MiCloudSW Ltd. (an Affiliate of Midis Group) is Cloud Software Group's Strategic Partner and sole representative for the majority of Africa, Eastern Europe and Middle East.
Job Scope
The Senior Sales Manager is accountable for the promotion of the company and its respective solutions through a well-defined strategy and develop sytategic partnerships with existing and new potential customers. S/He works towards optimizing sales volumes, acquiring new partnerships and coordinating marketing programs and activities in line with the Channel, Sales and Technical Teams.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Define the product strategy and roadmap of the assigned product's line
- Establish sales budgets and targets and cascade to the team accordingly
- Manage the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
- Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to existing and potential customers
- Research, analyze and attract potential partnerships for the assigned product
- Lead the vendors relations in alignment with the company's management and strategy
- Provide and manage complex quotations
- Ensure a proper storage, tracking and control of inventory through an accurate stock management system
- Generate sales for the entire product line in terms of long-term revenue and profitability
- Assist in building and maintaining a solid channel/customer database, analyze data and develop metrics to evaluate loyalty and new opportunities
- Secure the highest level of engagement and support to channel partners and respond to issues and/or queries in order to efficiently meet customers needs
- Develop and deliver accurate sales forecasts and market development reports in line with business objectives
- Promote the product(s) and the company within the Region
- Oversee the implementation of targeted programs and marketing activities involving the Channel Team
- Put available systems into practice (salesforce.com CRM for leads, opportunity and deal registration management) for output efficiency and standardization
- Address common projects and develop sales pipelines
- Work with the Sales and Technical teams to insure an adequate and professional service for all customers related projects
- Coordinate with the Sales manager(s) at all times promoting alignment and communication
Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Sales and Marketing or any other related field
- At least 5+ years of experience in selling enterprise software solutions for virtualization and network security producte like VMWare, Hyper-V, Citrix, Microsoft.
- Experience establishing trusted relationships with current and prospective clients and other teams
- Experience producing new business, negotiating deals, and maintaining partner relationships
- Experience consistently overachieving on sales targets
- Experience quarterbacking account teams within a matrix sales team environment, promoting a win as a team approach
- Ability to develop relationships throughout the organization outside of existing footprint of technology
- Ability to identify key levers and compelling events within a customer base and structuring and executing a sales plan
Disclaimer: This job is posted by a MiCloudSW Ltd. a Midis Group subsidiary who is the sole representative of Cloud Software Group (CSG) in this region
