Strategic Accounts Executive
Overview
In this role you drive high-value enterprise sales for Tes, combining new business development with expanding opportunities in existing accounts. You work autonomously across the full sales cycle and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shaping strategic plans and ensuring a strong pipeline. You collaborate with marketing and product to align offerings with market needs, while mentoring peers and sharing best practices. This position suits a proactive seller who thrives in a fast-paced SaaS environment and seeks meaningful revenue impact.
Pay / Benefits
- up to £65,000 base salary
- £40,000 commission
- hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office)
- London/Sheffield locations
- permanent full-time role
- career development and coaching responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end sales cycles for new and existing accounts, closing high-value deals autonomously
- Execute Tes’s sales strategies to win new customers and cross-sell within portfolios
- Respond to tenders and align proposals with customer needs and Tes’s value proposition
- Lead renewal activity on key accounts
- Develop mid-to-long-term sales plans to hit revenue targets
- Maintain and analyze a healthy pipeline through proactive lead generation and relationship building
- Build senior-level relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring post-sale satisfaction
- Identify upsell opportunities and collaborate with marketing/product on market insights
- Mentor and coach less experienced sales team members and contribute to training resources
- Provide regular sales forecasts and market analyses to guide strategy
Key requirements
- Experience in enterprise B2B software or SaaS sales
- Track record of securing high-value deals and meeting/exceeding targets
- Ability to manage the full sales cycle with minimal supervision
- Strong strategic planning for long-term pipeline management
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Proficiency in CRM tools and sales analytics; Salesforce or similar is highly preferred
- Experience responding to high-value tenders (desirable)
- Analytical, data-driven approach to sales
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Willingness to travel as needed
- self-motivation
- strategic thinking
- collaborative and approachable demeanor
- CRM tools and sales analytics
- Salesforce (or similar platforms)
- tender management
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