Smb Account Manager

time type Full time

posted on Posted 5 Days Ago

job requisition id 3129628

SMB Account Manager

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Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Frequently contributes to the development of new ideas and methods. Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies. Frequently represents the organization to external customers/clients. Exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives. May provide mentoring and guidance to lower level employees.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the expert to the partner for extremely complex information regarding product, services, and software transitions, promotions, and configurations.
• Promotes HP offerings to become a key part of the partner's business and solutions; May be brought by partner to sell HP brand to end-customers.
• Establishes and maintains account plans to promote sales growth.
• Achieves assigned quota for HP products, services and software.
• Transactional and relationship selling working within, and influencing, a team of selling professionals.
• Creates, fills-in and manages HP funnel for deals with partners and transforms potential leads into joint sales activities.
• Actively engages HP resources and senior executives to build strategic relationships with the partner which ensures long- term business opportunities for HP.
• Provides the business rationale and risk assessment for making HP investments in the partner.
• Ensures partners are compliant with legal and SBC practices.
• May drive SOW growth with distributors who are managing small partners on behalf of HP.
• May recruit and develop business relationship with new partners.

Education and Experience Required:

• University or Bachelor's degree.
• Typically 8-12 years of selling experience at end- user account or partner level.
• Experience selling to partners in a complex environment.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Thorough understanding of the IT industry, competing vendors, and the channel. Dimensions include competitive positioning and business models.
• Thorough understanding of HP's organization & operations, including key business rules, and alignment with HP GBU go-to-market strategies, partner segmentation, key programs & initiatives, structure and business model.
• Thorough understanding of HP's products, software, and services. Able to communicate the strengths of HP's offerings relative to competition, and overcome objections.
• Effectively sells HP offerings by building strategic relationships with partner decision makers; aligning partner and HP processes; and promoting HP programs and offerings.
• Develops strategic plans with the partner to grow the size of the business and HP's share.
• Partners effectively with others in the account to ensure coordinated efficient account management.
• Ability to motivate partner's sales force.
• Coordinates and directs efforts across HP sales teams and across business groups.
• Thorough understanding of pipeline management discipline and ability to explain benefits to partners/other sales teams members.

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