Account Executive - Telco

Dell; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an experienced Account Executive for its Direct Sales Team in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role involves managing new and existing accounts, focusing on customer satisfaction, and driving sales in the telecom sector. Applicants should have 8-10 years of related experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, and an understanding of how technology can solve business problems. This is an opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of related experience in a relationship selling role, 3-4 years in telecom.
• Aptitude for understanding technology products and solutions in business contexts.
• Ability to collaborate with different teams and provide insights to executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support territory and accounts, including account planning.
• Understand customer needs to ensure satisfaction with solutions.
• Identify business trends and leverage strengths to capture opportunities.

Skills

Relationship selling

Sales forecasting

Customer relationship management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Account Executive - Telco

From developing brand new accounts to driving expansion across existing accounts, our Direct Sales team transforms opportunity into action every day. Whether focusing on a geographical area, product line, industry, channel or market segment, their goal is the same: to develop relationships with the end-users of the organization and generate meaningful sales. They are the direct line between our ground-breaking portfolio of product solutions and the desks of satisfied customers.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as an Account Executive, Direct Sales on our Direct Sales Team in Johannesburg, South Africa.

What you’ll achieve

As an Account Executive, you will develop new accounts or expand existing accounts within an established geographic territory or product line, building strong customer relationships in the field while ensuring a great customer experience for all.

You will:

• Manage and support territory and accounts, including account planning, sales forecasting and facilitating organizational alignment in cross-functional virtual teams
• Understand customers’ business and solution requirements to ensure satisfaction with our solutions
• Identify business trends and leverage strengths of the sales team to create a differentiated offering while positioning ourselves to capture business
• Provide direction, support and coaching to internal teams
• Grow the territory or account base to attain financial objectives

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• 8-10 years of related experience in a relationship selling role of which 3 – 4 years of selling to the telecom sector
• Ability to leverage other teams, such as the internal sales force, pre-sales, services consultants, product managers and finance
• Aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems
• Strong communication, collaboration, negotiation and executive presentation skills and ability to provide insight and thought leadership to senior level executives

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree

Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

Application closing date: 1st January 2026

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