

Customer Retention & Expansion: Success in renewing and growing client accounts.

Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

A "customer-first" mindset with a high "EQ" and "Executive Presence"

Strong sales ability, problem-solving skills, and responsiveness

Digital (virtual) sales and in-person presentation capabilities

Energetic and positive communication, that engages, motivates and influences outcomes

Operate in a high energy, quota-driven, and ever-evolving sales environment 

Multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively

Adherence to activity reporting requirements

Proficient in MS Office, digital sales and CRM applications

Advanced understanding of indirect, direct, and multi-channel selling motions

To identify, solicit, develop and close MarketSource managed services or BPO engagements

Effectively develop and navigate executive business relationships

Proficient in the use of MS Office and SFDC applications

Advanced understanding of direct and indirect channel sales motions and strategy, specifically as it relates to Tech, Finance, Telco, Healthcare, and Manufacturing companies for assigned vertical accounts

Executive Presence; effectively communicating with BOD, CSO, CRO, VP of Sales

In-depth understanding of multi-channel sales strategy, specifically for enterprise companies, partner ecosystem and multi-tiered channel distribution

Development and navigation of executive business relationships

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, related field, or equivalent experience, MBA a plus

Ten (10+) years’ experience selling strategic, high-value, enterprise-class services

Experience managing and closing large ($2.5M+) services engagements with enterprise companies

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) experience, a plus

Travel required; frequency will increase based on assignment and experience in role
Additional Information
MarketSource is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please call 877-883-4575 or email .
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This role may be eligible for the following:

Medical, dental & vision

401(k)/Roth

Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)

Short and long-term disability

Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

San Fran Candidates only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Los Angeles Candidates only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Unincorporated Los Angeles County Candidates Only: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Where applicable, in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Candidates must satisfy all pre-employment screening criteria and may be disqualified due to criminal history because the requirements of this position, as outlined above, may include: access to valuable company assets; exercise of good judgment and performance of duties safely under work conditions that may be stressful including under supervision of client; access to sensitive personal or financial information; and/or access to objects that may be used to inflict injury or harm to others.
Posted Salary Range
USD $100,000.00 - USD $140,000.00 /Yr.Originally posted on Himalayas

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