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Impact of the Digital Sales Executive:

Part of a new team you will focus on connecting with mid-market organisations across Europe. You will be responsible for sourcing the company and then all communications about Coupa through the successful signing of a contract.

This is an exciting new team and would be a great step for someone coming from a traditional phone-based Business Development role and who is looking to take their first steps to running a sales quota.

Fluency in English is a must. Another European language would be a benefit.

Expectations would be that if you are not already in Madrid you would be able to move there within 3-6 months.

What You'll Do:

Exceed annual sales targets
Develop a Account Plan for each account, then drive the execution of that plan to success
Prospecting, building pipeline and selling Coupa cloud-based spend management solutions to net new corporate and greenfield mid-market accounts
Engage with C-level executives to position Coupa’s strategic value proposition and quarterback the deal to closure
Adopt the concept of Business Value Selling within the context of the Challenger Sale model
Provide proactive, trusted thought leadership to target accounts
Co-sell with Resellers and Alliance Partners as needed
Orchestrate prospect and internal teams to collaboratively build Joint Vision Roadmaps outlining the value that Coupa will deliver and the investments the client will need to make
Create and execute Field Sales Campaigns to create demand
Develop and deliver world-class Executive Sales proposals to C-level prospects
Implement our Coupa Sales Best Practices
Forecasting accurately (benchmark +/- 10%)
Maintain the system of record inSalesforce.com
Develop and deliver world class Executive Sales proposals to C-level prospects
Engage with C-level prospects to position Coupa’s strategic value proposition and drive deals to closure
Adopt the concept of Business Value Selling within the context of the Challenger Sale model (http://www.executiveboard.com/exbd-resources/content/challenger/index.html)
Align overall value messaging targeted towards the chief economic buyer in target accounts
Build out an account penetration model that encourages multi-angle access into key accounts

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

Direct sales experience in the software industry (must be domain software experience).
Demonstrate a successful career with extensive direct sales and business development experience in the Region, and should be able to provide direct references in the Region who can attest to the acclaimed experience.
Consistent and proven track record of achieving / exceeding sales quota (on premise and SaaS)
Strong executive presence – very comfortable with C-level executives, especially CFOs
Expertise in managing multi-stakeholder sales cycles and closing large deals
Ability to prospect within greenfield accounts
Organized and specific experience with mid-market account planning
Focused on selling business value to Finance and Business stakeholders using ROI and TCO models, rather than competing on “features & functions”
Ability to identify strategic client pains and develop unique and compelling value propositions that focus on delivering business value to the client
Equally successful at engaging with all levels in an organization (bottom up & top down)
Assertive, Passionate, Consultative, loves to compete and win
Great at building relationships and working within a team-selling environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience with selling SaaS solutions
AP Automation and spend management domain expertise desired
Must be able to work in a fast paced and passionate environment
Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience required
Strong financial acumen
Proven ability to create and execute on territory business plans

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