Sr. SLED Account Executive - Must Reside in Oklahoma, Arkansas or Kansas

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress. With double-digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver scalable outcomes than Extreme.

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We are growing our team!  We are looking for top sales performers for our SLED team. 

The SLED Sales Account Executive is responsible for driving new business, building and maintaining customer loyalty, ensuring high retention rates, promoting our customer centric culture/forward thinking strategies and initiatives. The successful Sales Account Executive will leverage our three-tiered sales model, prospecting for new business and partnering with the internal/external Sales teams providing our customers with an experience exceeding expectation. The team is made up of credible top performers who foster and entrepreneurial spirit and delivering predictable and consistent revenue growth.

Position Responsibilities

·        Represent our comprehensive solution of end-to-end Wired / Wireless Data Networking; Network Management and Security solutions, growing revenue and profit margins within the assigned territory achieving properly aligned quotas with SLED accounts

·        Utilize your Solutions Sales expertise to prospect and capture new SLED business while growing the existing install base

·        Provide in-depth business planning and reporting (monthly forecast, weekly commit, pipeline development, etc.)

·        Develop strong, mutually beneficial relationships with cross functional teams within the territory and across the company focusing on SLED accounts

Requirements

·        Proven hunter with a history of developing new prospective SLED customers and collaborating across cross-functional internal teams, ensuring target quotas are achieved and exceeded.

·        Driven to successfully close large complex deals amid a mix of new business, established accounts and channel management

·        Strong executive presence and communications skills; with effective Solution Selling skills into SLED networking environments at the CXO levels.

·        Strong Business plan development and forecasting experience

·        Must be a self-starter with high energy and drive who takes initiative and works with limited direction

·        A highly trusted business partner, who maintains and expect high standards for self and team

·        An accomplished SLED Account Executive with established account base, strong regional Customer and Channel Partner relationships

·        Relevant industry/competitive knowledge

·        Proven and verifiable track record in exceeding sales quotas; achieving Club

·        Strong Competitive Industry and Product Knowledge with ability to articulate the Extreme Networks Business Value Proposition

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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