Channel Account Manager
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
To £55,000 +OTE |
| Job Type: |
Permanent |
Overall purpose of the job:
To “Develop” channel accounts to increase revenues inline with set targets. The objective is underpinned by the need to provide partners with significant commercial advantage.
Key responsibilities for this job:
- To build lasting relationships with partners and increase spend
- To plan sales strategies and work closely with marketing to raise awareness of brand and build a strong pipeline
- To ensure that targets are achieved
- To competently and knowledgably advise partners on network solutions and services that best fulfil their customer requirements, undergoing full assessments and analysis of client needs
- To align portfolio within partner services and ensure partners sales teams are aware of positioning and benefits
- To negotiate pricing with partners to achieve sales inline with pricing policies and client requirements
- Conducting face to face channel meetings with partners and their clients
- Managing internal resource and interfacing with internal departments
- To achieve personal/career advancement goals inline with personal development programme
Other duties the Channel Account Manager will be required to undertake as may be assigned by Sales Manager:
- Accurate forecasting of anticipated sales is required, along with regular activity reporting
- Participation in planning and preparing marketing campaigns along with your own targeted campaigns
- Attending networking events
- Activities outside of normal work hours may also be required
- Any other fair and reasonable task or duty assigned to you by your Manager, or other senior staff member
Knowledge and experience required:
- Consistent channel sales record within the telecoms, ISP, carrier or systems integrator space
- Knowledge of data connectivity, WAN and Internet network technologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, with the ability to \'win trust\', selling on the quality and integrity
- Must be driven, self motivated and disciplined
- Articulate and polished with a professional approach to sales
- Eager to learn and develop
For more information or confidential advice please contact us on 020 8287 3334.
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