What you will be doing
- Provides strategic insight regarding the customer’s business and helps customers think differently, bringing new ideas and creative and innovative ways to help the customer’s business and actually solve their problems / meet their challenges
- Truly understands / can diagnose customers underlying problems or challenges
- Identifies new, sustainable, customised means of addressing those challenges (teach customers things they don’t know) across our core business, ITS, PP and Outsourcing
- Reduce the complexity and the risk for customers by helping them to make purchasing decisions
- Drives sales, margins and delivers customer value in any kind of economic environment
- Protects premium pricing through well designed solutions sales
- Identifies key stakeholders and engages with a wide range of different stakeholders throughout the sales process through to delivery and after sales
- Determines the right metrics to measure success and to Identify return on investment (based on performance of the customer’s business)
You will ideally have
Degree level calibreSignificant experience in a relevant, B2B, corporate sales environmentDemonstrable track record of ‘clean’ sales and of managing the end-to-end sales processIn-depth knowledge (or a desire to develop existing knowledge) across 4 key Value Propositions (MDS / PP / ITS / Outsourcing)Ability to accurately identify and engage with multiple key stakeholdersEffective questioning and active listeningArticulate with excellent presentation skillsInspires trust and confidence and creates a positive impression / has ‘gravitas’ in front of customersResilient and tenacious with the ability to calculate and manage risks where appropriateAbility to initiate and control high level debateAlways has a different view of the world and looks positively towards the futureUnderstands the customer’s business – economic drivers / customer’s value driversCommercially aware / business acumen - keeps abreast of the marketNot afraid to share their views, even when they’re different and potentially controversialAble to think about complex issues from a different perspective / bring fresh insightUses strong two-way communication skills – engage in robust two-way dialogueIs comfortable discussing moneyAssertive – ability to ‘press’ customers (and their line managers) a little both on their thinking and around things like pricingWe receive a high volume of applications for our roles, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible
In return for your commitment, you can expect
We’re looking for individuals with values and causes, strengths and weaknesses, passions and ideas. Bring your unique energy, and we’ll match it with opportunities to create the future.
In return for your commitment, we can offer you :
working in line with role requirementsAnExcellent package with solid basic, strong bonus and company benefits including : A competitive holiday entitlement, two days special leave per annum for volunteering, additional holiday purchase scheme
Flexible retirement plan
to support your physical, emotional and financial health including Employee Assistance Programme, financial protection, life cover and will writing, medical protection, gym, travel and retail discounts, and more.
Company car / car allowance (role-specific), cycle to work scheme
Opportunity to join a global company