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The Commercial Executive (CE) is a trusted advisor who leads the design and execution of the customer’s commercial strategy and negotiation, selling the right commercial solution at the right time and ensuring every deal is compliant and profitable for Microsoft. You will be responsible for revenue generation and growth, deal making and as the lead negotiator, for the negotiation strategy as you develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders and peers. As a seasoned sales and negotiation professional, you are unafraid of conflict. With a positive attitude and a passion for working with customers and partners, you are comfortable speaking at all organizational levels, from the senior leaders to the procurement / purchasing teams. You will make the best choices for the customer based on their commercial strategic needs. As a strategic, long-term thinker, you will be able to analyze data to identify trends, risks and opportunities. In-depth and strategic understanding of Microsoft Support, licensing programs and contracting is essential to your career success as a commercial executive at Microsoft.
Job Responsibility:
Achieve revenue and business growth for Microsoft and ensure compliance through the sales process
Understand customers’ needs and address objections and tailor commercial solutions to ensure long-term success
Lead internal and external sales through commercial construct and deal making
Optimize right level of investment and customization leveraging price and non-price concessions
Identify and maximize business opportunities with new offerings, like Copilot and strategize and take relevant steps to make sure deal execution is successful
Be responsible for the negotiation Strategy by collaborating with Sales and Finance stakeholders to define the negotiation strategy and drive internal alignment regarding pricing, terms, and conditions
As the Lead Negotiator, prepare compelling negotiation proposals, articulate value proposition and address customer concerns effectively
Develop trusted relationships with key customer stakeholders, partners, Account Team, Specialist Teams in order to help our customers deliver their business goals and achieve Microsoft revenue targets and collaborate with your peers in other areas to achieve business continuity, balance workload if required and share learnings
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 8+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience OR 12+ years sales and negotiation experience OR equivalent experience
Master's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Law, Marketing (or equivalent) AND 10+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or equivalent) or related field AND 12+ years sales and negotiation experience or related work or internship experience OR 15+ years sales and negotiation experience OR equivalent experience
Communicating with Impact
Cultivating Strategic Partnerships
Maximizing Business Opportunities
Optimizing Account Operations
Selling Solutions
Strategically Managing Sales Pipelines
In-depth and strategic understanding of Microsoft Support, licensing programs and contracting