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Sales Account Manager
About the job Sales Account Manager
Our client, a leading Information Technology Company is seeking to hire a Sales Account Manager.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- direction and specialist knowledge in applying the technology/application to client business.
- Facilitation of customer product/application understanding through presentations demonstrations and benchmarks; provision of support throughout the sell.
- As a Sales Account Manager, you will be responsible as the expert for formulating and leading presales technical/functional support activity to prospective clients and customers while Provides ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Acts as a technical resource and mentor for less experienced Sales Manager.
- Focuses on large or complex sales opportunities that need creative and complex solutions.
- Develops productivity tools and training for other Sales Managers.
- Develops and delivers outstanding Oracle presentations and demonstrations.
- Leads any and all aspects of the technical sales process. Advises internal and external clients on overall architect solutions.
- Responsible for managing several accounts and often being the face of the company to many clients.
- Provides direction and specialist knowledge in applying the technology/application to client business.
- Facilitation of customer product/application understanding through presentations demonstrations and benchmarks; provision of support throughout the sell.
- Collaborate with the team to identify and grow opportunities within territory
- Assist with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed
Competency and Skill Requirements
- Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others.
- Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization.
- 5 years vendor (sales and marketing) experience is required
- 7 years of business experience with relevant computer applications or database/tools.
- Ability to implement the most advanced product features.
- Thorough knowledge of system and application design.
- In-depth knowledge of competitors. Demonstrated project management skills.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills: needs analysis, positioning, business justification, closing techniques. Ability to persuade others through presentations, demonstrations, and written communication.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- A/BS degree or equivalent, advanced degree highly desirable.
- Minimum of 5 years proven experience as a sales or business development role in solution selling organization(s).
- Familiar with the sales life cycle and have both pre-sales and delivery experience.
- Relevant Product based sales certifications such as IBM, Oracle, Microsoft desired.
- Ability to demonstrate software products and technologies effectively to audiences of varied technical knowledge
- Strategic and prospecting skills in customer acquisition, and retainment
Key Performance Indicators
- Learning Speed: Rate at which you are able to learn New Technologies.
- Number and weight of new Prospects in Pipeline.
- Number of prospects qualified (Budget, Clear Closure Date, POC, Product Selected).
- No of accounts closed on new prospects.
- Number of prospects on existing accounts (Upsells/Cross Sell).
- No of accounts closed on existing accounts.
- No of accounts lost (Upsell/Cross Sell).
- Customer Satisfaction Index based on feedback generated from Survey (Relationship Management)
- Volume and type of technical certifications within a quarter and half a year.
- Lead to-sale conversion rate.
- Average annual sales volume per customer.
- Innovative ideas and solutions implemented
- Effective utilization of skills and knowledge acquired during trainings/professional certification to assigned job responsibilities
- Effectiveness of written & oral communication skills
- Adherence to policies, Team spirit, collaborative effort and tolerance for colleagues
Salary: Negotiable
Method of Application: Interested candidates may send CVs to careers@worknigeria.com using the job title as the subject of the email.