Account Sales Manager, New Business

Ricoh

Houston, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Business Growth, Business Skills, Communication Skills, Consultative Sales, Consumer Market Share, Customer Acquisition, Hunting, Information Technology Software, Marketing, Meet Sales Quota, Microsoft Windows System Internals/Programming, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Sales, Sales Cycle, Sales Management, Sales Prospecting, Sales Strategy, Software Sales, Strategic Accounts, Value Selling
LOCATION
Houston, TX
POSTED
2 days ago

Account Manager, New Business

Position Profile

The Account Manager New Business is a growth-focused sales professional responsible for acquiring new midmarket customers and taking market share from competitors. This role is accountable for net-new logo acquisition, competitive displacement, and expansion of Ricoh solutions within newly acquired accounts.

The Account Manager New Business operates as a front-line hunter, proactively identifying, engaging, and converting midmarket prospects by deeply understanding their business challenges, competitive landscape, and digital transformation priorities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Own net-new customer acquisition within the assigned midmarket territory
  • Proactively displace incumbent competitors through value-based selling and strategic account targeting
  • Build and manage a robust prospect pipeline through outbound prospecting, referrals, and marketing-driven leads
  • Conduct consultative discovery to uncover unmet customer needs and business challenges
  • Position Ricoh solutions as differentiated alternatives that deliver measurable business outcomes
  • Deliver compelling presentations to decision-makers both virtually and in person
  • Collaborate with internal partners to win competitive opportunities

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Net-new logo acquisition
  • New business revenue attainment vs. quota
  • Competitive displacement wins
  • Pipeline coverage and pipeline creation
  • Average deal size and sales cycle velocity
  • Share-of-wallet growth within newly acquired accounts

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
  • 3-5 years of new business sales experience in a hunting role
  • Demonstrated success winning competitive deals
  • Experience selling IT, software, or technology-enabled services preferred
  • Strong business acumen and consultative selling skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Hunter mindset with strong prospecting discipline
  • Competitive selling and objection-handling skills
  • Ability to influence and build relationships with decision-makers
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • High learning agility and adaptability

Working Conditions

Hybrid role requiring the ability to be in person with customers most days. Work is primarily sedentary with standard physical and mental demands typical of a professional sales role.

About the Company

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Ricoh

Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group, operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2011, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,942 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD).

The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1955
WEBSITE
http://www.ricoh.com/