Are you someone who is looking to build on your experience in a meaningful way? Do you want to join a fast growing start-up and have the opportunity to make a big impact in its early stages? Are you an intermediate salesperson looking to further your career by joining a company rooted in mission and purpose? If this sounds like you, you might be right for the Account Executive position with a Business-to-Business (B2B) high volume custom corporate gifting solution, Gift Better Co. 

The role will report to the CEO and will be focused on prospecting and closing deals for Medium to Large Enterprise high volume corporate gifting projects with some of the largest Canadian corporations. The ideal candidate for this role will have 2+ years of experience in sales/business development (it’s a plus if it’s B2B sales experience, but not required), with a strong record of exceeding sales targets and developing long lasting customer relationships. The individual will be a self starter with excellent communication, administration, and organization skills.

Other information:

Location: Open to fully remote (anywhere in Canada) or Hybrid (Ottawa office). Full time permanent 

• Commission pay for new and repeat sales (no ceiling, keep selling- keep earning!) plus base salary
• Health and dental benefits plan
• 2 weeks vacation plus additional paid week off in December
• Monthly cell phone allowance
• Annual Wellness Spending Account
• Work for a women-owned, fast growing, and innovative company

Responsibilities:

Gift Better Co. is looking for someone who is very personable, customer-oriented, not afraid to jump on the phone, and finds creative ways to reach prospects. The Account Executive is responsible for the following activities:

• Build high level account based sales strategies for one off deals and recurring business opportunities and partnerships 
• Make high volumes of outbound calls to prospective clients to execute on sales strategies and fact find, send high volumes of cold emails and LinkedIn messages
• Use social media (LinkedIn) effectively to find prospective clients
• Maintain highly accurate records of activities in CRM database 
• Develop and follow-up on sales pipeline to close corporate gifting project deals 
• Work with prospects to gain an understanding of their pain points and gifting objectives
• Communicate gifting objectives and budgetary requirements to Gift Better team for custom gifting proposal development
• Present prospects with gifting proposals and work with them through the process of making changes until deal is closed 
• Meet/exceed monthly sales targets 
• Build and maintain strong relationships to keep customers engaged to plan for repeat orders

Who is Gift Better Co.?

We’re here to create moments of joy.

Whether we are talking about our people, our clients, or the work we do, we’re driven by the idea of celebrating humans. Our greatest strengths are our attention to detail, can-do attitude, and desire to create social change. We hire the best people, not only based on where they've been, but also on where they are able to go. What brings us together? We’re all here to curate meaningful moments.  

To learn more about us, visit www.giftbetter.co

What next?

If you’re ready to join a company that is focused on driving change and spreading joy through corporate gifting, please email your resume to liv@giftbetter.co