Cars.comCA

Account Executive, Field

Cars. com is a leading digital marketplace and solutions provider for the automotive industry that connects car shoppers with sellers.

Cars.com

Employee count: 1001-5000

Salary: 101k-126k USD

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Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

About the Role:

Act as point of contact for existing customers, focusing on ongoing customer success, retention, and growth. Sell products and/or services to existing customers. Responsible for maintaining relationships with accounts by visiting customers within assigned territory, defined by geographic area, industry, or product/service segment. Respond to client inquiries and offer guidance on appropriate products and services. Execute sales strategy, pull reports and key information. Provide insight to customers, identify and close upsell opportunities. Demonstrate expertise of retention and sales techniques and company product/service offerings. Ability to travel (driving/flights) at least 75% in an assigned territory to visit prospective customers face to face.

Qualifications:

  • Excellent planning and solutions selling experience.
  • Motivated and comfortable working remotely in a home office as well as from the road/field.
  • Ability to conduct in-depth sales presentations including product demonstrations that highlight key benefits, return on investment and the value of our solution and services.
  • Proven persuasion and negotiation skills.
  • Experience in the automotive space or digital marketplace is ideal.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and customer relationship building skills.
  • Strong business acumen.

Requirements:

  • Proven ability to identify and close sales opportunities.
  • Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant sales experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated consistent quota attainment track record with a continuous desire to win.
  • Overall experience selling advertising or complex SaaS/software solutions to business leaders.

In this spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the compensation for this role. The range is expressed as total target compensation (base salary + variable). If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your total target compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package and benefits for this position.

Total Target Compensation Range$101,100—$126,400 USD

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
  • 401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting
  • New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Generous PTO
  • Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
  • Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day
  • Learn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. California Applicants: Click here to review our California Privacy Policy for Applicants. For current employees, please click here to review our California Privacy Policy for Employees.

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About the job

Apply before

May 16, 2024

Posted on

Mar 17, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Executive

Salary

Salary: 101k-126k USD

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About Cars.com

Learn more about Cars.com and their company culture.

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Cars.com is a leading digital marketplace and solutions provider for the automotive industry that connects car shoppers with sellers. Launched in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, the Company empowers shoppers with the data, resources and digital tools needed to make informed buying decisions and seamlessly connect with automotive retailers. In a rapidly changing market, Cars.com enables dealerships and OEMs with innovative technical solutions and data-driven intelligence to better reach and influence ready-to-buy shoppers, increase inventory turn and gain market share. In 2018, Cars.com acquired Dealer Inspire®, an innovative technology company building solutions that future-proof dealerships with more efficient operations, a faster and easier car buying process, and connected digital experiences that sell and service more vehicles.

Cars.com properties include DealerRater®,
Dealer Inspire®, Auto.com™, PickupTrucks.com® and NewCars.com®. For more information, visit www.Cars.com.

Our roots

Cars.com invented car search. Our site and innovative solutions connect buyers and sellers to match people with their perfect car. With our people spread across the U.S. we still maintain a startup culture with innovation and passion for our people at the core of everything we do.

Cars.com has an award-winning brand, leadership team, and the best and brightest employees in the industry. We’ve been featured as one of the top places to work by The Chicago Tribune, Built in Chicago and Chicago Innovation.

Employee benefits

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Learning and development budget

We offer tuition reimbursement.

Disability insurance

Disability insurance is available.

Equity benefits

We offer an employee stock purchase plan.

Employee assistance program (EAP)

We offer an employee assistance program focused on mental health.

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Cars.com

Company size

1001-5000

Founded in

1998

Chief executive officer

Alex Vetter

Employees live in

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