Account Executive - France

    Choco

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted 5 days ago
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    Join Choco, where we build and own solutions that reshape a broken food system.The global food supply chain is inefficient by design. Waste is high, margins are thin, and most distributor order processes are done over the phone, tracked across broad spreadsheets, and based on intuition rather than strong data.At Choco, we’re changing that.

    We build software used daily by food distributors and their customers to run their business. It automates orders, reduces errors, and helps operations run faster and more reliably.

    Because it’s embedded in daily operations, our SaaS platform has immediate, real-world impact, on efficiency, margins, and how businesses run day to day.MissionAs an Account Executive, you will win new food distributor customers across the French market, owning the full sales cycle from first conversation to signed agreement and helping them modernize their operations with Choco’s technology.

    What you'll doOwn the full sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery through product demos, negotiation, and close.Build your own pipeline through cold outreach, referrals, industry events, field visits, and existing networks.Run compelling demos of Choco’s products, including our AI-powered solutions, connecting

    what we build directly to the problems our customers need to solve.Lead effective commercial conversations, understand how a distributor operates, identify their biggest challenges, and build a clear case for change.Manage diverse sales cycles, from agile, family-run food suppliers to complex, multi-stakeholder organizations.

    You must adeptly pivot your strategy, balancing relationship-building with high-touch, consultative selling to drive consensus and close deals across varying business structures.Help improve how we sell by sharing

    what you learn from customers, testing new approaches, and contributing to the team’s playbook.Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to ensure a seamless transition for new clients a

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    Negotiation·Required skill
    Consultative Selling·Required skill

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    SaaS — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
    • "We built something in-house already"
    • "We don't have budget until next quarter"
    • "Our team won't adopt another tool"

    Key Industry Metrics

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Operations
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

    Template question
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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

    Template question
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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Choco's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Choco involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

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