Job Title: E-Commerce Enterprise Sales Specialist

Location: Flexible Working

Hours: 36.5 hpw

Main Offices: Nottingham and Cambridge, but you can work from anywhere!

Salary: £Negotiable – Above Market Rate

Holiday: 25 Days, Plus Bank Holidays (Increasing with Service)

Plus x2 Company Event Days per Year

Become a Columbian

How likely are you to recommend Columbus as a potential workplace to your friends or colleagues?

That’s a question we ask all our employees globally every month in order to maintain our high standards of employee satisfaction, and why we are proud to say that our average length of service within Columbus is 8 years.

We are proud to be a global company and award-winning Microsoft Gold Partner; with a family culture that you’d expect to find within an SME. We still celebrate our wins, big or small, and recognise both individual and team achievements across the business.

The Role of Commerce Sales Specialist

This stand-alone role is a great opportunity to join a growing team and be part of our success in developing the eCommerce operations business line within the UK. 

With over 5000 ERP and CRM customers worldwide, there is already a very-warm list of existing clients, backed up by our reputation as a 5x Microsoft Gold Partner, and over 1.7million consultancy hours delivered every year.

As part of this role you will need to understand the commerce markets, including industry, company, projects, company contacts and strategies to attract clients.  

You will be involved in the stages of planning, identifying key participants and front ending the discussions with key stakeholders. 

Guide clients to the right solutions by challenging their needs, creating new insights and engaging fully with our increasingly knowledgeable customers. 

Create and maintain long term strategic relationships with the key client stakeholders, becoming their "Trusted Advisor". 

Initiating and drive customer conversations and create development plans which meet their digital transformation requirements. 

About You (The Essentials)

You will need to have a proven track record within the eCommerce sales solutions environment.

• Have a good insight into the various eCommerce solutions available on the market (e.g. Commercetools, Optimizely and Microsoft Commerce). 
• Have experience with contract negotiation as well as the ability to close deals (£200,000+). 
• Hands on experience in writing proposals and delivering customer presentations. 

What we can offer

You'll get the opportunity to work with many interesting customers. This means, variety and exciting assignments for you, with continuous development and the opportunity to work with the latest technologies at the forefront of the industry.

You will be a part of both a local and global team, where you not only share knowledge but also a laugh or two. We value our employees and leave room for flexibility so that you can enjoy a work-life balance.

• 25 Days Annual Leave (Increasing with Service)
• 2 Company Event Days Per Year
• Hybrid working
• Social Club Events
• Columbus Benefits Hub
• Healthcare Plan
• Access to Free Training Courses
• Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme

Next Steps

If this sounds like the role for you, then please drop a copy of your CV over today via our website and “Apply for this job” or apply using your LinkedIn profile in seconds.

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Suitable for candidates working with/as: Sales, Business Development, New Business, eCommerce