Regional Sales Associate

This role envolved 75% travel across Bay area, Los Angeles, and Seattle Region.

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join a rapidly expanding energy group, where you will play a crucial role in accelerating the adoption of next-generation energy solutions. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of electric vehicle infrastructure, directly impacting sales performance and enabling customers to unlock the full potential of their electric vehicles. You will be a trusted advisor, a strategic partner, and a key driver of success in a high-growth environment, working closely with dealers and field sales teams to align energy execution with vehicle sales priorities across various brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive territory-level charger sales through the dealer network.
• Act as a consultant and trusted advisor to dealers, collaborating on business plans to grow charger sales.
• Reinforce charger-led selling as a core part of the EV ownership experience.
• Help dealers connect chargers to broader system capabilities (vehicle-to-home, vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-everything).
• Partner with Field Sales to align energy sales with vehicle sales priorities across brands.
• Support consistent go-to-market execution of energy programs.
• Reinforce processes to sell a charger with every EV at salesperson and sales-manager level.
• Support product launches, promotions, and program rollouts to accelerate dealer adoption.
• Analyze dealer performance, local market dynamics, and competitive activity to identify revenue opportunities.
• Help resolve issues impacting sales execution, customer experience, or dealer readiness.
• Ensure dealer sales teams are trained and prepared to sell chargers and related solutions.
• Reinforce execution standards tied to sales quality and customer outcomes.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback from the field to improve programs, tools, and processes.

Required Skills, Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in sales, channel management, or customer-facing commercial roles.
• Automotive sales experience with strong knowledge of dealer operations.
• Expert-level understanding of EVs, EV charging, and installation ecosystems.
• Proven ability to drive sales performance through a dealer channel.
• Strong field presence; able to influence dealer leadership and frontline sales teams.
• Ability to translate complex offerings into clear, sales-ready guidance.
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Clear, confident communicator with strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Sales-driven, execution-focused, and outcome-oriented.
• Comfortable leading through influence rather than authority.
• Commercially minded with an understanding of charger attach economics and dealer profitability.
• Hands-on and pragmatic; willing to support real sales conversations in the field.
• Adaptable and resilient in a high-growth business; viewed as a Trusted Advisor by dealers and Field Sales.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% within an assigned geographic territory.

Must-Have Hard Skills

• Familiarity with CRM (e.g., Salesforce) or analytical tools (e.g., PowerBI).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite.
• Familiarity with AI.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience in a field-based role.
• Experience in Energy, EV charging, or Technology/SaaS.
• EV (electric vehicle) experience.
• Automotive and dealership experience.
• Open to candidates from a variety of industry backgrounds.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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