Strategic Account Executive / Client Partner - Consumer & Retail

We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Intelligence technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing AI, data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need your help. Care to join us?

The Team:

You will join our Account Team which is responsible for selling into the largest Retail and Consumer /CPG Enterprises in Germany and Austria.

The Role:

Applying a consultative sales approach, you will create and cultivate relationships to build and maintain customers for life. You will be responsible for ensuring renewals and generating additional new business opportunities within 2-3 existing Strategic Retail / Consumer customers. You will collaborate cross functionally to understand the account’s needs and drive the end-to-end sales-cycle. 

The work you’ll do:

• Manage your accounts from a strategic and existing customer perspective, land-and-expand is the typical model
• Engage cross line-of-business at C-level and below
• Represent the entire Celonis process intelligence platform 
• Hold an individual revenue target for closing six-seven-figure deals within your accounts
• Engage closely with partners e.g, consulting firms and SaaS vendors
• Drive complex sales cycles through orchestrating virtual teams including business development representatives, marketing managers, partner managers, sales engineers / pre-sales, customer success managers, professional services, implementation partners…

 

The qualifications you need:

• 8 -12 years of total relevant work experience
• Background in Management/Business Process Consulting. Additional experience in SaaS Sales is a plus.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders and engage effectively at the C-level (CFO, CPO, COO, etc.)
• Strong business acumen and a deep understanding of key processes and KPIs throughout the entire enterprise value chain in Food Retail, particularly within the domains of Finance and Supply Chain.
• Solid understanding of the Retail and/or Consumer industry ( key players, trends, challenges)
• Strong communication and presentation skills in German (fluent) and English
• Ability to adapt to a fast moving, ever changing, high growth environment and approach challenges with positivity, creative thinking, and a growth mindset
• Willingness to be collaborative, inclusive, to embrace diversity and to have strong interpersonal skills #differentmakesusbetter
• Ability to leverage internal resources and work as a team #bestteamwins

 

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What Celonis Can Offer You:

• Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
• Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
• Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more. Interns and working students explore your benefits here.
• Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
• Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
• Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
• Collaborate Globally: Join a dynamic, international team of talented individuals.
• Empowered Environment: Contribute your ideas in an open culture with autonomous teams.

About Us:

Celonis makes processes work for people, companies and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis en