Account Manager - Outside Sales, Lower Mainland (British Columbia)

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Hiring Remotely in British Columbia, BC
Remote
Entry level
Automotive • Retail
The Role
As an Account Manager, you will promote Trader Corporation's media solutions, develop high-revenue accounts, and provide excellent customer service. Your responsibilities include identifying opportunities, preparing presentations, implementing sales strategies, and ensuring client satisfaction with Trader products.
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TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform's suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync's diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Collateral Management is a national, end-to-end, managed technology solution that offers industry insight and multi-channel collection strategies to maximize funds recovered. Collateral Management helps you remain compliant in all jurisdictions, alleviating your exposure to reputational and financial risks. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more..


This position has responsibility for promoting Trader Corporation’s full portfolio of media solutions to clients within designated assignments and identifying and developing high revenue accounts by using consultative sales techniques. In addition, this position will serve as the primary business contact for assigned clients and is responsible for consistently providing excellent customer service to accounts and ensuring that customers’ needs are exceeded in terms of customer satisfaction. The Account Manager will work with high revenue customers where superior sales, marketing and presentation skills are required to meet the needs of the customers.

 

Key Areas of Responsibility:

 

Sales/Customer Service

· Develops customer accounts by proactively gathering and reviewing information to identify high-level sales opportunities.

· Focuses on the achievement of customer satisfaction, revenue generation within existing assignments, and long-term account goals in line with Trader’s vision.

· Prepares business presentations and complete corporate profiles; designs and implements sales strategies.

· Effectively prepares prior to calling on customer; conducts effective needs assessment and designs proposals to address the customer’s specific needs and maximize business potential.

· Discusses advertising needs with customer; understands and promotes Trader products and services relevant to each customer in relation to the customer’s own business objectives.

· Understands customer’s wants so they can create need and sell on value instead of just product-based selling; demonstrates a continued personal concern for the customer in order to remind the customer of the value of Trader.

· Responsible for all client communications, conflict resolution, and compliance on client deliverables and revenue; ensures that client issues are dealt with in an efficient manner while maintaining excellent customer relations; responds to client’s needs with a sense of urgency.

· Maintains strong knowledge of new and existing Trader product offerings as well as new products in the market, industry trends and new developments; understands current competitive conditions within the marketplace.

 

Territory/Account Management

· Completes Weekly Sales planner to ensure penetration of assigned territory and maintenance of existing client revenue base; proactively calls on existing accounts; identifies correct priorities and schedules sales calls accordingly.

· Initiates post-sales activities to ensure advertising solutions continue to satisfy the customer’s needs.

· Contributes information to Trader’s market strategy by monitoring competitive products and reactions from clients; recommends new solutions and services by evaluating current solutions and identifying needs to be filled.

· Spends most of his/her time out of the office, with clients, and works at penetrating, controlling and retaining these accounts.

· Meets sales targets and objectives for specific client base.

 

Administration

· Maintains sufficient customer records to ensure proper territory organization and account administration.

· Prepares a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up, KPI’s and adherence to goals/targets.

· Presents and negotiates rates with clients; prepares and signs client contracts.

· Ensures all documentation and reports are complete, accurate and submitted to other departments within assigned timelines.

 

Technical Skills and Competencies:

 

· Ability to maximize results by systematically managing an account plan.

· Driven to produce by increasing sales to existing accounts.

· Ability to work the system for the customer by using internal resources to find solutions for clients.

· Ability to educate customers through structured training.

· Promotes customer relations by soliciting feedback and responding to inquiries at any hour; ability to solve problems before they get escalated.

· Capable of developing relevant product knowledge specific to customer needs.

· Ability to tailor image to fit customer expectations by adapting to different situations with sincerity and realism.

· Strong closing techniques; using logical, incremental steps.

· Intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Office and computer tools.

 

Soft Skills

· People skills; effective team player with strong communication (verbal & written) and listening skills.

· Drive for results; ability to turn a customer from good to great.

· Strong time and resource management skills along with organizational skills; ability to prioritize and quickly respond to customer requests.

· Self-Development skills.

· Problem solving and analytical skills.

 

Education and Experience:

 

· Bachelor degree in Liberal Arts/Marketing/Business discipline.

· Minimum 5-8 years direct sales experience working with national/large revenue accounts.

· Proven results and consistency in achieving/exceeding sales targets.

· Experience in intangible, media and internet product sales. 

What’s in it for you…

-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.

 

Fitness and wellness

-We provide discounts to nation-wide gyms, onsite gyms (when we’re in the office), an Employee and Family Assistance Program, as well as a virtual wellness program.

 

Benefits from Day 1

-Gym discounts

-Local in-office free gyms

-Employee and Family Assistance program

-Weekly virtual wellness events

-Conferences & training budget

-Regular internal training programs

 

Financial planning

-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.

 

Competitive salary

-Annual bonus structure

-3% CPP matching

 

The Company
Etobicoke, Ontario
1,013 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1975

What We Do

AutoTrader.ca is the leading advertising partner for Canadian automotive retailers and manufacturers. With over 25.7 million visits a month and more than 6 million total mobile app downloads, our largest automotive marketplaces – AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net – are the #1 source for all things automotive in Canada. The company offers retailers and manufacturers access to a robust audience of new and used car shoppers, best-in-class advertising services and rich data insights. AutoTrader.ca is proud to be the first to offer a completely integrated digital retail experience for consumers and dealers on a major Canadian automotive marketplace.

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