Job Description
Responsibilities
Client/Account Relationship
- Maintains a relationship with existing clients as a professional.
- Researches and begins to understand the client's industry, and develops a core understanding of client business needs and challenges.
- Searches for and secures transactional business needs of existing clients.
- Introduces HP products and solutions to existing clients.
- Follows the instructions of a team leader based on the account strategy.
- Maintains high-level of customer loyalty and builds trust and integrity, as indicated in HP- conducted surveys and reports.
Business Management
- Maintains solution opportunity, representing HP's portfolio of products and services.
- Monitors sales pipeline activities.
- Protects HP's position and focuses on generating new business.
- Meets or exceeds quarterly and annual revenue & margin quotas. Uses margin management techniques.
Education And Experience Required
- University or Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Experience in IT industry preferred.
- Experience in vertical industry preferred.
- Typically 1-3 years account management experience.
Knowledge And Skills
Account/Business Development
- Keeps strong relationships with existing client business managers with a focus on addressing business needs.
- Explains HP products and services to the business manager and IT executive level.
- Knowledge of client procurement processes and key decision criteria for winning maintaining existing business.
- Submits timely and accurate forecasts and continually.
- Knowledge of HP's sales tools and processes (i.e., Siebel, CDSM, TAS).
Account/Team Leadership
- Demonstrated capability in managing medium size accounts.
- Good presentation and communication skills at the business manager level.
- Knowledge of end-to-end sales processes in large deals with a few cross-portfolios.
- Adheres to SBC and HP's code of ethics.
Industry Acumen
- Understands industry trends; keeps current with trends and able to converse with client on issues and challenges.
Portfolio Knowledge
- Knowledge of HP's products and services and engages appropriate specialist/Presales resources as needed.
About HP
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