Senior Commercial Account Executive

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband,voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network.

This position focuses on acquiring new logo accounts in a B2B target market through an aggressive no nonsense sales approach, to quickly understand needs, issues and strategies so an appropriate solution bundle can be deployed.

* Accountable for meeting and/or exceeding assigned sales objectives and monthly revenue quotas, and building new revenue by selling telecommunications products and services to small and mid-market (SMB) accounts with an average telecom spend of $500-$5,000/ month. * Responsible for cold calling, prospecting, both on the phone and face-to-face, in a high activity sales model to an assigned zip code based territory. * Manage sales funnel to analyze and manage pipeline activity and monitor sales activity against assigned quotas. * Individual will not be responsible for post sale account support or renewals. * Must be self-motivated, self-disciplined, and provide prompt follow-up to all customer inquiries. * Must be organized and maintain accurate records on daily activities and results.

**Minimum Qualifications:** * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with typically 0-1 years experience. * Experience in building strategic plans for sales team growth and development including account and activity planning and development. * Experience mentoring, training and developing high performance sales teams. * Proficiency with PC-based applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and sales performance/tracking programs. * Ability to travel for sales training, kick-off meetings, etc. is required for this position. * Must have a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record. * Successful completion of Sales Professional Assessment. **Preferred Qualifications:** * Prior Sales Management experience. * Experience with and knowledge of the customer base in the local market. * Demonstrated stable track record of success in Sales, with 4 years consecutive experience within one company within the last 5 years.