Job description
Requisition ID: 187044Work Area: SalesExpected Travel: 0 – 40%Career Status: ProfessionalEmployment Type: Regular Full Time
Role Description
The Account Executive’s primary responsibilities include prospecting, qualifying, selling and closing new business to existing and net new customers. The Account Executive brings a Point of View to the Customer engagement; uses all resources to solve customer problems with appropriate SAP products.
Expectations And Tasks
Account and Customer Relationship Management, Sales and Software License and Cloud Subscription Revenue.
Annual Revenue – Achieve / exceed quota targets.
Sales strategies- Align SAP Cloud /SaaS solutions with the customer’s strategic objectives – Develops best practice account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. Develop relationships in new and existing customers and leverage to drive complex strategy through complex and global organizations.
Trusted advisor – Establishes strong management and CxO relationships based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value (value of counsel and expertise, value of solutions, value of implementation expertise). Builds a foundation on which to harvest future business opportunities and accurate account information and coaching.
Customer Acumen – Actively understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and competitive landscape. Review public information (e.g. new executive appointments, earnings statements, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the prospect.
Territory and Account Leadership – Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles. Encourage all accounts to become SAP references.
Business Planning – Develop and deliver comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospects priorities and pain points. Utilize VE, benchmarking and ROI data to support the customer’s decision process.
Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management
Pipeline planning – Follow a disciplined approach to maintaining a rolling pipeline. Keep pipeline current and moving up the pipeline curve.
Pipeline partnerships – Leverage support organizations including Marketing, Inside sales, Partners and channels to funnel pipeline into the assigned territory.
Leverage SAP Solutions – Be proficient in and bring all SAP offers to bear on sales pursuits including Industry Solutions, LOB solutions (CRM, SCM, HCM, SRM et. al) and technology solutions (Business Analytics, Mobility,Database and Technology, et. al). Demonstrate early adoption of all new solutions and strategies.
Advance and close sales opportunities – through the successful execution of the sales strategy and roadmap. Negotiate early and against a win/win strategy for SAP and its customers.
Support all SAP promotions and events in the territory – take an active, sales leadership role in SAP events.
Sales Excellence
Build and share best practice sales and negotiation skills.
Sell value.
Maintain White Space analysis and execution of initiatives (up sell and cross sell) on customer base.
Orchestrate resources: deploy appropriate teams to execute winning sales. Create OneSAP.
Utilize best practice sales models.
Understand SAP’s competition and effectively position solutions against them.
Maintain CRM system with accurate customer and pipeline information.
Leading a (Virtual) Account Team
Mentor Associate /Senior Account Executives.
Demonstrate leadership skills in the orchestration of remote teams.
Ensure account teams and Partners are well versed in each account’s strategy and well positioned for all customer touch points and events. Maximize the value of all sales support organizations.
Work Experience
5-10 years of experience in sales of complex business software / IT solutions
Experience in lead role of a team selling environment.
Education And Qualification / Skills And Competencies
Proven track record in business application software sales.
Demonstrated success with large transactions and lengthy sales campaigns in a fast-paced, consultative and competitive market.
Exceptional contractual and negotiation skills.
Business level English: Fluent
Local language: Fluent, Business Level
Bachelor equivalent: yes
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