Sales Engineer

ALSO Group; Tampere; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary and bonus

Employee benefits

Job summary

ALSO Group in Finland is seeking a technically skilled Sales Engineer to strengthen the Cisco business. You will be the technical expert within the five-person Cisco team, designing solutions, building configurations, and supporting partners to grow Cisco opportunities.

The role emphasizes customer-focused sales, cross-functional collaboration with Cisco and ALSO sales, and ongoing training to expand Cisco expertise. Hybrid working and a competitive package are offered.

Qualifications

• CCNA certification and good understanding of Cisco technologies
• Sales-oriented and customer-focused approach
• Ability to understand customer needs and identify technically and commercially suitable solutions
• Excellent written and spoken Finnish and English
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive, self-driven and results-oriented with ability to manage several priorities
• Willingness to share expertise and contribute to the team

Responsibilities

• Design complex Cisco product configurations with reseller partners and Cisco specialists
• Support partners in sales opportunities requiring technical expertise
• Build quotations and solution proposals with sales and partners
• Identify solutions meeting customer needs and communicate their tech and business benefits
• Collaborate with Cisco, resellers, ALSO Cisco team and the ALSO sales organization
• Plan and deliver technical/product training for partners and the ALSO team

Skills

CCNA certified

Sales oriented

Customer focus

Finnish language

English language

Communication skills

Team player

Self-driven

Tools

Cisco tools

Job description

We are looking for a Sales Engineer to strengthen our Cisco business

We are looking for a technically skilled and sales-oriented Sales Engineer to join ALSO’s five-person Cisco team in Finland.

In this role, you will combine technical expertise, customer engagement and commercial thinking. You will work closely with our reseller partners, Cisco and ALSO’s sales organization to identify Cisco solutions that best meet our customers’ needs.

Your goal is to use your technical expertise to support and grow the ALSO and Cisco business and to make Cisco solutions as easy as possible for our partners to buy and sell.

What will you be doing?

You will act as the technical expert within our Cisco team and bring your technical expertise into active solution selling. Your work will range from designing technical solutions and building product configurations to customer meetings, quotations and training.

Your responsibilities will include:

• -Designing more complex Cisco product configurations together with our reseller partners and Cisco specialists
• -Supporting our partners in sales opportunities requiring technical expertise
• -Building quotations and solution proposals together with sales and our partners
• -Identifying solutions that meet customer needs and communicating their technical and commercial benefits
• -Working closely with Cisco, our reseller partners, the ALSO Cisco team and the ALSO sales organization
• -Bringing your technical expertise into active solution selling-Planning and delivering technical and product training for our reseller partners and ALSO organization

What do we expect from you?

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• -A valid CCNA certification and a good understanding of Cisco technologies
• -A sales-oriented and customer-focused approach
• -The ability to understand customer needs and identify solutions that are both technically and commercially suitable
• -Excellent written and spoken Finnish and English
• -Strong communication and collaboration skills
• -A proactive, self-driven and results-oriented way of working, with the ability to manage several priorities simultaneously
• -A willingness to share your expertise and contribute actively to the team

Previous experience in IT distribution, reseller business, Cisco tools and systems, or technical solution sales is considered an advantage.

Who are we looking for?

Above all, we are looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a sales-oriented, team-player mindset. You put the customer at the center, enjoy solving problems and want to use your expertise to help both our partners and the ALSO Cisco team succeed.

Our Cisco team in Finland consists of five people working across sales, business development and technical roles. We work towards shared goals, support each other and actively share knowledge across the team.

We hope you will bring not only your expertise, but also energy, initiative and a positive team spirit.

What do we offer?

• -A key technical role in our growing Cisco business
• -The opportunity to work across a broad range of Cisco technologies and solutions
• -Opportunities to further develop your Cisco expertise and professional skills.
• -A fixed monthly salary, performance-based bonus and comprehensive employee benefits
• -A modern and flexible working culture – hybrid working is part of our everyday life
• -The support of an experienced and professional Cisco team
• -Access to ALSO’s European Cisco organization and technical experts, with close collaboration across our country organizations

About ALSO

ALSO is a leading European technology provider, currently operating in 31 countries across Europe and North America and in a total of 93 countries worldwide through its PaaS partner network. In 2024, ALSO Group generated net sales of approximately EUR 12 billion and employed around 4,000 people. ALSO Group is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

For more information about the position, please contact:

Toni Holmborg, Cisco Team LeadALSO Finland Oy+358 40 562 4543 [e-mail] and Lari Utriainen, Head of Sales and Solutions ALSO Finland Oy+358 40 779 [e-mail]