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Job summary
A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Cybersecurity Sales Specialist to drive the Security Business in South Africa. The role involves identifying sales opportunities, developing sales plans, and leveraging partner relationships. Candidates should have a strong background in Cybersecurity sales and the ability to present solutions effectively. A business diploma or degree is preferred, along with a passion for sales and security.
Qualifications
- Passionate about sales and security.
- Deep knowledge of Cybersecurity market in South Africa.
- Demonstrates consultative selling ability.
Responsibilities
- Identify new sales opportunities within existing clients.
- Develop a sales plan for the assigned territory.
- Control the sales process and drive leads to closure.
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Key purpose:
Our company has a market-leading position within the Security marketplace and has the highest market share for network security. This opportunity is for an experienced Security sales professional within Cisco's Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO) to drive the Security Business in South Africa.
As Cybersecurity Sales Specialist (CSS) you will be responsible for developing and executing Security opportunities in South Africa, working closely with our sales teams across customer segments.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Identify new sales opportunities within existing company clients, work with the Account Teams to qualify opportunities, and priorities activities.
- Work with the company field sales team to develop a sales plan for the assigned territory.
- Leverage and nurture the company partner base, work with the Partner sales teams to win new business deals.
- Control the sales process and driving leads to closure - generating new revenues, bringing new customers.
- Drive sales campaigns into target prospect base, working with company field sales and Partner sales teams.
- Develop deep understanding of Security product capabilities and value proposition, be able to present that in a highly effective manner.
- Forecast revenue and products, report your sales activities to management.
- Attending industry forums, tradeshows and events as required.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- You should be passionate about sales and security.
- You should come with deep knowledge of Cybersecurity market in South Africa
- You must be able to demonstrate the ability to sell in a consultative style, show understanding of customer requirements, discuss solutions, and sell CISCO Security value proposition.
- You should be effective in recognizing and generating opportunities, delivering technical presentations, as well as closing deals.
- Experience with security solutions (Next Gen Firewalls, IPS/IDS, Email security, Web security, VPN) and an understanding of the threat landscape is highly desired.
- Established network of contacts and successful track record in Security sales in South Africa is a huge plus.
- A business diploma/degree is preferred although experience is also valued highly.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.