Account Executive

As a member of the ShipBob Team, you will...

• Grow with an Ownership Mindset: We champion continuous learning and proactive innovation. Team members are encouraged to identify challenges and take ownership of initiatives that drive merchant, company and personal growth. By tackling complex problems and exploring creative solutions, you won’t just follow a playbook, you’ll be actively building the future of ShipBob.
• Collaborate with Peers and Leaders Alike: ShipBob values collaboration and support, where team members and leaders alike are committed to helping each other succeed. We all sethigh standards and understand the importance oftransparency at all levels. We’ve created an environment where trust, open communication, and mutual respect motivate our teams to reach new heights.
• Experience a High-Performance Culture and Clear Purpose: Our commitment to delivering results creates a goal-driven, high-performance culture where everyone is empowered to contribute to our mission with a clear understanding of their direct impact and accountability. We measure success in tangible ways, allowing each team member to see the positive outcomes of their work and celebrate shared victories.

Title: Account Executive

Role Description:

We are expanding our amazing sales team in the UK and looking for rising stars to build that team with us. This is a unique opportunity to take a proven and scalable business model and further roll it out in the UK.

Our award winning technology stack, rock solid fulfillment operations and ShipBob brand name will help generate leads. We are looking for Account Executives willing to work in a start-up environment, be self-driven, identify exciting new customers and work autonomously in a frictionless environment to reach the rewarding quota.

As one of the early joiners in a high growth organization and in a high growth market there will be opportunities to grow with ShipBob. Of course, there will be gaps in learning, processes to be established, and market nuances to learn, so the successful candidate must have a high appetite to learn, improvise and develop. Don’t panic though, the role will be heavily supported by the team that rolled out 7,000 other clients and opened 35 fulfillment centers.

Your primary targets are medium-sized ecommerce merchants looking for world-class fulfillment and great technology. With short sales cycles and implementation time, we make it easy for new clients to start fulfilling with ShipBob and for you to reach your goals.

You will manage a sales pipeline and continue to prospect opportunities to bring on new customer revenue for the business. This role reports to Manager, Client Acquisition.

What you’ll do:

• Driving in new business to attain revenue targets using self sourcing techniques.
• Self source prospects who will convert to customers using internal databases, creative online searches, self created cadences and marketing campaigns, referrals and other means.
• Qualify prospects and sell ShipBob’s value propositions to bring in new business that is operationally fit for ShipBob.
• Connect with potential customers, both self sourced and pre-vetted by the Business Development or Partnerships team, to determine a mutual fit.
• Move customers efficiently through the sales process, ensuring all expectations are properly set and understood.
• Negotiate pricing, contract terms and general partnership agreements.
• Have a thorough understanding of both our tech offerings and Operational capabilities.
• Maintain an updated, clean and through pipeline to ensure proper forecasting as well as up to date CRM notes so account status is clear.
• Give feedback to management to continue to improve the sales process and Merchant experience.
• Ensure proper handoff to the post sales team.
• Identify local nuances and help improve processes, tools and documentation.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary.

What you’ll bring to the table:

• At least 18 months as an Account Executive or Sales Representative in the eCommerce fulfillment or OMS/WMS/TMS tech space.
• Ability to foster great teamwork and motivate those around you.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organization and time management skills.
• Established track record of success in a Sales position.
• Ability to understand client needs and handle the negotiation process.
• Computer skills, especially MS Excel and CRM software

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical and Wellness Benefits
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Pension Scheme
• See Our High-Performing Culture >>>Check us out on Instagram (@lifeatshipbob)

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.

About You:

The work we do at ShipBob is both challenging and rigorous, which means our environment isn’t the right fit for everyone, and that’s okay. We welcome energetic high performers who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, results-driven environment. We value individuals who embrace accountability and humility, push boundaries, and are motivated by challenging work. Every team member, no matter their role or tenure, is expected to roll up their sleeves and tackle the complex problems we face in today’s global supply chain.

Learn more about our core values and how we perform at a high level in our day-to-day work on our Culture page (https://www.shipbob.com/careers/culture/).

About Us:

ShipBob is a leading global supply chain and fulfillment technology platform designed for SMB and Mid-Market ecommerce merchants to provide them access to best-in-class capabilities and to deliver a delightful shopper experience. Merchants can outsource their entire fulfillment operations, utilize ShipBob’s proprietary warehouse management system for in-house fulfillment, or take advantage of a hybrid solution across ShipBob’s dozens of fulfillment center network in the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. ShipBob is backed by leading investors like Menlo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and is one of the fastest-growing tech companies headquartered in Chicago.

ShipBob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensationand training.