ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - USA REMOTE - FULL-TIME
ABOUT CANALS
Canals is a fast-growing startup bringing AI-based automation to the multi-trillion dollar wholesale distribution market, with an initial focus on distributors of building materials, such as electrical, lumber, flooring, plumbing-heating-cooling-piping (PHCP), and pipe-valve-fitting (PVF) supplies.
The company was started in late 2022 by two experienced founders: our CEO, Michael Delgado, and our CTO, Erez Arnon. Since then, we’ve achieved profitability in record time — without venture capital — and we continue to outperform industry benchmarks measuring sales growth (ARR) and product adoption.
We’re taking off. Our customers are driving referrals, and the market is abuzz with excitement about how AI can — and Canals does – transform critical workflows. New leads are coming in every day, and it’s just the beginning. We only need to seize the moment.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re seeking an account executive who knows how to shepherd 6-figure deals through a multi-month sales cycle, building trust with stakeholders up to the C-suite and relentlessly making the case for a product that to many prospects will seem too good to be true. You’ll own dozens of accounts from initial meeting through close and upselling, executing along the way on steps including:
Research. Enter every meeting armed with information about your audience and their business.
Listen. Understand deeply each prospect’s challenges and opportunities, and catch every single detail that can be used to advance our case.
Show. Know the product cold, and precisely demonstrate every feature so as to wow the prospect with its breadth and depth.
Propose. Prepare and present the strongest possible proposal a prospect might accept.
Create. Create materials as needed to facilitate present and future deals.
Stand Your Ground. Be ready to go 12 rounds defending our terms and the value we provide.
Problem Solve. Think creatively to address reservations without giving up value.
Close. Get deals done!
ABOUT YOU
You’re experienced. You’ve closed millions in sales across one or more fast-growing B2B SaaS startups before.
You’re a producer. Beyond getting today’s job done, you create work product that helps yourself and others tomorrow, whether it’s CRM data, sales materials, analysis, and so on.
You are a perfectionist. You noticed that this line starts differently from the prior ones, and it bothered you — and that shows in your work product.
You’re an owner. You get things done, on your own, using all of the tools at your disposal and with consideration for others’ time. Nobody outhinks you on your work because it’s yours.
You’re confident. You’re comfortable in your own skin and have the courage of your convictions.
You’re humble. Because you’re confident, you’re totally fine being wrong along the way to pursuing optimal outcomes.
You’re hungry. You can tell from this job description that we’re a no-nonsense, very high-performing company, and that’s exactly what you’re looking for.
You’re ready. You’re in the most ambitious and professionally productive chapter of your life.
What We Do
Canals automates sales order entry, accounts payable, and purchasing workflows with the most accurate AI for distribution.
Speed up quoting, stay on top of order updates, pay smarter and win more business, all by eliminating the manual work that slows your employees down. Plus, unlock time for more strategic work like strengthening customer service and supplier relationships.
With pre-built ERP integrations and minimal setup, you can get up-and-running – and see immediate value – without taking up IT resources. As your teams use it, our AI models learn and adapt to your business, preserving tribal knowledge and getting more and more accurate.
Canals has revolutionized the day-to-day of sales and accounting teams at forward-thinking distributors, including United Electric, R.S. Hughes, and Puget Sound Pipe & Supply. Let’s chat about how you can use AI-powered automation to gain a competitive edge too.
