SLED Sales Account Manager - Los Angeles

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Remote

About The Position

HPE Networking is looking for a sales professional to develop and grow our business and market share across a defined list of customers within our Local Government and K-12 Education accounts. You will excel in a dynamic and exciting environment while leading all prospecting and sales opportunities across all HPE Networking solutions. This position is a “hunter” type of role that requires an individual who is a self-starter with the ability to grow the SLED business within the Los Angeles region. The territory will include k-12 and local government agencies.

Requirements

Experience with IT networking, specifically WiFi, Switching, SD-WAN and Artificial Intelligence. Full portfolio also includes Routing, Data Center Switching and Security
Experience with Salesforce.com
Remote but located in the Los Angeles area
Referenceable track record of successful sales experience within region
Strong track record of driving sales through channel partners in SLED accounts
Experience developing sales strategies, preparing proposals and quotes and presenting networking products
Broad-based technological awareness in the internetworking industry, complemented by knowledge of data networking concepts, with specific skills in the area of routing, switching and security
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Strong presenter and closer with the ability to demonstrate the necessary skills to negotiate issues with peers, partners and customers using a Win/Win philosophy
Leader, team-player and difference maker
Excellent business acumen
Excellent relationship building and consultative sales skills
Accountability
Active Learning
Active Listening
Assertiveness
Bias
Building Rapport
Buyer Personas
Coaching
Complex Sales
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Cross-Functional Teamwork
Customer Experience Strategy
Customer Interactions
Design Thinking
Empathy
Financial Acumen
Follow-Through
Growth Mindset
Identifying Sales Opportunities
Industry Knowledge
Long Term Planning
Managing Ambiguity

Responsibilities

Engage, qualify, and develop both new and existing accounts
Collaborate with SE, Product Specialists, Field Marketing, SDR’s, Partner Account Managers, etc. as well as HPE’s channel partners
Create a consistent cadence to driving partner-led demand generation, call campaigns, with strong opportunity management skills
Executive selling skills required, to include various CxOs, IT Management, and other key Decision-Makers
Relationship management skills that translate into identifying decision-makers and influencers
Manage opportunities, quota attainment, sales presentations, short-term, mid-term, and long-term opportunity management
Responsible for building 3 Month, 6 Month, 9 Month and annual pipelines
Engage resources, including the BU's to drive sales success
Provide accurate and timely forecasts to sales management
Co-ordinates and lead members of virtual account teams: SEs, Managers, Insides Sales, Channel and Channel Management members, PLM, etc

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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