Microsft Nigeria Recruits Services Executive

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Microsoft Nigeria is recruiting to fill the below position of:

Job Title: Services Executive

Job ID: 817707-97903
Division: Services & Support
Location: Lagos, NG

Job Descrption

• Services Executive
  
• To be considered for this role, candidates must have extensive experience with selling: -
  
• IT Solutions
  
• IT Implementations
  
• IT Services
  
• Individuals in Professional Services Sales are responsible for increasing the Services business in their assigned accounts by consistently meeting customer requirements and by ensuring the deployment/adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. They establish relationships, develop account strategies and plans, and manage a pipeline of Services opportunities while overseeing solution deployment and support. Success is measured by satisfied customers, long-term revenue potential in the account, and achievement of the annual quota. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
  
• The Services Executive (TSE) is the end to end Services account relationship owner for 4 -15 key Microsoft customers in Major and Corporate (CFAM) accounts.
  
• The TSE:
  
• Is the single point of contact for all Services in their assigned accounts (internally with EPG and externally with customers/partners)
  
• Advises customer Business and Technology Decision Makers (BDM/TDM) how to best realize the value of their Microsoft technology investment through strategic business alignment, innovation, implementation, productive use and support.
  
• Is responsible for strategy, planning, marketing/positioning, crafting and selling our entire services portfolio (advisor, consulting and support) across assigned account/s or territory.
  
• Is accountable for attaining the agreed invoiced revenue quota for Product Groups (PGs) 1,2 and 3 in assigned account/s Copied from: hotnigerianjobs.com
  
• Oversees the delivery of all contracted services to ensure account team alignment, customer connection and high overall satisfaction
  

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree/equivalent (required) or MBA degree (preferred)
• Professional Services Sales, Software/Solution/Product Sales, Customer Relationship Management, Business Development, IT Consultation, Enterprise Architecture Planning, Project Management, IT Solution Development, IT Solution Delivery and Implementation, IT Service Delivery, Operations and Support.
• Career Stage 3 requires 1-3 years of related experience
• Career Stage 4 requires 3-5 years of related experience
• Career Stage 5 requires 5-8 years of related experience

Competencies:
Building Customer Partner Relationships, Confidence, Cross-Boundary Collaboration, Drive for Results, Impact and Influence, Interpersonal Awareness, Product & Technology Expertise, Strategic Sales Planning, Team Leadership, Value Selling

Training and certification:
Sales: Sales Management, Account Management, Account Based Marketing, Complex Sales training (e.g., Miller Hyman, Spin, Michael Bosworth, Holden, TAS - Target Account Selling, etc.), Sales Methodologies (equivalent to MSSP), Sales tools - Account Planning, Customer Relationship and Opportunity Management (e.g. Siebel, GSX or other), Complex Deal structuring (e.g. QADC)
Business: Territory Planning, Business development, Negotiation, Financial analysis, Pipeline Management
Information Technology: IT Governance (e.g. COBIT), Enterprise Architecture fundamentals, methods and concepts (e.g. Zachman framework, OMG’s model driven Architecture framework etc.), Business process management, IT Implementation (e.g. CMM and CMMI),
Delivery: IT Service delivery and support management (e.g. ITIL Foundation), Project Management fundamentals (e.g. PMI, Six Sigma)

Application Closing Date
6th April, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online