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Seeking expressions of interest - Based in Melbourne, the Networking Sales Specialist is accountable for selling the company's products and services to and maintaining relationships within existing and new accounts. For this role we are seeking an industry expert/ domain specialist for IT Networking solutions and working with key vendors (eg Cisco) to drive new business by pursuing and landing qualified leads through new account acquisition, as well as cross selling into existing accounts.
Job Responsibility
Drives overall Networking sales engagement, pricing, and commercial and contractual terms
Shares responsibility for win strategy with sales, challenge sub-optimal RFPs with an alternative approach focused on business value and a set of insights to differentiate
Manage and grow relationships to drive new business expansion across all Networking related hardware, software, professional services and support services
Responsible for client solution penetration and education, account monitoring and portfolio reporting, and issue resolution ownership
Lead the business conversations at C-level
Become the reliable point of contact to further strengthen relationships
Act as a client and industry expert and gain insights into client's most urgent business problems or business opportunities while linking how our Networking related technology product and service offerings can add client business value
Maintain a high level of the relevant industry, product, and service knowledge to have meaningful conversations and generally stay ahead of trends
Collect and analyse data to learn more about the client and the industry in which they operate
Own the sales process and collaboratively work with extended sales teams
Partner with internal teams to ensure the scope of work and proposals are tracked, managed, and delivered on time
Work closely with other in territory counterparts and matrix teams
Use sales methodologies and tools such as target plans, opportunity plans and account plans
Develop and implement an opportunity plan
Maintain a pipeline of leads on relevant CRM
Structure deals and create comprehensive client business plans and engage in complex deal negotiation
Engage in complex deal structuring and negotiation efforts
Lead business negotiations for contracts
Minimise churn and maximize retention in assigned accounts
Land, adopt, expand – Identify client business needs with a view to help shape solution development
Actively search for expansion opportunities.
Requirements
Extensive experience in achieving and exceeding sales and financial goals
Extensive experience in a technology or services environment
Proficiency in a team-selling approach and extensive knowledge of successful sales strategies
Close attention to maintaining up-to-date, accurate sales forecasts and close plans
Proven ability to develop and foster meaningful relationships with senior executives, particularly CFOs and CTOs
Exceptional skills in delivering engaging sales presentations
Strong negotiation skills to craft beneficial solutions for all parties involved
A client-centric mindset, with the ability to understand customer problems and find best-fit solutions
Flexibility to adapt quickly to new missions or urgent deadlines
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical or sales field