Business Development Executive-Inside
Cars.com
hybridmidpermanentsales New York 64 days ago via WWR
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About the role
Role Overview
Business Development Executive (Inside) at Cars Commerce. The role focuses on selling products/services to new customers, building accounts, and then transitioning them to an Account Executive for ongoing service and growth.
Responsibilities
- Develop new accounts and pursue sales opportunities within an assigned territory (geographic area, industry, or product/service segment).
- Respond to customer inquiries and guide customers to the appropriate products/services.
- Execute sales strategy to identify new opportunities and leads.
- Build new business by hunting and prospecting, including cold calling, networking, and lead generation.
- Use company product/service knowledge to apply effective sales techniques.
- Coordinate with the Account Executive sales team to achieve sales goals and revenue targets.
- Communicate effectively across multiple internal channels.
- Travel once per quarter to the assigned territory to meet prospects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of successful sales experience; software or ad-tech sales is ideal.
- Proven ability to build a sales pipeline through prospecting/hunting and lead generation.
- Strong communication skills (phone, in person, and video conferencing) and ability to consistently reach a large prospect base.
- Experience with short and long-cycle sales.
- Demonstrated quota attainment track record and strong desire to win.
Nice to Have
- Ability to leverage the extended team to succeed.
- Strong business acumen and organizational/planning skills, managed through key metrics.
About Cars.com
Cars Commerce (Cars.com) operates an automotive commerce ecosystem that simplifies buying and selling vehicles. It includes marketplace and digital experience offerings, trade and appraisal technology, reputation-based wholesale auctions, and media network solutions for automotive retail.
Scraped 7/21/2026