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The role will involve working the Commercial Enterprise Sector Territory and executing a plan (that you will produce) to develop both the relationship and pipeline with end-user customers and Partners to the benefit of Extreme Networks, bringing to bear the resources of both the appropriate Partner and the Company. This will involve engaging with newbusiness, existing customers and partners on opportunities to achieve an annual quota. Extreme Networks has tremendous potential across Commercial Sector and many reference customers in region that the candidate will be able to leverage to further their Territory Plan. Furthermore, the area has an established Partner base to leverage and expand Extreme Networks area of influence in the end user customer base. We are experiencing significant growth and seeking the appropriate individual to maximize the opportunity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Specific near- to mid-term deliverables for the position will include
- Identify and deliver mid-term pipeline and close ‘won’ business according to targets
- Build business plans and marketing activity plans with the UKI Leadership team & regional channel partners to achieve revenue targets
- Coordinate contract negotiations between Extreme Networks and partner if needed
- Supports partner’s sales planning and sales activity towards opportunity management
- Understand and communicate Extreme service model to ensure clean after sales process and customer/partner satisfaction on long term basis
- Successful apprenticeship or/and university degree in an economic/business related topic / relevant experience
- 5-10 years of sales experience in the network infrastructure or related arena preferred
- Successfully managed Commercial Enterprise Sector region and evidence of customer relationships CXO & IT Decision makers.
- Evidence of managing a large territory region will be important.
- Demonstrated success, with a track record of consistent sales (performing according to plan and forecast) while developing and maintaining large territories
- A strong background and ability in developing new customer acquisition (including cold calling) within a “green” field territory as well as maintaining longer term accounts
- The ability to speak intelligently about Cloud SaaS, Data Networking, SDN, Virtualization, Security, Orchestration, AI Driven Networking, Server/Storage considerations will be a large part of the interaction with customers and partners
- Exceptional influencing skills, ability to communicate at all levels and exude a positive attitude and high energy to achieve maximum results
- Recognized ability to produce high quality results working independently (high level of self-motivation needed) in a region with limited local support infrastructure. Good organization skills required! Proven time management ability and prioritization skills beneficial
- Prior experience in the establishment of a remote sales site in a home office mode is desired
- The optimistic entrepreneurial candidate needs to show confidence and enthusiastic identification with his/her opportunity to win partner trust – having the ability to “think purple” and “sell through” the dominance of a market leader in some situations.
- An experienced background or strong skill set in transmitting advanced technology differentiators into channel partner and customer benefits aligned with their business model and demands - Solution Selling, Outcome Based selling & conversant with the MEDDPICC Sales Process.
OTE is on a 50/50 split and is based on qualifications and experience Between 130-160K
Extreme Networks Benefits
Skills Required
- 5-10 years of sales experience in network infrastructure or related field
- Evidence of managing a large territory region
- Successfully managed commercial enterprise sector and relationships with CXO & IT decision makers
- University degree in an economics/business-related topic or relevant experience
- Strong skills in developing new customer acquisition
- Prior experience in establishing a remote sales site
What We Do
Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) is a leader in cloud networking focused on delivering services that connect devices, applications, and people in new ways. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
