About the job
Coupa makes companies operate smarter and grow faster. Our leading AI-driven platform connects and optimizes sourcing, purchasing, supply chains, and financial management. More than 3,000 global organizations large and small trust Coupa to transform operating margins, increase efficiencies and growth, optimize cash, and reduce risk.
The Account Executive (AE) is a quota carrying sales role serving prospective new logo customers by owning the end-to-end sales process from opportunity qualification to contract award. This role works closely with Account Development Reps (ADRs) to qualify new leads in addition to an established pre-sales support team.
What you will do:
- Prospect, build pipeline, and sell Coupa cloud-based spend management solutions
- Manage your territory and take ownership over new sales results to meet or exceed your quota
- Engage with multiple prospect stakeholders across departments and levels to identify pain points, decision makers, and to build a comprehensive account development plan
- Position yourself as a trusted advisor by providing proactive thought leadership while addressing prospect concerns and objections
- Collaborate with customers, internal teams, and Coupa partners to build joint vision roadmaps outlining the value that Coupa will deliver
- Engage with C-level prospects to position Coupa’s strategic value proposition and lead the deal to closure
- Manage priorities and actions across multiple accounts moving simultaneously through the sales process
- Develop and deliver premier executive sales proposals to C-level prospects
- Provide accurate forecasts and monthly reports to sales manager to communicate health of the sales pipeline, significant market trends, and any potential risks that may impact ability to hit targets
What you will bring to Coupa:
- Minimum 3+ years experience with software sales
- Strong executive presence, self-motivated, and resilient
- Expertise in leading multi-stakeholder sales cycles and closing large 6-figure deals
- A history of pro-actively hunting new business
- Experience selling business value to Finance and Business customers using return on investment and TCO models, rather than challenging on “features & functions”
- A strong focus on forming relationships and working within a team selling environment
- Business Spend Management domain expertise (ideal) or Enterprise SaaS selling experience
- A desire to work in a fast-paced and hard-working environment
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