Job DescriptionTo undertake Sales of merchant services to an assigned portfolio of small to medium-sized Elavon clients via telephone oremail and in person.
Direct line reporting:
- Head of UK SME Sales Bank Channel
This rolea ‘controlled function’ as defined by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011.
Agility and innovation
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities; create new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Embrace change and stays focused, effective, and positive in the face of uncertainty.
- Examine own work methods regularly and finds ways to boost efficiency and productivity.
- Suggest creative and original ideas; arrives at innovative solutions, often finding unique connections between previously unrelated elements.
- Recognize industry trends and initiates a discussion about how future issues may impact own.
Collaboration
- Build partnerships and promote a culture of teamwork to drive one U.S. Bank.
- Identify multiple ways to contribute to the group; explores new ways to add value.
- Identify and enlists a wide variety of stakeholders who can add value to team outcomes.
- Draw upon insights from varied sources to gain a deep understanding of how to meet multiple internal and external stakeholder needs.
Customer centricity
- Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
- Give customer requests immediate attention; connect with others to ensure the best possible outcome for customers.
- Forecast subtle changes in customer priorities and expectations; regularly adjust approach to meet customer needs.
- Maintain open channels of communication with customers; ensure that problems have been resolved to customers’ full satisfaction.
Drive for results
- Hold self and others accountable to consistently achieve meaningful results.
- Push self to achieve outstanding outcomes; set bold performance goals.
- Exceed goals; find ways to deliver results more quickly or to a higher standard.
- Convey a strong sense of ownership; readily takes responsibility for actions and makes necessary corrections.
- Demonstrate great tenacity to achieve results despite obstacles and setbacks; continue to push ahead despite major challenges and frustrations.
3.Technical Competencies for your role – what are you expected to know
- Demonstrable over-achievement against target experience in a direct sales technology based business-to-business marketplace in a role that is primarily focused on new business acquisition. Specialist knowledge of the Acquiring market is desirable.
- Well-developed understanding of the skills involved in opening and closing a sale in the SME market. A structure that is underpinned by a recognised sales methodology is desirable.
- Direct experience of following a competency based framework model to develop sales practices.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain an effective network of contacts and build relationships at all levels of Elavon, partner and externally.
- Experience and success in selling technology solutions would be beneficial.
- Broad commercial and financial acumen and awareness of issues involved in negotiating contracts and has ability to negotiate logically and constructively.
- An influential and highly effective communicator (verbal/non-verbal/written).
- A team player able to work and support colleagues across a multinational organisation.
- A willingness to accept change and the ability to maintain effectiveness in a changing environment with ability to “see the bigger picture”.
4. Qualifications Required to perform your Role?
- 5 years of B2B sales experience essential.
- Financial services experience is beneficial.
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