Senior Sales Executive

Introduction
World First is a subsidiary of Ant International, a global digital payment and financial services leader. Through the World Account, World First is meeting the needs of SMEs engaged in international trade or business, both online via marketplaces or websites, as well as offline to support importers and exporters. This includes global collection (receiving payments), making payments, currency conversion, risk management to help World First customers reduce costs, improve turnover efficiency to generate more revenue and sales, and quickly capture global business opportunities.

World First serves one million customers worldwide and is connected to over 100 marketplaces.

Role Overview
The Key Account Sales position is a fundamental component of the sales team, responsible for both the acquisition of new merchants and nurturing an existing portfolio of our larger and strategically important clients. By penetrating deep into the B2C, E-commerce and Online Selling community you will serve businesses with an overseas customer base and/or those sourcing goods across border for sale in EEA region with focus on Netherlands.
You will work cross functionally with our Marketing, Partnership, Merchant Servicing, Inside Sales and Onboarding teams to convert new business opportunities and deliver customers with the best possible experience, including the referrals from the portfolio of existing clients.
What You’ll Do
Self-generate new opportunities through cold outreach
Use your existing network and assigned portfolio of merchants to generate referrals for new business opportunities
Attend relevant industry events to keep informed of the latest trends and forge new connections within the target segments
Maintain a specific number of accounts, build strong relationships and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction across the portfolio.
Drive greater uptake of World First’s suite of products within the account portfolio.
Present relevant solutions and provide detailed education to merchants regarding products and processes
Work closely with related teams to resolve merchants’ issues.
Share insights and customer feedback to the wider team ensuring the customers’ voice is heard across the business
Have a systematised approach to keeping in regular contact with merchants and maintain business relationships;
What We’re Looking For
Professional language proficiency in Dutch and English.

Experience with selling their product to e-commerce brands within the marketplace merchant eco-systems.
A motivated individual with a proven track record of self-generating leads selling to Business Owners and/or the C-Suite
Solutions orientated approach to building and maintaining customer relationships
Effectively communicate via telephone, email and face to face by utilising active listening skills and good presentations.
Strong attention to detail, be process driven with outreach and engagement cadences
Ability to handle tough conversations, overcome objections and deal with customer dissatisfaction
Skilled in time management, task management and problem solving
A collaborator that works with related functions to best support the client’s needs
Someone that thrives in a fast-paced environment with the ability to learn and adapt to new product knowledge quickly
International payment industry experience would be an advantage.
Who We Are
World First is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people feel that they belong and can reach their full potential. We believe our differences are our strengths and are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining a team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership.
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