Sales Specialists & Consultant.

Sales Specialists & Consultant.

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE partner/customer office.

Job Description:

Global Sales at HPE is about building the future. We are redefining what’s next and combining our legacy of innovation with a bold new goal to accelerate everything we do. Our sales organization is comprised of 10,000+ professionals in sales, presales, service, and support functions. Together with our partners, we deliver global, commercial, public sector & small/medium business customers throughout 11 geographies. We’re transforming businesses. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

What you’ll do:

Job Family Definition:

Sales Specialists & Consultants are product, services, software or solution specialists that are responsible for leading pursuit in their assigned focus areas. Collaborates with and supports Account Managers and provides specialist expertise within the sales team. Drives proactive campaigns to build the pipeline, uses specialized knowledge and skills to prospect, qualify, negotiate and close opportunities. May have named accounts allocated, cover a designated geography, or may be allocated to one high-potential, competitive attack account. 

Management Level Definition:

Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Frequently contributes to the development of new ideas and methods. Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies. Frequently represents the organization to external customers/clients. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives. May provide mentoring and guidance to lower level employees.

The Services Sales Consultant is responsible for selling technology, services and/or technology management services (TMS) to end-user customers (and/or partners) in an assigned geographic territory or industry focusing on new business or up-selling within an account. The position requires a solid understanding of the services value proposition and how customers assign services contracts. Knowledge of marketing campaigns to align initiatives with account planning activities is also required. The Services Consultant develops consultative customer proposals, tailoring strategy and solutions to meet the needs of the customer. They understand the customer’s business challenges /objectives to provide value added services and solutions. In some instances these specialists may also be responsible for outsourcing deals.

What you need to bring:

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating and driving their sales pipeline. Capture leads outside of specialization and use closed-loop lead management to ensure assignment and follow- up by others.
• Maintains knowledge of competitors in account to strategically position the company's products and services better.
• Use specialty expertise to seek out new opportunities and expand and enhance existing opportunities to build the pipeline in and drive pursuit.
• Provide support to Account managers and provide input regarding business development and solution expertise.
• Development of quota objectives and future direction for defined product category.
• Some specialists also responsible for selling outsourcing deals.
• Establish a professional, working, and consultative, relationship with the client, up to and including the C-level for mid-to-large accounts, by developing a core understanding of the unique business needs of the client within their industry.
• May invest time working with and leveraging external partners to deliver sale.
• For Services Consultants: Focus on growing contractual renewals for mid-to-large accounts with more complexity, to higher- total contract-value renewals.
• Directs or coordinates supporting sales activities.

Education and Experience Required:

• University or Bachelor's degree Directly related previous work experience.
• Demonstrated achievement of progressively higher quota, diversity of business customer, and higher level customer interface.
• Extensive selling experience within industry and on similar products.
• Typically 8-12 years of advanced sales experience.
• Project management skills required.
• 2-3 years of product sales in the desired specialty.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Direct Customer selling Experience with ability to sell technology products and consulting services with good understanding of any or all of the following, Datacenters, Hybrid IT, IOT and Big Data.
• Experience in responding to system integration RFPs/ Tender.
• Driving solutions in the Infrastructure solution and platform space.
• Driving Customer relationships for large engagements.
• Ability to understand block level solutions and have a first level discussion on the same with the customer.
• Has solution selling experience any or all in areas including but not limited to Cloud, Big Data, Cyber Security, Networks.
• Solution expertise in any or all of the following areas is desirable :- Consulting Services, IT Security consulting and managed services, Analytics Platform, Data Warehousing, Big Data solutions, Infrastructure solutions, Managed services
• Maintains knowledge of competitors in account to strategically position the company's solutions and services better.
• Use specialty expertise to seek out new opportunities and expand and enhance existing opportunities to build the pipeline in and drive pursuit.
• Provide support to Account managers and provide input regarding business development and solution expertise.
• Development of quota objectives and future direction in the defined accounts.
• Establish a professional, working, and consultative, relationship with the client, up to and including the C-level for mid-to-large accounts, by developing a core understanding of the unique business needs of the client within their industry.
• Focus on growing contractual renewals for mid-to-large accounts with more complexity, to higher- total contract-value renewals.

What we can offer you:

A competitive salary and extensive social benefits 

Diverse and dynamic work environment 

Work-life balance and support for career development

An amazing life inside the element!

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Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more}

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Job:

Sales

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