Inside Sales Representative - jobs at Fortinet in Germany, Frankfurt

Responsibilities:

• Strategic and tactical planning with your Account Manager
• Identify customer queries and resolve to enhance customer satisfaction
• Develop end user and partner relationship
• Lead- and Opportunity Management via the CRM tool (Salesforce.com)
• Basic technical knowledge and understanding
• Provide all other tasks associated with Account Management – e.g. Arrangement of evaluations, licenses, renewals and quotations

Required Skills:

• Experience with supporting a Sales Team ideally within the IT Industry – security and or networking sector
• Must be motivated, flexible and a self-starter mentality
• SFDC/Salesforce.com knowledge would be an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills (in German / partly English)
• Goal orientated and self-confident with the ability to work in a fast pace environment
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team

Inside Regional Account Manager

In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into Commercial Accounts. Create and implement strategic plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Commercial accounts and leverage these relationships. Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids, Proposals, RFI/RFP Responses, and Statements of Work. Negotiate terms of business with clients to achieve win/win results that provide the basis for strong ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop account plans to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
• Maximize Fortinet opportunity while providing value added solutions to enterprise institutions
• Serve as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
• Works closely together with the account managers in order to maximize the primary business focus and serves as team leader responsible for the quality and success of activities in the territory
• Develops relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
• Manages effective working relationships with assigned region MAM’s, RAMs, Technical Sales Engineers, and Consulting Professionals
• Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory pipeline

Required Skills

• Proven ability to sell solutions to enterprise customers
• Experience in the network security industry
• A proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
• Experience in closing large deals
• Selling experience must include technology.
• Excellent presentation skills to executives & individual contributors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Inside Regional Account Manager

In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into Commercial Accounts. Create and implement strategic plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Commercial accounts and leverage these relationships. Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids, Proposals, RFI/RFP Responses, and Statements of Work. Negotiate terms of business with clients to achieve win/win results that provide the basis for strong ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop account plans to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
• Maximize Fortinet opportunity while providing value added solutions to enterprise institutions
• Serve as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
• Works closely together with the account managers in order to maximize the primary business focus and serves as team leader responsible for the quality and success of activities in the territory
• Develops relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
• Manages effective working relationships with assigned region MAM’s, RAMs, Technical Sales Engineers, and Consulting Professionals
• Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory pipeline

Required Skills

• Proven ability to sell solutions to enterprise customers
• Experience in the network security industry
• A proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
• Experience in closing large deals
• Selling experience must include technology.
• Excellent presentation skills to executives & individual contributors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What you can expect from us:

• On the job and more formal online training and development opportunities, with the possibility to get the industry recognized certifications.
• A competitive salary and incentive compensation package, including stock awards, health and welfare benefits.
• An excellent role to start a career in enterprise technology sales, with opportunities to get involved with marketing, technology operations and sales
• Employee days to meet and learn about our key sponsorships and events

What you can expect from us:

• On the job and more formal online training and development opportunities, with the possibility to get the industry recognized certifications.
• A competitive salary and incentive compensation package, including stock awards, health and welfare benefits.
• An excellent role to start a career in enterprise technology sales, with opportunities to get involved with marketing, technology operations and sales
• Employee days to meet and learn about our key sponsorships and events

What Will You Do?

• Hire, coach and manage a team of ISR’s (Inside Sales Representatives whose role consists of engaging with prospect leads and contacts, prospecting, generating meetings and pipeline)
• Leadership of team culture & environment
• Ability to nurture, coach and motivate ISRs
• Clear and consistent communication to ensure ISRs and stakeholders remain engaged
• Understand the company’s renewal strategy and create a long-term plan to effectively grow renewals in Germany
• Regularly track, analyze and report on individual and team activities and results
• Identify and make recommendations for improvement in the areas of process, efficiency and productivity
• Establish and nurture relationships with key stakeholders across the business including Sales and Marketing
• Ability to use existing reports and develop new ones (where needed) to consistently have clear visibility on status of pipeline and ensure timely follow ups are done
• Project management: performance tracking, facilitating schedules and driving proactive corrective action whenever required.

What Will You Bring?

• 3+ years of experience in sales and business development in technology space
• Strong experience successfully coaching and managing/team leading people to achieve performance goals
• Organization and self-discipline plus the ability to bring a high level of energy and quality to all tasks, big or small
• Strong willingness and ability to leverage and interpret data to make decisions and influence others
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Experience working in a multicultural environment
• Fluency in German and English is prerequisite.
• Bachelors’ degree in IT/Sales/Marketing.

What Is In It For You?

• Exposure to exciting and award-winning technologies in the Cyber Security industry
• Meet people behind our cutting edge technologies during our onboarding process
• Opportunity to fulfill your potential by rolling out creative ideas and projects
• Work with and build long-lasting relationship with a team of brilliant people

What you can expect from us:

• On the job and more formal online training and development opportunities, with the possibility to get the industry recognized certifications.
• A competitive salary and incentive compensation package, including stock awards, health and welfare benefits.
• An excellent role to start a career in enterprise technology sales, with opportunities to get involved with marketing, technology operations and sales
• Employee days to meet and learn about our key sponsorships and events