Manage and motivate a team of Sales Representatives
Develop and track strategic activities (account plan, close plan, etc.) to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
Maximize Fortinet opportunity while providing value added solutions to customers
Serve as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
Work closely together with the account managers in order to maximize the primary business focus and serve as team leader responsible for the quality and success of activities in the territory
Develop relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
Manage effective working relationships with assigned Technical Sales Engineers and Consulting Professionals
Consistently build and deliver on an accurate territory pipeline
Travel within assigned territory as required
Manage key end users in the region and develop business in collaboration with key Fortinet Partner
Build revenue and non-revenue business plans with these partners.
Build marketing plans to drive incremental sales pipeline and revenues with development funds.
Partner with Fortinet channel & marketing and engineering teams to drive revenue growth within region.
Provide geographic channel coverage in creating and driving key deals for the region
Carry quarterly and annual revenue targets.
Required Skills:
10+ years technology selling experience managing a team
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
Selling experience must include one of the following : 1) Firewall/VPN, 2) AV 3) IDS/IDP
Excellent presentation skills to executives & individual contributors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Goal oriented individual, with vast interpersonal managerial skills, strong business acumen and positive leadership abilities with proven results in mentoring, motivating and developing teams.