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Belden is currently seeking an experienced, dynamic, and highly motivated Solution Account Manager, with proven leadership capabilities and skill in navigating complex business relationships. The Solution Account Manager will be responsible for winning projects for Belden where the Belden proposition will be system-based solution designed to improve the customer's performance and their targeted business outcomes. A successful candidate for this role will possess a natural curiousity, strong business acumen, intestinal fortitude and sense of resiliency.
Job Responsibility:
Ensuring access and dialogue early in the buying journey to enable involvement in problem verification and solution specification, establishing Belden as a trusted advisor with our customers
Establishment of the Solution's value impact on business outcomes, credibly expressed using the Customer's terminology and KPIs
Use a consultative approach to translate customer priorities into compelling solution-based proposals, collaborating with our solution team to ensure customer demands are satisfied and Belden becomes a true partner
Effectively develop cross-company solution built from any or all the Belden brands
Demonstrate solid knowledge and understanding of the Smart Manufacturing Market and the selected target customers
Maintain awareness of key players, technology and market trends, and competitor activity influencing the customer's buying journey and covering all bases through multiple concurrent channels such as Website, ABM, CIC, colleagues and Partners
Cultivate effective working relationships with critical business functions to ensure agility, speedy issue resolution, proactive sharing of sales process workload, effective POCs, and coordination of activities
Managing own activity for Performance, using Standard Work tools and process including SFDC, Strategic Selling, Account Plans, Funnel Management, QAP, and Aspire for Sales
Identify sufficient opportunities, build and execute the selling strategy, move customers through the buying journey, forecast wins and hit target through professional funnel management
Build a robust plan that defines what needs to be done to achieve quota The critical activities required defined with timelines to ensure timely completion
Identify possibilities to grow revenue in existing customers
Exploit Cross-Selling opportunities to maximize customer satisfaction and share of wallet through deployment of robust Account Plans that are designed to foster expanded engagement
Requirements:
Bachelors degree with a track record of 5+ years in a professional sales role
Experience in communications and networking projects would be advantageous
Experience of working within a medium to large sized international organization
Experience of successfully operating in a matrix environment
Experience of working with cross functional teams including Engineering, Marketing, Product Development and Finance
Experience of Lean tools would be advantageous
Demonstrable knowledge of a variety of sales fundamentals including funnel management, account planning, proposition development, and negotiation
Experience in a variant of a Value Selling process
Working experience of Miller Heiman Strategic Selling methodology advantageous
Must have both the technical, commercial, and operations affinity to operate credibly within the Accounts and Vertical allocated
Demonstrable ability to deliver sustained sales results, including experience of large accounts, end user solution selling, growing existing customer accounts and developing new accounts
Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, both verbally in person and remotely using phone, web, social media, and email tools
Problem solving analytical skills, with the ability to work within a metric driven environment
Ability to work successfully in a fast paced and pressured work environment
Demonstrate a pro-active, flexible and pragmatic approach
Ability to travel domestically and internationally 25-50% as required to perform the duties of the role
Computer literacy essential - including experience of using CRM system tools
Nice to have:
Experience in communications and networking projects would be advantageous
Experience of Lean tools would be advantageous
Working experience of Miller Heiman Strategic Selling methodology advantageous
What we offer:
health/dental/vision
long term/short term disability
life insurance
HSA/FSA
matching retirement plans
paid vacation
parental leave
employee stock purchase plan
paid leave for volunteer work in your community
training opportunities
professional talent management and succession planning
corporate health well-being initiatives
a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability