POSITION:Midmarket Named - Sales Executive (Named Accounts)
: Midwest
ROLE DESCRIPTION:
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:
- Account and Customer Relationship Management, Sales and Software License, and Cloud Subscription Revenue.
- Annual Revenue - Achieve/exceed quota targets for both On-Premise and Cloud software
- Sales strategies - Develop effective and specific account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. Develop relationships with new and existing customers and leverage them to drive strategy through the organizations.
- Trusted advisor - Establishes strong relationships based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value (value of counsel and expertise, value of solutions, value of implementation expertise).
- Builds a foundation on which to harvest future business opportunities and accurate account information and coaching.
- Customer Acumen - Actively understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy, and competitive landscape.
- Review public information (e.g. new executive appointments, earnings statements, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the prospect.
- Territory and Account Leadership - Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles. Encourage all accounts to become SAP references.
- Business Planning – Develop and deliver comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospects priorities and pain points.
- Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management
- Pipeline planning - Follow a disciplined approach to maintaining a rolling pipeline. Keep the pipeline current and moving up the pipeline curve.
- Pipeline partnerships – Leverage support organizations including Marketing, Inside sales, Partners, and channels to funnel pipeline into the assigned territory.
- Leverage SAP Solutions – Be proficient in and bring all SAP offers to bear on sales pursuits including Industry Solutions, LOB solutions, and technology solutions
- Advance and close sales opportunities - through successfully executing the sales strategy and roadmap.
- Support all SAP promotions and events in the territory
- Sales Excellence & Sell Value.
- Maintain White Space analysis and execution of initiatives (upsell and cross sell) on customer base.
- Orchestrate resources: deploy appropriate teams to execute winning sales including both SAP and Partner resources
- Utilize best practice sales models.
- Understand SAP’s competition and effectively position solutions against them.
- Maintain CRM system with accurate customer and pipeline information.
- Accurately forecast opportunities
- Leading a (Virtual) Account Team
- Demonstrates leadership skills in the orchestration of remote teams.
- Ensure account teams and Partners are well-versed in each account’s strategy and well-positioned for all customer touchpoints and events. Maximize the value of all sales support organizations.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- 3-5 + years of experience in sales of complex business software / IT solutions
- Proven track record in business application software sales.
- Experience in the lead role of a team-selling environment.
- Demonstrated success with large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, consultative, and competitive market.
- Business level English: Fluent
- Local language: Fluent, Business Level
EDUCATION:
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