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Apple US Carrier B2B Sales Account Executive in Santa Clara, California
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200657541-3760
Summary
Imagine what you could do here. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires 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.
In this position, you will manage a sizable B2B segment for one of Apple’s largest carrier resellers of iPhone. You will partner internally and externally to formulate, present, and implement strategies and grow the business, leveraging your deep understanding of the carrier business and industry to respond to new market challenges, address risks, maximize opportunities, and create momentum. Through your deep relationship building skills and passion for solution-based selling, you will facilitate interactions and help negotiate deals across Apple product lines within Apple Business, resulting in industry leading customer experiences and expanded adoption of the Apple ecosystem.
Description
In this role, you will:
- Be the face of the B2B business for this partner in your region and for your B2B segment.
- Establish and nurture strong relationships with partners at all levels, including executive decision-makers, and cultivate cross-functional connections within Apple to align objectives and secure optimal outcomes.
- Identify new business opportunities, define and execute new models, outline negotiation strategies, and execute deals to meet quarterly and annual sales targets.
- Guide initiatives to improve account performance and partner dedication to Apple products, facilitating all aspects of account management from day-to-day to strategic interactions.
- Develop, negotiate, and finalize deals, including agreement drafting, and build a pipeline of longer-term opportunities in conjunction with other B2B teams.
- Understand partner challenges and perspectives, building strong business acumen and credibility to create the perfect intersection of Apple and partner objectives.
- Drive enablement initiatives that highlight the value of Apple in Business.
Minimum Qualifications
Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Background in technology sales, solution based selling, account development, consulting, or similar function developing channel growth strategies with partners
Significant experience in carrier, wireless, and/or telecom business environment
Experience working with businesses across Small Business, Mid Markets, Enterprise, and/or Public Sector
Deep knowledge and understanding of the carrier business (e.g., customer profiles, trends, challenges, opportunities, competitive landscape, etc.)
Ability to establish processes and drive excellence that elevates your external and internal partners
Expertise in executive relationship management
Outstanding communication, executive presentation, and storytelling skills
Ability to analyze trends, develop insights, and identify opportunities to create solutions and accelerate business growth
Strong negotiator and conflict resolver, trusted by HQ to manage complex contracts
Excellent collaboration and relationship building skills with the ability to influence cross-functionally and navigate partner organizational structures
Proven problem solver who enhances operations and elevates team performance
Ability to travel up to 50% (domestic)
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years of related experience
MBA is a plus
Strategic thought leadership to inspire and influence across various levels and functions
Forward-thinking approach and tenacity to drive what matters
High level of integrity, trust, and accountability to do what’s right
Familiarity with the wireless carrier market is highly preferred
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