US Carrier Sales Account Executive
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Apple’s Sales organization generates the revenue needed to fuel our ongoing development of products and services. This in turn, enriches the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our sales team, is in many ways, the face of Apple to our largest customers.
The US Carrier Sales Account Executive will be responsible for leading, developing and implementing Apple’s product portfolio for the carrier partner at the account level while finding opportunities to successfully grow Apple’s business.
This position is based onsite in the posting location.
In this role you will:
- Use your carrier business expertise to recognize strategic opportunities and work towards results.
- Facilitate all aspects of account management from day-to-day troubleshooting to strategic interactions.
- Build, manage, and leverage valued interactions and relationships with executive decision-makers, and work across the customer organization to get the right things done.
- Outline negotiation strategies and implement deals to realize quarterly and annual sales targets.
- Negotiate commercial terms and draft agreements.
- Develop and maintain an effective and structured planning framework and strategic partnership with our team that fosters advocacy and collaboration with every level.
- Collaborate closely with internal and external partners to create account plans and programs that scale the carrier business.
- Typically 8+ years of sales management experience or equivalent.
- Deep understanding of the wireless/telecommunications industry with a customer-focused consultative mentality to lead innovation.
- Demonstrated strength in applying knowledge of carrier market dynamics, consumer offer structures, and business agreements.
- Solid analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and business modeling skills with ability to transform data into actionable insights, business plans, and a long-term vision.
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with stellar written, verbal and listening abilities.
- Ability to succeed through ambiguity and get results.
- Strong influencing and persuasion skills with a focus on solving problems with data and overcoming objections.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience as an Account Executive for a mobile device company or a mobile operator is preferable.
- Demonstrated strengths in relationship management, teaming across functions, deal making, and negotiations.
- Problem solver by nature with ability to identify win-win solution space while driving overall objectives and initiatives of Apple.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambitious environment; previous experience working within a matrix organization is advantageous.
- Demonstrate previous success with executive interaction.
- MBA preferred.
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