Senior Account Executive - Strategic Sales at Fictiv

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About MISUMI Americas</strong></p> <p>MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.</p></div><h3><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Impact In This Role</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As a Senior Account Executive for the MedTech, Aerospace, and Robotics Strategic Sales Team, you will work closely with some of the most exciting companies in the world to help them bring amazing products to market. The Strategic Account Executive is responsible for developing and expanding accounts with multi-million-dollar manufacturing potential. This is a complex, consultative sales position for someone who can earn credibility with engineering, supply chain, procurement, operations, and executive stakeholders while helping customers solve urgent manufacturing challenges. All while balancing high-velocity transactions for your accounts.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This role is for a salesperson who wants to operate at the intersection of enterprise strategy, technical manufacturing, and commercial execution. The bar is high because the opportunity is high: Fictiv’s strategic accounts require someone who can earn trust with sophisticated customers, navigate ambiguity, and build large partnerships from complex technical problems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A top performer will not simply sell capacity. They will build deep relationships inside large organizations, identify where Fictiv can materially improve speed, quality, cost, flexibility, or supply chain resilience, and convert those opportunities into durable partnerships. They will help customers rethink how they access precision manufacturing, accelerate product development, reduce supply chain risk, and scale critical programs with confidence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What You’ll Be Doing</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Develop and execute strategic account plans for large enterprise targets</strong><strong><br></strong>Own a defined portfolio of high-potential accounts and build account strategies that map business units, engineering teams, procurement groups, manufacturing decision-makers, executive sponsors, current supplier relationships, program timelines, and expansion paths. Top performers will know where the account is going before the customer issues an RFQ.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Create and progress complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities</strong><strong><br></strong>Identify manufacturing pain points across prototype, new product introduction, low-volume production, bridge production, and supply chain resiliency use cases. Navigate long sales cycles involving engineering validation, supplier qualification, procurement scrutiny, legal review, quality requirements, and executive approval.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Translate technical manufacturing challenges into business value</strong><strong><br></strong>Work with customers to understand requirements related to CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, additive manufacturing, tolerances, materials, inspection, DFM, lead times, cost drivers, and production risk. Convert those requirements into clear commercial value tied to speed-to-market, engineering throughput, supply continuity, working capital efficiency, and total cost of ownership.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Lead cross-functional deal orchestration</strong><strong><br></strong>Partner closely with applications engineering, sourcing, manufacturing operations, customer success, quality, finance, and leadership to design solutions that can be sold, delivered, scaled, and renewed. The best Strategic Account Executives will not simply “throw opportunities over the wall”; they will coordinate internal resources with discipline and urgency.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Build executive-level relationships and account expansion pathways</strong><strong><br></strong>Establish credibility beyond the initial buying group by developing relationships with VP-level and C-level leaders in engineering, supply chain, operations, product development, and procurement. Use early wins to expand across divisions, product lines, geographies, and manufacturing categories.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Own commercial strategy, negotiation, and closing</strong><strong><br></strong> Drive pricing strategy, business cases, proposals, MSAs, supplier onboarding, enterprise agreements, and complex negotiations. Balance customer advocacy with Fictiv’s commercial goals, ensuring that deals are strategically valuable, operationally executable, and positioned for long-term growth.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Maintain rigorous pipeline discipline and forecast accuracy</strong><strong><br></strong> Build a sufficient, qualified pipeline, manage opportunity stages with precision, identify risks early, and maintain a reliable forecast. Excellence in this role requires both strategic creativity and operating discipline.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Desired Traits</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8+ years of B2B sales experience, with at least 5 years selling complex technical solutions into enterprise or strategic accounts</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated success closing and expanding six- and seven-figure annual contract value opportunities, with direct involvement in multi-million-dollar account growth</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proven record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota in a long-cycle, consultative sales environment</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience selling into organizations where buying decisions involve multiple functions, including engineering, procurement, supply chain, operations, finance, legal, and executive stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Working knowledge of technical manufacturing, engineering services, industrial supply chains, product development, or related technical domains</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to understand and discuss manufacturing requirements such as tolerances, materials, production processes, lead times, quality standards, DFM considerations, inspection needs, and supplier qualification</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong command of enterprise sales methodology, account planning, pipeline management, deal qualification, mutual action plans, and executive-level selling</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Comfortable owning a territory or named-account book with high expectations for pipeline creation, deal strategy, forecast integrity, and expansion</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience selling manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, product development, industrial technology, or production services to enterprise customers</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, urethane casting, additive manufacturing, or precision manufacturing workflows</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Prior success selling into aerospace, medical device, robotics, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial equipment, energy, or other engineering-intensive sectors</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience in displacing incumbent suppliers or introducing a new operating model into conservative manufacturing organizations</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Background using MEDDICC, Challenger, Command of the Message, Force Management, or similar enterprise sales frameworks</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience managing strategic accounts that include both centralized procurement and decentralized engineering demand</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Comfort operating in a fast-moving, technology-enabled company where sales, operations, product, and supply teams must work tightly together</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spend over 50% of your time out of the office in front of customers</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">BS in Engineering or a technical degree preferred</span></li> </ul> <hr> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Perks and Benefits</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">401K plan</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Monthly Virtual Work stipend for things like food, internet, travel, pet care, health and wellness</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Annual Education stipend</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Parental leave programs&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Paid volunteer days</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Onboarding setup, including: standing desk, laptop, monitor, and chair, and a stipend for additional items such as headphones, blue light glasses, or any other ergonomic supplies you may want or need</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">And much, much more!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Fictiv is continuing to expand our remote US workforce. Applicants from the following states are eligible to apply:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Arizona (AZ), California (CA), District of Columbia, (DC), Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Hawaii (HI), Iowa (IA), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Kansas (KS), Massachusetts (MA), Maryland (MD), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), North Carolina (NC), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), South Carolina (SC), Texas (TX), Tennessee (TN), Utah (UT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Salary: $100,000 base per year, $100,000 variable per year (uncapped)</strong><br></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Interested in learning more?&nbsp; We look forward to hearing from you soon.</strong></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>We’re actively seeking teammates who:</p> <ul> <li>Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.&nbsp;</li> <li>Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.</li> <li>Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.</li> <li>Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.&nbsp;</li> <li>Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates</li> </ul> <p>We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.</p></div>