Summary

Posted: Jan 26, 2021

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200217318

The people here at Apple don't just build products - they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entir...Summary

Summary

Posted: Jan 26, 2021

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200217318

The people here at Apple don't just build products - they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. 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 Apple Inside Sales Account Executive (K-12 Education) drives revenues from Apple's existing customer base. We maintain and grow sales in Apple's K12 Core accounts and strive to gain significant increases in sales from our Development accounts. This position reports to the Inside Sales Region Manager (K-12 Education) and is responsible for driving sales growth in assigned territory from Apple's Core and Development accounts as defined by Education Sales Ops.

Key Qualifications

• No matter the audience, you are a specialist at presenting. And, you're cool under pressure. You make the sophisticated simple and you command an audience by bringing them along for the journey. You empower others to learn, to be curious and ultimately, share your passion for the Apple story. When challenged with sophisticated questions, to share deep knowledge of how our hardware, software and services integrate.
• Apple doesn't cut corners, in products or in business. To bring the highest level of integrity, honesty, and accountability in all that you do, every single day. You will be a trusted advisor who does what you say you'll do - and always does what's best for Apple.
• To see the world through the eyes of the customer by deeply understanding their business needs, challenges, and concerns. At Apple, we obsess over how people experience our products and services. To not only meet our customers' expectations, but you exceed them.
• Customer and partner needs can often be outstanding - but, you're quick on your feet and connect and influence the right people both inside and outside of Apple. As a go to person with leadership, you are trusted and comfortable in tough situations. To settle disputes, negotiations and own the hard calls with minimal noise. To step up to conflicts and see them as opportunities to shine.
• To be only as strong as the people around, so to know how to contribute to the team. To enjoy a collaborative environment with open dialogue and debate. To empower the teammates to do their life's best work. When projects require extra support, eager to step up to the plate and bring your knowledge to the table.
• To know yourself - you have strengths, weaknesses and opportunities - but you also know the people around you and are open to their feedback. To relate well to all kinds of people - up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization. When faced with an excite opportunity, you know who to connect with and when. People know you as a true collaborator who knows what it takes to win.
• Apple and third party solutions seek sophisticated business problems in simple and innovative ways. To build driven and breakthrough strategies that truly craft the future. To do this by asking why and why not, both stripping out what is not crucial and identifying what is. By doing so, you are able to see what's ahead and identify trends that will be critical for growth.
• To strive for excellence in everything you do. Due to changing priorities, urgent customer needs, or a final push to meet a quarterly forecast, you face the daily challenge of where to focus your time and energy. To have a don't give up attitude, and finish, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks. You seize every opportunity and empower others to reach their goals along the way.
• To adapt to change and find the right path without necessarily having all of the pieces to the puzzle. At Apple, things aren't always clear but you shift gears and thrive when asked to explore new ground, rather than waiting on others.

Our Inside Sales Account Executives are proficient at understanding our structure, decision-making process, and political considerations in Apple's existing K12 accounts.
We call and influence at all levels in the accounts and understand the needs and issues facing our customers. We influence the funding situation for our customers and develop account plans with assigned field Account Executives that incorporate Apple-based solutions to meet the customers needs. We build sales opportunities and projects to increase sales and establish a dominant share position within these accounts. In addition, we articulate and efficiently present Apple's education leadership messages and apply Apple's Sophisticated Sales methodology to close opportunities within accounts.
We work as an effective part of our customer's sales team with Account Executives, Development Executives, Systems Engineers, Inside Systems Engineers, and Strategic Initiatives Groups, as needed. We also work with internal teams such as our SSO, AR, AFS, SW, Services, and FSE teams. We take ownership of accounts from the K12 Acquisition Representatives after the account begins to purchase from Apple based on the criteria set by Education Operations.
As an Inside Sales Account Executive, it will be required to provide timely and accurate pipeline and forecast information, administrative data, and sales activity reporting. You will also be responsible for achieving goals in both Core and Development accounts and all goals defined by management for revenue, units, and line-of-business.

Education & Experience

You have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education.

Additional Requirements

• You have consultative selling experience in business transformation solutions and developing channel growth strategies for business customers. In your experience, you've stabilized delivering on short-term goals, while crafting consistent value for customers and partners, and demand for the future.