Role Description

• Master SHI’s value proposition to consistently exceed revenue and profit goals, and develop penetrating sales strategies and pricing proposals.
• Cultivate relationships with existing customers and establish new ones through targeted sales techniques, including cold calling, meetings, and networking.
• Identify and create opportunities in the sales pipeline to achieve sales targets, develop business with existing customers, and establish new customers using targeted sales techniques.
• Collaborate with sales management to identify and manage sales opportunities, aiming to meet or exceed quarterly and annual targets.
• Build proactive partnerships with internal SHI support teams and external industry partners to drive business and maintain joint selling initiatives.
• Understand customer’s business objectives, IT priorities, and initiatives to provide tailored solutions.
• Position and effectively communicate SHI’s portfolio of products, solutions, services, and capabilities to customers and partners.
• Be aware of SHI’s industry competition and how to properly showcase our offerings and defend SHI’s value to win new business.
• Foster successful cross-department relationships and engage with extended SHI support teams for identifying new business opportunities and leveraging support resources.
• Build market awareness of SHI through participation in local/regional industry events, organizations, and affiliations.
• Continuously educate oneself to remain current on industry trends, products, and market conditions.
  

Behaviors and Competencies

Business Acumen: Can evaluate market trends and competitive landscape to identify opportunities and risks.
Closing Deals: Can develop and implement a strategic plan for closing deals, identifying high-value opportunities and using advanced negotiation techniques to secure successful outcomes.
Consultative Sales: Can proactively seek out potential customers, initiate sales conversations, and contribute innovative ideas to improve the sales process.
Interpersonal Skills: Can communicate effectively, build relationships, resolve conflicts, and influence others in significant situations.
Listening: Can actively engage in listening by asking clarifying questions and providing feedback that shows a deep understanding of the conversation.
Negotiation: Can proactively seek out negotiation opportunities, initiate discussions, and contribute to conflict resolution.
Organization: Can effectively coordinate multiple projects, delegate tasks where appropriate, and employ advanced organizational tools and methods.
Presenting: Can design and deliver engaging presentations, adapting the content and style to suit the audience, context, and medium.
Professionalism: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate projects, and contribute to a professional work environment.
Prospecting: Can develop and implement a strategic prospecting plan, identifying high-value potential customers and using advanced techniques to initiate contact and build relationships.
Self-Motivation: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate self-development projects, and contribute to personal or professional innovative ideas.
Time Management: Can consistently use time effectively, balance multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.




Skill Level Requirements

• Ability to excel in a team selling environment - Intermediate
• Ability to continually meet or exceed sales targets - Intermediate
• Expertise in client relationship building and new business development - Intermediate
• Proficiency in account management - Intermediate
• Proficiency in project management - Intermediate
• Understanding of business operations and strategy - Intermediate
  

Other Requirements

• Completed Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience required
• Minimum 3-5 years of successful sales experience
• Minimum 50% time outside of an office setting meeting with existing and potential customers
• Travel to customer sites within dedicated territory
• Travel to SHI, Partner, and Customer Events
• Currently hold or have the ability to obtain required sales and/or technical certifications within first 90 days of employment