Named Account Manager - jobs at Fortinet in Romania

At Fortinet you will

• Learn and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of Fortinet’s technology in order to articulate our value proposition to decision-makers.
• Develop strong relationships with customer contacts up to Executive C-level to gain insight into their business imperatives and IT drivers, enabling development of a strategy to sell Fortinet solutions.
• Sell Fortinet products and services through a consultative selling approach and maintain good relationships with key individuals within the accounts.
• Research customers, identify decision makers, educate prospects and qualify buying interest and sense of urgency.
• Create and implement strategic account plans through a consultative selling approach focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services
• Develop strategies and orchestrate company resources to maximize sales volume within assigned accounts.
• Effectively engage and build cooperative relationships with System Engineers, Channel Managers, and specialist sales team and executives as required.
• Drive quarterly business reviews with customer to ensure value from Fortinet investment.
• Ensures the customer is kept up to date with Fortinet product roadmaps enabling the customer to plan and mitigate risks to their business.

Apply if you

• Have a proven track record of selling into the SMB sector in the hi-tech industry (preferably Cybersecurity and Networking) and developing strategic customer relationships.
• Possess a consistent track record of quota (over) achievement and demonstrated both career stability and growth.
• Are a highly motivated self-starter with a competitive personality, strong attention to detail, and a hunger to win.
• Have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with excellent listening skills.

As a Named Account Manager,

direct sales engagements into a set of named accounts and strategic partners.

At Fortinet you will

Effectively engage and build cooperative relationships with System Engineers, Channel Managers, and specialist sales team and executives as required.

Apply if you

Possess a consistent track record of quota (over) achievement and demonstrated both career stability and growth.

Are a highly motivated self-starter with a competitive personality, strong attention to detail, and a hunger to win.

Have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with excellent listening skills.

What you can expect from us

Excellent training and development opportunities, providing you with all the tools you need to be successful.

Responsibilities:

• The majority of this role will be working with the relevant account teams in building the exposure and opportunities.
• Understand the portfolio that Fortinet has to offer.
• Work on Sales Plans with the sales teams to understand relevant opportunities.
• Responsible for consolidating and reporting customer service needs across the country
• Achievement of agreed quarterly sales goals.
• Assist the Major account managers across the business in qualifying opportunities.
• Report sales activity across the country and help accurately forecast pipeline.
• Participate in seminars and customer meetings.

Increasing Brand Awareness

The individual will be required to assist the sales teams in presenting to customers to increase credibility and confidence for Fortinet Services. The role will not include account management responsibilities but will include opportunity assistance on a case by case basis.

Channel and Partner Training

Sales training for Partners and Resellers will be on an as required basis. This will be Sales training to assist the partners in identifying and qualifying opportunities.

Job Experience Required:

• A proven track record of quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
• Excellent presentation skills at all levels.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A self-motivated, independent thinker who can move deals through the selling cycle
• minimum 4 years sales experience selling to Fortune 1000 Major Accounts.
• Minimum 3 years selling enterprise network security products and services.
• Candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Competitive, Self-starter, adaptive in an overlay organization.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being.

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

• 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 other account managers and also with the channel team for the quality and success of activities in the territory
• Develops relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
• Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory pipeline

Required Skills

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

Job Responsibilities

• Establish productive, professional relationships with key personnel in assigned Advanced and Expert level partner accounts
• Build a plan for partner enablement and training in assigned territory for key partners
• Coordinates the involvement of company personnel, including support, service and management resources to meet partner performance objectives and partner’s expectations
• Meet and exceed sales quotas and other assigned KPI’s
• Educate and train the assigned partners to be able to promote the Fortinet solutions within the region
• Proactively leads the Business Planning process with the assigned resellers
• Manages potential channel conflict by fostering excellent communication internally and externally and through strict adherence to Fortinet’s channel program guidelines
• Drives sales of new technology adoption in assigned territory
• Proactively recruits new qualifying partners

Job Experience Required

• 3+ years channel sales and territory management in networking or security sectors
• Experience building business and marketing plans with partners
• Experience with the Distribution channel model
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to speak English fluently
• Excellent presentation skills
• Candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Competitive, self-starter, team player

The majority of this role will be working with the relevant account teams in building the exposure and opportunities within the OT Portfolio.

• Understand the OT portfolio that Fortinet has to offer.
• Work on Sales Plans with the sales teams to understand relevant opportunities.
• Responsible for consolidating and reporting customer service needs across the country
• Achievement of agreed quarterly sales goals.
• Assist the Major account managers across the business in qualifying OT opportunities.
• Report sales activity across the country and help accurately forecast pipeline.
• Participate in seminars and customer meetings.

Increasing Brand Awareness

The individual will be required to assist the sales teams in presenting to customers to increase credibility and confidence for Fortinet OT Services. The role will not include account management responsibilities but will include opportunity assistance on a case by case basis.

Channel and Partner Training

Sales training for Partners and Resellers will be on an as required basis. This will be Sales training to assist the partners in identifying and qualifying opportunities.

Internal Training

Job Experience Required:

• Experience within OT
• A proven track record of quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
• Excellent presentation skills at all levels.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A self-motivated, independent thinker who can move deals through the selling cycle
• minimum 4 years sales experience selling to Fortune 1000 Major Accounts.
• Minimum 3 years selling enterprise network security products and services.
• Candidate must thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Competitive, Self-starter, adaptive in an overlay organization.