Account Executive, Central Europe

About BazaarvoiceAt Bazaarvoice, we create smart shopping experiences. Through our expansive global network, product-passionate community & enterprise technology, we connect thousands of brands and retailers with billions of consumers. Our solutions enable brands to connect with consumers and collect valuable user-generated content, at an unprecedented scale. This content achieves global reach by leveraging our extensive and ever-expanding retail, social & search syndication network. And we make it easy for brands & retailers to gain valuable business insights from real-time consumer feedback with intuitive tools and dashboards. The result is smarter shopping: loyal customers, increased sales, and improved products.The problem we are trying to solve : Brands and retailers struggle to make real connections with consumers. It's a challenge to deliver trustworthy and inspiring content in the moments that matter most during the discovery and purchase cycle. The result? Time and money spent on content that doesn't attract new consumers, convert them, or earn their long-term loyalty.Our brand promise : closing the gap between brands and consumers.Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It’s official: Bazaarvoice is a in the , , , Lithuania, France, Germany and the Bazaarvoice is looking for a sales professional to join our high performing sales team in the Munich. We want the type of person that craves a challenge and is unafraid to constantly push yourself higher. You will be managing a broad territory of prospects and in charge of growing our portfolio of clients in the Central Europe region.You should be able to run a full sales process from start to finish. This is a focussed role to drive new revenue with new prospects selling the full range of Bazaarvoice products and services.Who we want:The ideal candidate will be someone with a strong record of achievement in a new business sales position within SaaS &/or/other online based technologies.Having a background selling into multiple Executive/C-Level stakeholders is a must.Experience navigating through an organisation to sell a multi-solution offering, with the ability to drive urgency and be assertive in every step of your processAbility to navigate ambiguous circumstances both internally and externallyAbility to juggle multiple competing priorities and consistently meet deadlines and objectivesProven tenacity and success with prospecting your own accounts and setting your own meetings.Comfort in developing a technical understanding of how our products work, to enable stronger sales cycles.Key responsibilities:Building and maintaining a pipeline of new prospect accounts.Uncovering and understanding a client’s needs through in-depth discovery and positioning Bazaarvoice’s value according to those specific needsDemonstrating the value propositions of our products and services by positioning a high-ROI solution.Confidently lead a sales cycle and collaborate internally with various teams to close business (pre-sales, marketing, product specialists etc.).Ability to manage and grow the territory with accurate and realistic forecasting.Requirements:3+ years new business sales experience in eCommerce, digital or SaaS.Follows a proven sales methodology. We use BANT which we’ll give you full training on, but we expect knowledge and experience of a recognised sales methodology.Proven track-record of overachieving quota, and clear demonstrable experience of building champions in new accounts to draft mutual close plans with the client.Strong work ethic: self-motivated with an ability to learn quickly and hold yourself accountable to hitting quotaClear and concise communication skills, as well as effectively listen with both clients and internal business partnersFluent written and oral in German and EnglishExperience nice to have:Additional language skills.Experience using SalesForce, Powerpoint &/or ExcelFull authorization to work in the EU without any restrictions, sponsorship will not be provided#LI-Hybrid#LI-MH1Why join Bazaarvoice?Customer is keyWe see our own success through our customers’ outcomes. We approach every situation with a customer first mindset.Transparency & Integrity Builds TrustWe believe in the power of authentic feedback because it’s in our DNA. We do the right thing when faced with hard choices. Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance.Passionate Pursuit of PerformanceOur energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive & curiosity. We love what we do, and because we’re laser focused on our mission.Innovation over ImitationWe seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo. We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage.Stronger TogetherWe bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives. We champion what’s best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams. As a stronger company we build a stronger community.