Job Description
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure that local and global strategic sales objectives and targets are met.
• Assist their sales team to define the way they approach the market and achieve set targets.
• Ensure that sales procedures and policies as defined by the sales leadership are implemented and followed.
• Provide input into the development of the tactical strategy as well as develop and implement a supporting operational strategy.
• Align their team to the client segmentation strategy ensuring that the right level of resource is allocated to the right type of client.
• Responsible for the coordination of the activities of their sales teams, setting and measuring performance targets, account allocation, and enforcing the execution of the client account plans, call planning and opportunity qualification.
• Responsible for pipeline management and accurate forecasting.
• Support team by attending key client meetings and articulate how NTT(Ltd) can add value through our services and solutions.
• Take full ownership for managing efficiency levels, streamlining procedures to deliver customer excellence.
• Act as mentor/coach and advisor that assists the sales force to set and keep to priority activities.
• Utilize sales tools and methodologies to manage account opportunities, pipelines, and forecasting efforts, ensuring accessibility and tool utility training.
• Plans and organizes multiple work outputs by assigning priorities and continuously reviewing objectives and goals.
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:
• Sales business acumen - the skills supporting successful selling through organizational and business outcome mindset. Success will require focusing on planning, leveraging tools and data, and concentrating on NTT Ltd's business requirements. Developing the skills to understand your client's business (including commercial and financial aspects) in order to bring value to them from NTT's portfolio of services.
• Sales client engagement and management - the skills used to effectively manage and analyze the client throughout the client lifecycle, with the goal of improving client relationships and driving sales growth. Success will require a detailed understanding of client needs, effective sales planning, and building trust, all while managing client expectations. Developing the skills required to know your client, building effective & lasting relationships with them, and being seen as a trusted advisor.
• Sales solution skills - the knowledge of NTT Ltd's offerings, client applications, use cases, and market trends and the skill to apply them to the individual client and prospect situations that position the sales team member as an expert client advisor. Success will require the ability to link NTT Ltd offerings, including high-value services to a specific client and prospect needs and outcomes.
• Sales resources optimization - building internal relationships, working with pursuit teams, and leveraging vendors as resources throughout the sales cycle.
• Sales pursuit - the skills and knowledge that enable a sales team member to create success by identifying and advancing opportunities at assigned prospects and clients. Success will require both individual ownership as well as accountability for coordinating internal and external resources in order to close sales opportunities.
• Sales strategy execution - The skills to ensure that the sales strategy is aligned to the business strategy.
• Sales business management - the skills to ensure that target setting and associated processes is aligned to meeting the target.
• Sales talent management & enablement - the skills to ensure that results are achieved through effective talent management.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
• Bachelor's degree
Required Experience:
• Proven experience as a Sales Manager in the data centre and advanced infrastructure industry, with a track record of driving sales and managing teams.
• Strong understanding of data centre solutions, advanced infrastructure technologies, and related sales processes.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, mentor, and coach sales professionals.
• Solid business acumen, with a sound understanding of market dynamics, competitive landscape, and emerging trends.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships, with exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• Provide strong leadership to the sales team, setting clear goals, targets, and sales strategies specific to the data centre and advanced infrastructure segment.
• Motivate and mentor team members to achieve individual and team objectives.
• Technical knowledge to understand and effectively communicate complex concepts to customers.
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What will make you a good fit for the role
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure that local and global strategic sales objectives and targets are met.
• Assist their sales team to define the way they approach the market and achieve set targets.
• Ensure that sales procedures and policies as defined by the sales leadership are implemented and followed.
• Provide input into the development of the tactical strategy as well as develop and implement a supporting operational strategy.
• Align their team to the client segmentation strategy ensuring that the right level of resource is allocated to the right type of client.
• Responsible for the coordination of the activities of their sales teams, setting and measuring performance targets, account allocation, and enforcing the execution of the client account plans, call planning and opportunity qualification.
• Responsible for pipeline management and accurate forecasting.
• Support team by attending key client meetings and articulate how NTT(Ltd) can add value through our services and solutions.
• Take full ownership for managing efficiency levels, streamlining procedures to deliver customer excellence.
• Act as mentor/coach and advisor that assists the sales force to set and keep to priority activities.
• Utilize sales tools and methodologies to manage account opportunities, pipelines, and forecasting efforts, ensuring accessibility and tool utility training.
• Plans and organizes multiple work outputs by assigning priorities and continuously reviewing objectives and goals.
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:
• Sales business acumen - the skills supporting successful selling through organizational and business outcome mindset. Success will require focusing on planning, leveraging tools and data, and concentrating on NTT Ltd's business requirements. Developing the skills to understand your client's business (including commercial and financial aspects) in order to bring value to them from NTT's portfolio of services.
• Sales client engagement and management - the skills used to effectively manage and analyze the client throughout the client lifecycle, with the goal of improving client relationships and driving sales growth. Success will require a detailed understanding of client needs, effective sales planning, and building trust, all while managing client expectations. Developing the skills required to know your client, building effective & lasting relationships with them, and being seen as a trusted advisor.
• Sales solution skills - the knowledge of NTT Ltd's offerings, client applications, use cases, and market trends and the skill to apply them to the individual client and prospect situations that position the sales team member as an expert client advisor. Success will require the ability to link NTT Ltd offerings, including high-value services to a specific client and prospect needs and outcomes.
• Sales resources optimization - building internal relationships, working with pursuit teams, and leveraging vendors as resources throughout the sales cycle.
• Sales pursuit - the skills and knowledge that enable a sales team member to create success by identifying and advancing opportunities at assigned prospects and clients. Success will require both individual ownership as well as accountability for coordinating internal and external resources in order to close sales opportunities.
• Sales strategy execution - The skills to ensure that the sales strategy is aligned to the business strategy.
• Sales business management - the skills to ensure that target setting and associated processes is aligned to meeting the target.
• Sales talent management & enablement - the skills to ensure that results are achieved through effective talent management.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
• Bachelor's degree
Required Experience:
• Proven experience as a Sales Manager in the data centre and advanced infrastructure industry, with a track record of driving sales and managing teams.
• Strong understanding of data centre solutions, advanced infrastructure technologies, and related sales processes.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, mentor, and coach sales professionals.
• Solid business acumen, with a sound understanding of market dynamics, competitive landscape, and emerging trends.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships, with exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• Provide strong leadership to the sales team, setting clear goals, targets, and sales strategies specific to the data centre and advanced infrastructure segment.
• Motivate and mentor team members to achieve individual and team objectives.
• Technical knowledge to understand and effectively communicate complex concepts to customers.
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What will make you a good fit for the role
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Sales Manager position is now open for candidates interested in the Counter Sales Jobs sector. This role in Pune offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Counter Sales Jobs is a plus.
