Future Opportunities - Tele Sales Consultant - Phoenix
American ExpressAmerican Express invites you to share your resume to be considered for future Phoenix based Tele Sales Consultant opportunities!
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
How will you make an impact in this role?
We are seeking upbeat, self-motivated colleagues to join our dynamic outbound sales team. As a Tele Sales Consultant, you will build relationships with Business Card Members and recommend American Express solutions based on their needs.
The primary focus of the Tele Sales Consultant is to use inside sales to acquire new commercial customers with annual company revenues of $500,000 to $10 million via phone-based selling. The ideal candidate will have the tenacity and endurance to call potential customers using consultative selling skills to provide business solutions to our prospects through the American Express business suite of products.
The Tele Sales Consultant must have a discerning eye for business, great executive presence, and interest in continued career growth. Tele Sales Consultants will have the opportunity to be a part of a field sales career path program where they will receive mentorship, training, job shadowing, and leadership support to gain experience as they progress in their sales career at American Express.
Responsibilities:
- Make outbound calls to contact business owners with annual company revenues of $500k to $10M, using target lists provided by American Express.
- Engage in phone consultations with business owners and decision makers, learn about their needs, and recommend the right American Express Business products.
- Maintain high levels of product and service knowledge, clearly communicate appropriate product features and benefits and other elements of American Express Small Business products.
- Effectively lead pipeline of prospective customers.
- Continuously seek to improve key selling skills, including building rapport, understanding customer needs, handling objections, and closing sales.
- Adhere to Blue Box Values, Global Commercial Services Sales Practices and Standard Operating Procedure, American Express Leadership Behaviors.
- Champion of and for compliance within US Small and Medium Enterprises and Global Commercial Services.
Qualifications:
- Inside Sales experience conducting outbound sales calls.
- Experience in a cold-calling environment a plus.
- Consistent record of growing and maintaining business relationships.
- Experience in a highly regulated industry.
- Financial and business acumen.
- Knowledge of the various sales cycles and stages.
- Navigating through multiple digital platforms and web-based tools.
- Active listening skills and a consultative approach to client conversations.
- Strong phone skills with the ability to adapt a message to multiple audiences at various levels.
Salary Range: $20.00 to $33.05 hourly + sales incentive + benefits
The above represents the expected hourly pay range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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