Sales Manager - Business Communications (Midwest)
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- Sales
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- Jul 21, 2020 Post Date
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- 2000001V Requisition #
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Essential Skills and Requirements
- Demonstrated and proven abilities in identifying, strategically approaching and acquiring new System Integrators as well as the ability to assess risks of new System Integrators
- Excellent ability to reach predefined goals during negotiations and win pricing discussions
- Excellent ability to identify and pursue growth opportunities
- Excellent ability to prepare important customer meetings, including usage of tools
- Excellent ability to handle objections
- Excellent closing abilities with knowledge of closing tactics and techniques
- Solid understanding of product specifications, advantages and applications
- Ability to present ad demonstrate complex technical products and solutions in a simple and condensed format
- Solid capability to answer medium technical questions
- Solid understanding of key market drivers and trends
- Solid understanding of competitive environment and relative performance
- Solid understanding of market dynamics
- Excellent abilities to strategically cultivate and develop existing System Integrator relationships in the long term
- Excellent knowledge on creating System Integrator development plans
- Excellent skills in analyzing System Integrators strategy and market situation
- Demonstrated experience in maintaining consistent pipeline and t be accountable for sales leadership through accurate reporting in IT system (e.g. CRM)
- Excellent skills in the creation and maintenance of System Integrator relationships
- Excellent ability for extensive networking with System Integrators and their key influencers
- Excellent tie management skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Solid active listening and strong communication skills
- Willingness to document activities in IT-system (CRM)
- Ability to travel up to 4 days per week including overnight travel as needed based on territory
- Excellent ability t influence and empower team members
- High empathy and social competence
Education/Experience
- 4-year college degree
- 3+ years experience in outside sales, preferably in IT/AV or related technical sales and working with System Integrators
- Minimum 3 years knowledge of VA Industry as well as IT and Networking experience (may consider less education with more years of related sales experience)
- Fluent in English, both written and oral