What you'll do:
The Senior Account Executive (Senior AE) role empowers customers to achieve their full potential by strategically positioning SAP cloud solutions to address their unique business challenges and lay a strong foundation for future success. The role includes the following key aspects:
- Account & Customer Relationship Management:
- Serve as the end-to-end account owner, managing sales of software licenses and cloud subscriptions and establish a trusted relationship with the customer.
- Develop and execute strategic account plans to ensure sustainable growth and achieve/exceed revenue targets.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of each customer’s technology landscape, strategic goals, and competitive environment.
- Demand Generation, Pipeline, and Opportunity Management:
- Maintain pipeline management, ensuring a healthy and advancing sales funnel.
- Leverage internal resources, including marketing, inside sales, and partner channels, to drive demand and manage opportunities.
- Utilize SAP’s comprehensive solution portfolio, including industry-specific and line-of-business (LoB) solutions, to effectively address customer needs.
- Sales Excellence:
- Conduct White Space analysis to identify and execute up-sell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
- Orchestrate and deploy appropriate teams to ensure successful sales outcomes, embodying the "OneSAP" approach.
- Stay informed about SAP’s competition and position SAP solutions effectively against them.
- Maintain accurate customer and pipeline information within CRM systems.
- Leading a (Virtual) Account Team:
- Lead and orchestrate remote and cross-functional teams to align with the customer’s strategic objectives.
- Ensure that account teams and partners are well-prepared and strategically positioned for all customer interactions.
- Maximize the value derived from SAP’s extensive sales support ecosystem.
What you bring:
- 7+ years of experience in sales of complex business software/IT solutions.
- Proven success in business application software sales and leading team-selling environments.
- Demonstrated ability to handle large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, competitive market.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience in renewals, expansions, and up-sells of subscription-based solutions.
- Fluent in Business English and Local language, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.
- KSA Based only. No Relocation available.
- Saudi Nationals preferred due local Saudization legal mandates
Soft skills:
- Exceptional communication, both verbal and non-verbal.
- Strategic thinking with a high degree of creativity and innovation.
- Strong executive presence and results-driven mindset.
- Ability to work across multiple teams within a matrix organization.
:
- Join a highly motivated team with a deep understanding of SAP’s solution portfolio.
- Engage in collaborative work with SAP leadership and industry teams to drive customer success.
- Align with product/solution management teams to enhance your strategic engagements.
- Leverage your expertise while working in a dynamic and challenging environment at the forefront of SAP’s customer engagements.
We win with inclusion
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the . Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:
Requisition ID: 390442 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.
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