Job Summary:
Supermicro is looking for a highly-experienced, successful and proven Sales Manager to sell Supermicro's broad portfolio of server solutions to large enterprise customers. The Sales Manager will possess the expertise in managing end-to-end sales processes involving complex, multi-portfolio, large deals. The ideal sales manager must have a strong, credible, and professional working relationship with C‑Level executives at current and past clients, plus the ability to create similar synergies at new accounts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Represent and sell the entire Supermicro portfolio of products and services to large enterprise customers
- Establish a high level of personal credibility as a trusted advisor to key client executives
- Research and understand the client’s industry; deeply understand client business strategies and challenges
- Act as a trusted advisor to client leaders, aggressively shape deals early in the sales cycle, and advance opportunities that result in profitable revenue growth for Supermicro
- Demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge in aligning Supermicro capabilities to client business and IT priorities, and positioning relative to competitors
- Build and execute an Account Business Plan (ABP) that includes both transactional and strategic initiatives to grow Supermicro’s presence and share in the account
- Actively drive ABP results through effective account management and reviews
- Identify, nurture, and close new solution opportunities that result in substantial growth in Supermicro share, revenues, and margin
- Meet or exceed quarterly and annual revenue and margin quotas, using margin management techniques
- Typically qualify and close large deals of moderate to high complexity and cross‑GBU scope
- Work with all levels of decision-makers in the client organization, including the CEO
- Participate in account investment decisions in pricing and resources
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferably in high‑tech industry
- Minimum 3‑7 years of direct sales experience selling server and storage to enterprise and Fortune‑1000 companies preferred
- Strong communication skills across multiple disciplines, cultures, and geographies
- Track record of building relationships with senior executives and decision makers
- Demonstrated ability in pre-call planning, opportunity qualification, objection handling, call structure and control, time and territory management
- Experience entering, tracking, and reporting data on lead activity
- Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
- Must have Microsoft Excel knowledge
- Multi-task and time management skills are a must
- Proficient in English; additional language proficiency is a huge plus
Salary Range
EEO Statement
Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.