Account Executive – Ottawa

This role is responsible for demonstrating extensive industry expertise and providing clients with insights that drive innovative and impactful solutions. The role applies consultative selling techniques to identify and nurture growth opportunities. The role manages customer relationships, margin recovery activities, and sales targets through effective pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Owns and coordinates account plans on larger strategic commercial account(s) and focuses on value and/or volume portfolio management and selling a range of the organization's offerings.
• Demonstrates advanced level of subject matter expertise and applies consultative-selling techniques to identify and advance opportunities resulting in profitable revenue growth for the organization.
• Engages with customers and internal functions to identify their requirements, aligns them with the organization's capabilities, and selects the appropriate supply chain accordingly.
• Manages account planning process through scheduled reviews and updates, identifies and builds growth opportunities, upselling, and cross‑selling to the clients.
• Leads the contract renewal process, emphasizing the value proposition and securing long‑term partnerships, and identifies expansion opportunities.
• Reviews and designs sales policies and strategies to meet sales targets and objectives for the assigned business segment; achieves and manages quarterly, half‑yearly, and annual quota and/or margin.
• Collaborates with technical experts and specialists to tailor solutions to clients' specific needs.
• Implements margin recovery activities and strategies in full/ownership depending on account coverage.
• Updates opportunities in pipeline tools and processes, recommends, and implements pipeline management practices.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to junior account managers, sharing expertise and best practices.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four‑year or Graduate Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7‑10 years of work experience, preferably in account management, tele sales, product specialty (computers, printers, servers, storage), or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Technology Sales Professional (CTSP)

Knowledge & Skills

• Business Development
• Business To Business
• Cold Calling
• Conflict Resolution
• Customer Relationship Management
• Inside Sales
• Marketing
• Merchandising
• Outside Sales
• Product Knowledge
• Sales Development
• Sales Management
• Sales Process
• Sales Prospecting
• Sales Territory Management
• Salesforce
• Selling Techniques
• Upselling

Impact & Scope

Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross‑functional initiatives.

Complexity

Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Compensation and Benefits

The on-target earnings (OTE) range for this role is $176,000 to $220,000 annually with a 60%/40% (salary/incentive) mix. Pay within this range will be based on the review of experience, skills, and internal equity. As a full time employee of HP Canada, you will be eligible to participate in the company's group benefit programs, including medical, dental, life insurance, and disability coverage, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. During your employment term, you will receive 15 paid vacation days per year prorated based on your start date.

Equal Opportunity Employer: HP Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome the many dimensions of diversity. Upon request by qualified candidates, accommodation of special needs may be considered during all stages of the selection process within the framework of the HP Accommodation Policy.