Partner Manager - North of Africa

Odoo; Louvain-la-Neuve; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Exchange program

International environment

Pro training 12 days/year

Career growth

Job summary

Odoo is seeking a Partner Manager in Belgium to oversee a portfolio of Partners, coach on sales and implementation, and drive growth with end customers. You will qualify clients, arrange tailored demos, and connect them with the best partner for Odoo projects.

Fluency in French and English is required; Arabic is a strong asset. You will work in an international setting, with opportunities to evolve through an exchange program and cross-country collaborations.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Business is required.
• Fluent in French and English; Arabic is a strong asset.
• 1–4 years of technology sales experience.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive attitude.
• Autonomous and proactive, with a can-do approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Odoo Partners across regions.
• Coach partners on selling and implementation best practices.
• Qualify end clients and coordinate demos with the right partner.
• Negotiate licenses and pricing with partners and customers.
• Develop and maintain long-term win-win relationships.

Skills

Partner management

Business development

Sales

Negotiation

Demos / Presentations

Education

Master's degree in Business

Job description

Join our dynamic and innovative Channel Sales team, working within a fast growing company that values independence, flexibility, and personal growth.

As an Partner Manager you will be managing a portfolio of Odoo Partners, as well as being involved in business development with end customers. You have the unique opportunity to make an impact on both end customers and Odoo partners.

Our partners are resellers, systems/ERP integrators and IT companies from the North of Africa that are adopting Odoo in their solutions portfolio. As the partner’s main point of contact, you'll coach them on best practices regarding their business strategy, implementation methodology and know-how of the product, so they can grow their Odoo business.

On top of that, you’ll be in contact with a large diversity of customers in many regions. You’ll get to be a matchmaker since you will be qualifying and providing demos to end clients, so you may pair them up with your best suited partner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enable Odoo Partners and train them on effective methods for selling and implementing Odoo software. You can find the list of our partners by country : https://www.odoo.com/fr_FR/partners
• Act as a business coach. Create and implement cross-functional processes for partners and customers to increase their operational efficiency
• Establish long term win-win relationships with your partner portfolio based in the North of Africa
• Qualify end clients, convince them with tailored demos and connect them with the right partner for their Odoo project
• Negotiate licenses and pricing with partners and customers and promote the right value proposition

CHALLENGES

• Deal with companies of various industries, sizes, and from different regions
• Empower and challenge your partners
• Retain sophisticated partners while coaching inexperienced partners into streamlined sales machines
• Real responsibilities from day 1
• As you’ll mainly work with new Odoo Partners, you’ll have to build your partner’s portfolio from scratch. You are accountable for your own success

MUST HAVE

• Business Master Degree
• French + English, Arabic is a strong asset
• 1 to 4 years of technology sales experience
• Entrepreneurial mindset. “It is not my job” is not part of your vocabulary
• Passionate about sales, you like to convince, negotiate and achieve targets. You don’t take no for an answer
• You enjoy taking initiatives to help the team, your partners and customers, you thrive in an autonomous environment
• Work permit for Belgium

What's great about the job?

• You enable Odoo partners’ network by providing them with your expertise. You’ll be a key player in the growth of your partners
• Room to spread your wings and make an impact with your own initiatives
• Great team of very smart people, in a friendly and open culture.
• Real responsibilities and challenges in a fast evolving company
• Be in touch with decision makers: SMBs' CEO, CFO, CTO, …
• Work in a truly international company: Odoo counts a network of more than 3500 business partners and those IT companies are located in more than 120 countries all around the world.
• Understand, analyze, and improve business performance across many industries, sectors, and company size.
• High commissions for overachievers

What we offer?

• A great team of dynamic people
• A friendly and open company's culture
• A full-time position with attractive salary package (including company car)
• The opportunity to evolve into a great and fast growing Belgian company
• Exchange Program: apply to a similar position in another offices (Belgium, Luxembourg, San Francisco, New-York, India, Hong Kong, Dubai, Mexico, Anvers)
• Evolution: 12 days of pro training per year including 6 of your choice for personal development.
• Sport Activities: play any sport with colleagues and Odoo pays the bill.