Strategic Inside Territory Account Manager

Fortinet•Frisco, TX

About The Position

The Inside Territory Account Manager (ITAM) will manage an assigned territory in support of the SMB team. The ideal candidate will have experience in the networking and/or security sectors of technology. The ITAM will create and execute the account plan from prospecting to building and maintaining a constant revenue pipeline. Drive sales cycles to close while establishing relationships and credibility. Provide necessary presales support for prospects/customers. Work closely with Channel Teams and our reseller partner network to drive deals and increase revenue. Fortinet will provide detailed and ongoing training programs. Once completed you will be assigned a territory, quota and given ongoing support to begin your career at Fortinet. Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

Requirements

A proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales quotas and targets
Understanding of the sales cycle in conjunction with business processes internally and externally
Ability to manager and drive sales cycle from start to finish
Ability to manage a diverse, high volume workload; self-motivated and adaptable
Ability to quickly build productive relationships in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
Must have proficiency with various software applications programs
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
Experience with managing and forecasting individual quota
Well organized with effective time and activity management skills
Ability to apply entrepreneurial strengths in a forward-thinking manner
Proven work-ethic and time-management skills
Ability to close business while achieving a high level of customer and partner satisfaction
The Inside Territory Account Manager is required to customarily and regularly work outside of their office or home office engaged in selling, including travel as needed to make a sale.

Nice To Haves

Public/private cloud experience is a plus
Experience with multi-tier distribution a plus.

Responsibilities

Meet or exceed all assigned quotas and targets
Forecast weekly, monthly and quarterly revenues for territory
Follow up on inbound, web and corporate event generated opportunities
Accept inbound and perform outbound telephone calls to identify sales opportunities.
Meet and exceed daily call & activity metrics.
Manage customer presentation and demos via online tools (GO TO MEETING)
Track sales opportunities (MGOs, deal registration, quotes etc. in Salesforce)
Align with channel and partner teams to support overall company revenue targets
Perform ongoing research and report on opportunities that are supported
Act as a liaison between partner, customers, and appropriate Fortinet team members
Perform other duties and projects, as assigned to support the growth or our business