Account Manager
Barnebys Group AB is the world’s leading eco-system for art, antiques and collectibles throughout the value chain. Founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011, we have established our business globally with offices in the US, UK and Sweden. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional and local businesses. We offer a search service with 600,000+ items for sale, an extensive database of auction results, a top of the line valuation service, and a white label auction and gallery system. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team.
We are seeking an assiduous, commercially minded and focused Account Manager to identify opportunities and grow Barnebys auction network within the USA. This role is critical to Barnebys’ growth and positioning as the world’s leading online aggregator for fine art, antiques, collectables and design.
You have a proven track record of cold-calling, sourcing leads, closing leads, all combined with the proficiency to build relationships with auctioneers. You also have a broad experience from the auction industry.
What you’ll be doing:
- Qualifying, pursuing and closing new business sales opportunities within the US auction industry
- Working with KPIs to consistently meet and exceed monthly goals of new accounts closed
- Represent the 'face' of Barnebys with prospects and new accounts, largely through cold-calling and also through face-to-face meetings and attendance of events.
- Working within a high-speed sales cycle (expect to close between 1-14 days of contacting a client).
- Plan approaches and pitches and share information back to the broader team on what is working
- Developing client proposals that effectively communicate our value
- Ongoing, self-directed monitoring of the marketplace and competitor developments
- Meticulous sales pipeline management through Salesforce
- Proactive outreach to brand new and top tier customers
- Work closely with our CRM system, salesforce.
What we’ll want you to have:
- Hunter instinct with a result-driven approach and passion in sales
- Strong communication skills and the ability to negotiate & close effectively
- Understanding of sales methodologies (value selling, target account selling, solutions selling, strategic selling)
- Proven experience as a Sales Executive, Account Manager, SDR or relevant role with history of consistent over-quota achievement of sales goals (1-4 years experience)
- Ability to thrive and work fast in a competitive environment
- Advantageous if you have experience in the auction industry or media sales
Why join the team?
In addition to extensive training and development plans, here are some of the other benefits we offer;
- $60,000 - $80,000 plus commission
- Great vacation benefits
- healthcare coverage
- Flexible work from home set up
- Flexible holidays
- Access to a central New York office (If you want to)
We are proud of our culture, as it is a huge part of what makes us successful. We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully.
New York
Why join Barnebys?
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Our people and our products
We love what we do. Our people are our best asset and teamwork is the core of our culture. We support and inspire each other to create meaningful and sustainable products that really makes a difference. -
Our team
We enjoy working in central locations no matter if you work in our Stockholm, New York or London office. We love being international and hanging out with colleagues around the world. -
Our freedom and flexibility
We offer autonomy in our work, the flexibility to work from home or flex working hours that goes with your daily life. You will have time to walk your dog, water your plants or perhaps play some videogames. -
Our Offer
We offer competitive salaries and benefits, flexibility, and lots more to come!
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