Storage Specialist

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Career development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP in India is seeking a Storage Specialist for a hybrid role, averaging two days per week in an HPE office. You will join Global Sales, focusing on building the pipeline, pursuing opportunities, and supporting account managers with technical expertise.

The role requires university or Bachelor's degree and 5–8 years of advanced sales experience with knowledge of industry trends.

Qualifications

• University or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Directly related previous work experience.
• Extensive vertical industry knowledge required.
• Typically 5-8 years advanced sales experience required.

Responsibilities

• Seek out new opportunities and expand existing opportunities to build and manage the pipeline in specialty area.
• Develop pursuit plans and manage the pipeline to ensure alignment with account managers.
• Establish a professional, working, and consultative relationship with the client, by developing a core understanding of the unique business needs of the client within their industry.
• Contributes to proposal development, negotiations and deal closings.

Skills

Sales expertise

Negotiation

Account management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Siebel

Job description

Storage Specialist

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

Global Sales at HPE is about building the future. We are redefining what’s next and combining our legacy of innovation with a bold new goal to accelerate everything we do. Our sales organization is comprised of 10,000+ professionals in sales, presales, service, and support functions. Together with our partners, we deliver global, commercial, public sector & small/medium business customers throughout 11 geographies. We’re transforming businesses. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

Job Family Definition

Sales Specialists & Consultants are product, services, software or solution specialists that are responsible for leading pursuit in their assigned focus areas. Collaborates with and supports Account Managers and provides specialist expertise within the sales team. Drives proactive campaigns to build the pipeline, uses specialized knowledge and skills to prospect, qualify, negotiate and close opportunities. May have named accounts allocated, cover a designated geography, or may be allocated to one high-potential, competitive attack account.

Management Level Definition

Applies developed subject matter knowledge to solve common and complex business issues and recommends appropriate alternatives. Works on problems of diverse complexity and scope. May act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process. Exercises independent judgment to identify and select a solution. Ability to handle most unique situations. May seek advice in order to make decisions on complex business issues.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Seek out new opportunities and expands and enhances existing opportunities to build and manage the pipeline in specialty area. Maintains knowledge of competitors in account to strategically position the company's products and services better. Develop pursuit plans and manage the pipeline to ensure alignment with account managers. Establish a professional, working, and consultative, relationship with the client, by developing a core understanding of the unique business needs of the client within their industry. Contributes to proposal development, negotiations and deal closings. Work closely with and supports account manager, providing technical expertise and support, and participating in client engagements up to C- level engagements for more complex solutions in smaller accounts. May focus on growing contractual renewals for mid size accounts with some complexity, to higher-total contract- value renewals. Interface with both internal and external/industry experts to anticipate customer needs and facilitate solutions development.Build sales readiness and reduce client learning curve through effective knowledge transfer in area of specialization.

Education and Experience Required

University or Bachelor's degree preferred. Directly related previous work experience. Demonstrated success in achieving progressively higher quota. Extensive vertical industry knowledge required. Typically 5-8 years advanced sales experience required.

Knowledge and Skills

Deep knowledge of products, solution or service offerings as well as competitor's offerings, to be able to sell expansive systems or services and attached products. Understands the industry and market segment in which key accounts are situated, and integrates this knowledge into consultative selling. Understands the role of IT within area of specialization and how the company's solutions differentially address specific vertical industry challenges as well as their cross-segment capabilities. Negotiates and drives deals to ensure successful closes and high win rate. Broad understanding of the customer needs; applies standard as well as creative solutions to meet those needs. Uses client engagement skills in collaboration with account leads to propose expansive systems or service solutions to client. Leadership and initiative in successfully driving specialty sales in accounts - prospecting, negotiating and closing deals. Translate product knowledge into customer's added business value. Uses specialty knowledge to actively prospects within accounts to discover or cultivate sales opportunities. Conceptualizes and articulates well-targeted solutions in area of technical specialty -- from proposal to contract sign-off Ability to take a deal through the sales cycle including closing or supporting the close of a deal. Demonstrates high service knowledge and professionalism in researching and sharing service- related information with account teams and customers. Understand the channel and work an effective plan to increase sales with our partners. Regular use of Siebel updating deal profile and forecasting accurately. Understands services as part of strategic product sales. Good prioritization and delegation skills in order to focus on the key client opportunities.Knowledge of industry trends, associated solutions, and key partner/ISV solutions.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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