Job Summary
- This role is responsible for identifying customers' unique requirements and implementing account planning for growth opportunities. The role acts as a subject matter expert, applies consultative selling techniques, and mentors junior account managers.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates an advanced level of subject matter expertise and employs consultative-selling techniques to identify and advance opportunities.
- Coordinates and owns account plans for strategic commercial accounts, focusing on larger deals, portfolio management, and effectively selling the organization's offerings.
- Identifies complex customer requirements, maps them with the organization's capabilities, and chooses the most suitable direct/indirect supply chain options.
- Builds strong professional relationships with high-level clients, gains a deep understanding of their unique business needs, and aligns the organization's solutions accordingly.
- Develops and executes sales strategies, territory account plans, and market penetration strategies to drive significant revenue growth and expand market share.
- Analyzes and interprets key performance indicators (KPIs) and market trends to provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management for optimizing sales performance.
- Engages strategically with partners to improve win rates on selective deals and consistently achieves and manages quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly sales quotas.
- Leads contract negotiations with major clients, overseeing contract terms and renewals with a proactive approach to ensure profitable deals and lasting positive relationships.
- Manages the sales pipeline, enters, and updates opportunities in the pipeline tool, and implements pipeline management practices.
- Conducts regular strategic business reviews with key clients, assessing their long-term goals, gathering feedback, and proactively identifying areas for improvement.
Education & Experience Recommended
- Four-year or Graduate Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
- Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in account management, tele sales, product specialty (computers, printers, servers, storage), or a related field.
Preferred Certifications
- Certified Technology Sales Qualified (CTSP)
Knowledge & Skills
- Business Development
- Business To Business
- Cash Handling
- Cash Register
- Cold Calling
- Conflict Resolution
- Customer Relationship Management
- Inside Sales
- Marketing
- Merchandising
- Outside Sales
- Product Knowledge
- Sales Development
- Sales Management
- Sales Process
- Sales Prospecting
- Sales Territory Management
- Salesforce
- Selling Techniques
- Upselling
Cross-Org Skills
- Effective Communication
- Results Orientation
- Learning Agility
- Digital Fluency
- Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
- Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.
Complexity
- Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
📌 Business Development Manager - Commercial Channels (Bengaluru)
🏢 Hp
📍 Bengaluru