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Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers' lives easier-helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

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An Integrated Sales Account Executive will be tasked with building sales through various channels. They will work internally with other sales and origination teams, while building relationships with our broker/consulting channel externally. The role will require developing sales strategies, building strong relationships with our brokers/customers, and selling our products and services - both commodity and non-commodity - through our trusted channel partner network.

The responsibilities of an Account Executive are 60% working on new and renewal business, 30% broker/consultant strategy and delivery on that strategy, and 10% administrative, preparation and miscellaneous.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• This position is responsible for delivery of agreed sales targets in terms of overall gross margin, customer numbers, and energy volumes in the industrial and commercial market segment.
• Experienced with target account selling, solution selling, and/or managing various sales channels.
• Develop market specific sales strategies directed toward maximizing company objectives and goals.
• Track record of maintaining and developing relationships with direct customers or indirect sales channels.
• Use relationship management techniques to develop selling opportunities through an indirect sales channel to position you to meet and or exceed sales goals
• A strong history of exceeding assigned sales quotas.
• A high business acumen outside of the energy industry.
• Remain current on the competition and market conditions
• Meet agreed upon KPI's set by you and the management team
• Ability to communicate with senior managers about their business challenges and expectations of the Account Executive
• Ability to create a new idea or strategy and deliver on that strategy.
• Utilize CRM (SFDC) to track pipeline, task, events and future activities
• Provide weekly status updates to your Leader including forecast/pipeline information
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills including presentation and excel skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with employees within the sales function and across functions including Marketing, Sales Operations, Systems implementations, Credit, Legal, Technical Sales and Product development

Working Conditions:

• Remote, or Hybrid if within Princeton, Pittsburgh, or Houston area.
• Up to 50% travel requirement to establish and maintain broker relationships and customer business

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, management, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in retail & direct sales and/or retail channel sales experience. Would also consider a background in trading, consulting services or finance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong commercial skills and proven strategic thinker that identifies and closes commodity transactions
• Critical thinker with good judgment skills who doesn't simply accept a "business as usual" approach.
• Knowledge of the changing power/gas market landscape and the impact of renewables and other key market fundamentals.
• Ability to analyze data and make insights for customers that challenge the way they think about energy procurement.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships across organizational levels.
• Driven, hard-working individual with high standards for self and others.
• Outstanding problem-solving, strategic-thinking, presentation, verbal and writing skills
  Must have excellent product and customer knowledge to educate customers and brokers on pricing and application of competitive advantages to meet or exceed customer needs.
• Positive professional demeanor and appearance to act as a positive representative of the company in front of clients and in the local business community, as needed.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal communication and negotiating skills to ensure issues are identified early and feasible solutions are developed on a timely basis.
• Ability to work and contribute as an effective team player in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing industry demands and internal and external factors.
• Strong negotiating and closing skills.
• Problem solver, offering practical thinking and approaches when applicable, providing sound analysis and judgment when making decisions and/or recommendations.
• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision.
• Detail oriented with strong organization and follow-through skills.
• Excellent ability to multi-task and set and manage priorities effectively
• Must be self-directed and able to learn business and new products quickly.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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