Partner Account Manager - Western Canada

at  Pure Storage

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience developing Reseller and Distributor Channels
• BA/BA degree in business, marketing or software engineering
• Ability to assess, plan, and actively manage a territory to achieve maximum revenue and efficiency
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• Desire to drive change and evangelize new technologies
• Passion for post-sales customer success
• Knowledge of the storage industry specifically: Fibre Channel, NFS, and Enterprise Storage architectures
• Competitive attitude and strong work ethic with the ability to enthusiastically represent the company
• Authenticity and a genuine desire to engage customers and understand their business challenge

Responsibilities:

• Create Strategies and lead team efforts to maximize sell-through of Pure products within Channel
• Manage and be the main point of contact for existing partners
• Aggressively drive partners to maximize sales and total partnership potential through sales best practices, training and support
• Manage sales orders and provide status to partner and/or manager
• Continually learn about new products and improve selling skills
• Communicate masterfully with partners on new product offerings
• Work with marketing to drive programs and events to extend the relationships to new prospects
• Keep abreast of competition, competitive issues and products
• Attend and participate in sales meetings, product seminars and trade shows
• Conduct contract negotiations & define and execute partner sales plans

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience developing Reseller and Distributor Channels
• BA/BA degree in business, marketing or software engineering
• Ability to assess, plan, and actively manage a territory to achieve maximum revenue and efficiency
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• Desire to drive change and evangelize new technologies
• Passion for post-sales customer success
• Knowledge of the storage industry specifically: Fibre Channel, NFS, and Enterprise Storage architectures
• Competitive attitude and strong work ethic with the ability to enthusiastically represent the company
• Authenticity and a genuine desire to engage customers and understand their business challenges