Industry: Telecommunications & Software (BSS/BSS Transformation)
About the Role & Objective
The Sales Manager (SM) – BSS for Qvantel Pakistan is responsible for driving and growing new business revenue across assigned accounts in Pakistan. The SM’s primary focus is expanding Qvantel’s market presence by identifying new commercial opportunities, qualifying prospects, winning net-new customer accounts, and securing sales growth in BSS/digital transformation solutions to meet and exceed targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Solution Positioning: Understand and effectively position Qvantel’s cloud-native BSS solutions, digital monetization tools, and overall value proposition to telecom service providers (CSPs/MSPs) in Pakistan.
- New Business Acquisition: Apply a strong hunter mentality to drive net-new logo acquisition and expand commercial opportunities within both prospective and key telecom accounts in Pakistan.
- Pipeline Management: Build, nurture, and manage a strong sales pipeline. Execute account sales plans to consistently meet and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets through active prospecting, qualification, and closing.
- Proposal & Business Case Development: Develop business cases with Pre-Sales support, demonstrate measurable ROI/value, and present tailored proposals that directly address operators' business objectives.
- Strategic Account & Team Selling: Execute account strategies, collaborating closely with Pre-Sales, Solution Engineers, Professional Services, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to progress and close complex sales opportunities.
- Forecasting & Reporting: Maintain accurate sales forecasting, pipeline visibility, and routine activity tracking within the company's CRM system, and provide regular updates to the Country Director.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Education: Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, or Engineering (Master’s/MBA preferred).
- Domain Expertise: 7+ years of successful, quota-carrying sales experience in BSS or complex Telecom/IT software solutions.
- Network & Contact Base: Established network and strong relationships with key decision-makers across telecom operators and service providers in Pakistan, supported by sound knowledge of the local telecom market.
- Prospecting & Deal Closure: Proven track record in self-prospecting, identifying new opportunities, and successfully closing BSS or complex Telecom/IT software deals.
- Leadership & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and leadership skills; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a global cross-functional matrix environment.
- Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and executive presentation skills.
- Mobility: Willingness and ability to travel across Pakistan as required by business needs.