Technical Sales Specialist
The Technical Sales Specialist is the key technical expert responsible for providing in-depth technical consulting for sales opportunities across a broad portfolio of moderate to highly complex technology cloud solution products.
Job description
- Act as the key technical expert and accountable for preparing technical insights and key scenarios by developing proposals for customer-identified solutions.
- Secure new customer wins through presenting the open-source software value propositions and differentiation aligning to customers’ needs/ IT initiatives.
- Attend customer meetings, conduct technical sales presentations, and deliver product/service demonstrations in person and/or via video conference meeting.
- Provide technical expertise in support of achieving aggressive selling goals, including recommendations that address customer pain points.
- Demonstrate proficient solution selling abilities and effective, proactive customer/client communications.
- Identify and analyze customer/client needs and develop intermediate-range strategies on how to competitively meet those needs.
- Advise and support customers and sales teams on technical aspects of products and services, adhering to customer's needs and goals.
- Confirm customer's implementation requirements and pricing calculations as required, so that the customer receives an accurate projection of anticipated costs in new services sought.
- Identify areas to help streamline and improve sales processes including improvements recommendation to management, develop and execute thorough training.
- Act as a customer advocate for pre-sales and post-sales activities, providing a consultative support, consistent follow-up on opportunities or inquiries.
- Manage external competitive pressures and effectively handle objections to help retain customers.
- Work with multiple stakeholders, building effective relationships with decision-makers at all levels
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in pre-sales or technical consulting role with customer-facing approach.
- Strong with familiarity in technology cloud business portfolio, IT hardware or engineering/ manufacturing
- Excellent command of both English language; Chinese language proficiency will be a plus.
- Strong product knowledge in technology cloud business including but not limited to hybrid cloud, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS technologies, security technologies.
- Consultative capability to influence customers in an interactive approach with demonstrated ability to extract hidden or unrealized requirements from customer.
- Problem solver and able to identify pain points and share best practices in open-source software management.
- Demonstrated ability to focus and manage ambiguous customer needs into specific, deliverable requirements.
- Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering exceptional service and support on time.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills - proactive communication style ensuring timely status of projects
- Excellent knowledge of CRM such as Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Oracle tools and/or programs.
Other information:
- 5 days' work week (Monday - Friday)
- Address: 80 Pasir Panjang Rd, #15-83/84 Mapletree Business City II, Singapore 117372
- Permanent position
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- Protect the privacy of personal information.
All shortlisted candidates will be contacted.