Sales Associate

Marietta, GA
United States

First Data

10000+ employees

First Data is a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, serving approximately six million business locations and 4,000 financial institutions in more than 100 countries around the world. The company’s 24,000 owner-associates are dedicated to helping companies, from start-ups to the world’s largest corporations, conduct commerce every day by securing and processing more than 2,800 transactions per second and $2.2 trillion per year.

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About First Data
First Data is the global leader in payment technology and services solutions. With 23,000 owner-associates and operations in 34 countries, the company provides secure and innovative payment technology and services to more than six million merchants and financial institutions around the world, from small businesses to the world’s largest corporations. Today, businesses in nearly 70 countries trust First Data to secure and process over 2,000 financial transactions per second. First Data’s unparalleled infrastructure and partnerships go “beyond the transaction” with next-generation point-of-sale technology fueled by powerful analytics to detect fraud, gain insights into consumer spending, and strengthen customer loyalty. All day, every day, First Data helps its clients thrive in the evolving world of commerce.

Position Description Overview
First Data Global Business Solutions (GBS) provides our millions of business clients around the world, large and small, with a broad range of commerce-enabling solutions to help them more effectively manage, market and grow their businesses. GBS solutions include acquiring, eCommerce, mobile commerce, marketing, analytics, and next-generation commerce innovations, including mobile payment services, webstore-in-a-box solutions and Clover, our cloud-based point-of-sale operating system that includes a marketplace for proprietary and third-party business apps.

Our Sales Associate Program is an elite program for dynamic, tech-savvy students with an interest in developing their sales and marketing careers. During this 18 month program you will rotate through three sales organizations within GBS, and have an opportunity to:
Work with your assigned sales team on new or existing client accounts to optimize sales outcomes

Conduct pre-sales business needs analysis (“Know your Customer”)

Shadow an experienced salesperson to learn the ropes and develop necessary skills to manager your own book of accounts

Prepare sales related client campaigns

Develop new client leads

Work on key sales initiatives programs

Prepare business reviews for presentation

Become a Salesforce.com guru

Candidate Qualifications & Education Requirements
What we are looking for…
Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Sales or Marketing with a passion for sales.

GPA 3.3 preferred

Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining strong attention to details.

Excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills

Collaborative team player and able to work independently

Creative, resourceful, ambitious, professional, outgoing and hard-working

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship
/ Please Note / : Our Sales Associate Program interview process begins in October and typically lasts through February with a July 2018 start date. You can expect to hear from one of our recruiters if your qualifications align.

First Data is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT)

Job: Account Executive

Title: 2018 Sales Associate Program

Location: Georgia-Marietta-Marietta 1600 Terrell Mill

Requisition ID: 170000G1

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Work location: Marietta, GA

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