Storage Sales Consultant at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Canberra, , Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales, Storage Solutions, Negotiation, Customer Engagement, Account Management, Pipeline Management, Technical Expertise, Consultative Selling, Market Analysis, Collaboration, Financial Acumen, Campaign Coordination, Relationship Building, Problem Solving, Industry Knowledge, Growth Mindset

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Description

Storage Sales Consultant This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: The Storage Sales Consultants is responsible for leading pursuit and collaborates with and supports Account Managers and provides specialist expertise within the sales team. They drive proactive campaigns to build the pipeline, uses specialized knowledge and skills to prospect, qualify, negotiate and close opportunities. The Storage Sales Consultant is the primary Subject Matter Expert for Storage and related products. Responsible for driving storage sales and demonstrates solid understanding of the features and benefits in the area of evolving storage technical solutions as well as how HPE solutions are differentiated from the competition. Maintains an outside-in view, stays abreast of competitors, leverages HPE’s opportunities and mitigates challenges. Exercises deep expertise of end to end data solutions leveraging the HPE storage portfolio and ecosystem of partners. Effectively uses references to craft a story that makes complex technologies seem simple & understandable for our customers. Actively hunts for solution opportunities in acquisition and development accounts to pursue new business. Actively generates customer interest and links business & financial benefits with technology. Brings a services-led approach to build stickiness through consultative engagements and financial constructs. Laser focused on the channel to forge relationships, provide enablement of key technologies, and co-sell to end-users. Responsible for the close plan for storage-related opportunities. Your Key Responsibilities Responsible for sales of storage products and solutions in assigned territory, industry or accounts. Actively prospects new storage opportunities. Discovers or cultivates opportunities for storage solutions within existing accounts. Manages, coordinates and drives sales activities. Builds sales pipeline and drives opportunities to successful closure by effectively using internal sales tools. Executes pursuit plans as appropriate. Formulates and expands solutions to generate additional product or service attachments and up sell to increase revenue. Build sales readiness and reduces client learning curve through effective knowledge transfer in storage. Coordinates supporting sales activities related to pipeline hygiene through account managers, Presales, channel partners and other relevant stakeholders. Effectively uses internal sales tools for maintaining a healthy pipeline and the account plan in a timely fashion. Collaborates across the HPE teams to deliver a consistent approach to developing business, including account planning for end to end solutions. Negotiates profitable deals so the company can expand opportunities based on existing business and increase the company's footprint and revenue in storage. Establishes a professional and consultative relationship with the client by developing an intermediate understanding of the unique business needs of the client within the industry. Works with the client up to the IT management level. Interfaces with both internal and external/industry experts to anticipate customer needs and facilitate solutions development. Focuses on and works with the channel to forge relationships, provide enablement of key technologies, and co-sell to end users. Coordinates marketing campaigns (digital/new techniques) associated with storage to ensure successful launches, alignment with the account strategy, and the maintenance of campaign momentum. Supports deal closure in partnership with relevant internal stakeholders, including account managers and channel partners. Possesses adequate understanding of financial acumen. Grows the business and achieves overall financial metrics (revenue, gross margin, retention, cost control). Participates in general sales strategy; defines specific sales plans with manager. Independently sells a storage product/solution. About You Typically 6+ years of sales experience. Demonstrated achievement of progressively higher quota, interfaces with diverse business customers. Storage related sales experience preferred. Current government security clearance at any level is highly regarded for this role but not mandatory Storage Consultant - Sales Acumen & Behaviors: Possesses expertise to be able to assess solution feasibility from a technical and business perspective, to determine "qualify-in"/"qualify-out" status. Uses expertise to negotiate profitable deals, so that the company can expand opportunities based on existing business and increase footprint and revenue in storage. Demonstrates hunter mentality to actively pursue solution opportunities in acquisition and development accounts, and to pursue new business. Possesses the ability to independently articulate the technical solution and the commercial benefits to the client. Possesses knowledge and expertise to conceptualize and articulate well-targeted solutions in storage, from proposal to contract sign-off. Possesses knowledge of digital and modern methods to connect and sell. Technology Focus: In depth knowledge about storage, service, cloud, solution and differentiators between own offerings and what competitors offer. Understands the outside-in view and possesses solid knowledge of industry trends. Stays abreast of competitors and key partner/ISV solutions, including both traditional and emerging vendors. Leverages HPE's opportunities and mitigates challenges. Proactively uses knowledge in the storage specialty to help customers make IT business decisions. Solutions Acumen: Applies specialized storage technical product/service/solution knowledge in working with account teams to screen and prioritize multiple leads for feasibility. Partnering Acumen Understands how and when to engage different types of partners effectively, and is able to map the right partner to an opportunity. Additional Skills: Accountability, 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, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more} What We Can Offer You: 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. Let's Stay Connected: Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. #southkorea #storage Job: Sales Job Level: Expert HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 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Responsibilities

The Storage Sales Consultant is responsible for leading pursuit and collaborating with Account Managers to drive storage sales. They actively prospect new opportunities, manage sales activities, and negotiate profitable deals to expand the company's footprint in storage.