About the role/team:
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Our people make all the difference in our success.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sr. Strategic Sales Manager to join the Corporate Payments Commercial Team. This role will be accountable for developing new direct business opportunities across the Company’s Corporate Payments product portfolio in North America. Target opportunities shall include direct to corporate on optimizing B2B payments coming from their AP system and finding new payment verticals for virtual cards.
This is an individual contributor position and is ideal for an experienced, results-orientated individual with a consultative sales approach.
How you will make an impact:
- Identifying/qualifying opportunities with various types of businesses where a virtual can be used to fulfill payment of a B2B transaction.
- Being creative in your approach to identifying the ‘right’ target companies and initiating contact with the correct people within that organization.
- Managing the sales process through the complete sales cycle from lead generation and initial prospect contact through to successful closing of deals and follow up sales activities
- Effectively communicate WEX’s market proposition; accurately interpreting clients’ needs or pain points; proposing suitable solutions.
- Understanding the prospect and their drivers and developing strong client relationships with a matrix of stakeholders within the organization
- Preparing high quality presentations and proposals for submission to prospects in support of new business pitches and bid opportunities
- Experienced in contract negotiation
- Providing timely and accurate revenue forecasting and management information; and reporting on a regular basis as required
- Working closely with the internal operations teams to optimize the sales process from the first customer contact and to ensure smooth delivery of client services in line with customer expectations
- Keeping the Salesforce and Account Management systems fully up to date with relevant data
Sr. Strategic Sales Manager positions may be home based with the requirement to travel approximately 30-40% of the time to meet prospects along with regular visits to the company's headquarters based in Portland, Maine.
How you will make an impact:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 6-10 years’ of direct sales, account and/or channel management develop experience.
- Proven record of generating own leads, a hunter mentality.
- B2B payment experience and Virtual payment industry knowledge a substantial plus
- Comprehensive understanding of financial services and the complex solution sales process
- Ability to participate in strategy development and lead attainment of critical objectives
- Proven track record of managing business development activities to achieve growth targets
- Successful track record of building and maintaining strong relationships ranging from senior level executives to technical contacts
- Demonstration of capabilities and skills for building trust, accountability and collaboration among internal and external stakeholders, team player
- Proven track record of exceeding annual sales quotas
- Skilled at presenting ideas effectively to individuals or groups, and positioning to meet the objectives of the event or meeting
Skills Required
- Minimum of 6-10 years of direct sales experience
- B2B payment experience and virtual payment industry knowledge
- Proven track record of exceeding annual sales quotas
- Bachelor's degree preferred
WEX Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave offerings are portrayed as a standout, with generous PTO and additional paid time for volunteering. Time-off flexibility is also positioned as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are presented as strong, including a 401(k) match that is described as competitive. This element appears to materially strengthen the total rewards package even when cash compensation feels less compelling.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable compensation is sometimes framed positively through bonuses and uncapped earning potential in sales-oriented roles. Stock options are also cited as an additional reward component that can improve perceived total compensation.
WEX Inc. Insights
What We Do
We simplify complex payment systems for fleets, corporate payments, and healthcare—unlocking insights, opportunities, and efficiencies to give you greater control of your business. Powered by the belief that complex payment systems can be made simple, WEX (NYSE: WEX) is a leading financial technology service provider across a wide spectrum of sectors, including fleet, travel and healthcare. WEX operates in more than 10 countries and in more than 20 currencies through approximately 4,900 associates around the world. WEX fleet cards offer approximately 14 million vehicles exceptional payment security and control; our travel and corporate solutions business processes over $35 billion of purchase volume annually; and the WEX Health financial technology platform helps 343,000 employers and more than 28 million consumers better manage healthcare expenses.
