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Regional Sales Associate

News Corporation, Houston, TX, United States


Position Overview OPIS, a Dow Jones Company, requires a highly motivated salesperson. This is a remote position located in the United States, with moderate travel throughout the United States & Canada. The position will report to a Houston based team.

Ideal candidates are sales professionals having demonstrated success calling on executives in the downstream fuel industry and related market segments, offering a unique value proposition, delivering solutions and selling solutions specific to customer needs, whether identified by the potential client or through the discovery process executed by the Account Associate.

Candidates must have strong closing skills, be extremely persistent, be willing to prospect, work well without supervision, be highly money motivated, be effective at building relationships, have good listening skills, be adept at asking probing questions, be assertive but not aggressive, with outstanding phone and interpersonal skills. Working knowledge of business economics and comfort in discussing value propositions with customers is required.

A track record of success in account management, growth and new business generation

Detailed knowledge of the sales cycle

Experience in selling information services or software solutions

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Eager to understand the downstream fuel industry value proposition and the specific value propositions for the entire company portfolio

What you will do

Following up on sales enquiries within agreed time frames to open sales opportunities

Schedules activity around review calls, renewal calls and customer queries

Initiates and answers sales call for OPIS core products and services

Conducts telephone conversations to identify and qualify prospective customers and records sales prospecting activity in the CRM system

Ensures customer delight

Develop/implement a clear strategy to exceed new business and retention quotas

Develop knowledge of the downstream fuel industry capabilities

Develop an understanding of the sales value proposition for said products and how they fit into the business requirements of our clients

Develop relationships with assigned customers to ensure long term partnerships

Maintain existing client base as well as sales into new accounts

Prepare and submit accurate sales reporting and forecasting

Achieve specific monthly, quarterly and annual sales quota

Generates referrals and new business leads

Responds to customer calls regarding a specific set of products and services and identifies up-selling opportunities for such calls

Grows revenue at existing and new clients

You Have

University degree

2 to 3 years of experience preferred in managing end to end sales for new and renewal business

Knowledge and genuine interest in the energy industry

Highly organized and efficient at managing day to day business with multiple priorities

English language skills are imperative. Additional languages would be an advantage

Strong oral and written communication skills

Mature, confident & self‑motivated with a passion for selling

A quick learner of new products and sales approaches

Other skills

Proficient in CRM solutions (NetSuite)

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)

Basic familiarity and comfort working in the Google Suite / Gmail

Knowledge of contracts and proposal process

Develop account and territory plans to grow revenue

Conduct effective presentations to all levels of clients

Communicate effectively with all levels of decision‑makers and employees of the client

Write reports in a clear and concise manner

Represent and communicate with a diverse population

Maintain professionalism and confidentiality always

Team player who works collaboratively with colleagues, management, and all points of the organization

Capable of collaborating effectively with clients and internal analysts, economists, and product managers

High ethical standards are practiced both externally and internally

Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Base Pay Range: 70,000 - 90,000

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