Drive the adoption and execution of an end-to-end customer engagement framework that executes on upstream (sales, functional advisory, value advisory, cost optimization) and downstream (operational, cloud infrastructure and delivery advisory) to customers, to drive sales and deliver growth.
Support consistent forecast process from market unit/country to region
Execute the sales strategy to acquire net new logos at scale
Execute a GTM that builds 4x pipeline cover, drives pipeline progression & quality through systematic sales initiatives
Meet quarterly linearity targets (quarterly targets and month-to-month targets)
Deal Execution
Work with the sales manager and team to develop and execute programs to drive pipeline & close deals
Work with the market unit and regional RISE team (and wider VAT) to educate target accounts on the solution set and conducts account planning for strategic deals
Work with VAT teams on sales campaigns.
Work to uncover and run large sales cycles based opportunities as directed by S/4 HANA Cloud – Market Unit Leader
Navigate through internal network having a customer first approach
Ensure opportunities are prosecuted and closed by personally engaging to provide leadership from initial engagement through to opportunity closure
Lead-by-example in front of key/strategic customers, delivering compelling customer engagements, proposals and commercial options
Execute strong sales practices around deal qualification and closure process
Execute a process that ensures scalable deal execution, focus on both current quarter but equally on CQ+1, CQ+2 to ensure a sustainable business
Work experience:
10+ years of experience in sales of complex business software / IT solutions
Experience in lead role of a team selling environment.
Education and Qualification / Skills and Competencies:
Proven track record in business application software sales.
Demonstrated success with large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, consultative and competitive market.