Sales Executive UKI - Astound Commerce

About Astound Commerce 

Astound Commerce is a global digital commerce company that provides end-to-end services—from creating a data-driven strategy and delivering UX services to building an eCommerce solution for a variety of clients such as Halfords, Pepe Jeans, Adidas, Boohoo and Puma. With 20+ years of experience, 1,400+ eCommerce specialists, more than 3,000 projects completed, and dozens of industry accolades, we excel at maximizing every digital commerce touchpoint's brand and business value. Astound Commerce currently operates in 14 countries with 20 offices worldwide.

Job Purpose

As a Sales Executive, you will be focussed on identifying, generating and nurturing new prospects and leads. You will be used to create a prospecting plan to overachieve against your target and you will be responsible for proposals and pitching; you will be seen as a trusted and well-informed advisor to your prospects. You will identify new and innovative ways to approach clients and will attend events to target prospective business.

Everything we do at Astound Commerce is about the Team, no lone wolves need apply. You will be successful here if you believe that the harder you work the luckier you get, you will be rewarded in line with the best salaries in this industry, your commission will be simple and opportunity to succeed unlimited.

In this job, you'll get to:

• Responsible for building and maintaining a qualified pipeline of opportunities. 
• Be able to build relationships across multiple levels, including senior/chief executives within the client’s organisation.
• You will strategically own and manage the delivery of client presentations and proposals.
• Work with all areas of the organisation to ensure you leverage the combined team experience in new business activities.
• Work with the Partnership team to map out joint partner opportunities.

Your Skills & Qualifications:

• Extensive business development experience from within an eCommerce environment. You should have prior experience of winning as a team and arrive with fresh and innovative ways to accelerate your success. You will be a born relationship builder with excellent commercial awareness and proven negotiation skills
• Excellent experience in and exposure to large and complex web builds/digital transformation and eCommerce, with all that goes into this in terms of process/delivery and roles/responsibilities of a multi-disciplined team from strategy
• Must be operationally savvy and entrepreneurial, with experience working and winning in a team 
• Strategic thinker with outstanding organisational, communications, presentation, and analytical skills
• Must have an understanding and passion for technology and potential future innovations with the knowledge and experience to back it up

What we offer in return 

• Off-the-Charts Career Growth: Сlear career path and a performance review system, career coaching, training and certifications, mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Well-being Is a Top Priority: Parental leave, paid time off, comprehensive health and medical plans
• Real Work-Life Balance: Remote, in-office, or hybrid working modes; flexible hours; work-life balance support on every stage and level
• Culture of Success: Culture of collaboration that encourages innovation every step of the way; 20 offices spanning four continents bring diverse perspectives that drive tangible results for our clients worldwide
• ‘Birthday Lie in’ which will allow you to have that well-deserved lie-in on your birthday
• Cyclescheme: you can apply for an interest-free loan if you would like to purchase a bike through our salary sacrifice scheme (after a successful probation period)
• Up to 6% matched contribution to your pension
• Vitality Health Medical Insurance including Optical, Dental and Hearing Cover  
• HeadSpace App Membership

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