International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
IBM is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: TSS Channel Manager
Job ID: GTS-0705381 Location: Nigeria
Job Description
This role focuses in partners-facing, technical sales role for partners within a defined geographical territory and set of named business partners.
This role covers all aspects of growing and nurturing the relationships with existing business partners (executive engagement, sales and technical readiness, account planning, marketing support) and finding new strategic resellers to maximize coverage in all area
The Channel Sales is responsible for managing a channel strategy to identify market opportunities, engage the business partners to those strategies, and progress opportunities through to the close of sale.
Optimize brand revenue, understanding the business of partners and help partners to focus on the 'right' offering to resell
Drive sales opportunities with key Influences/ Business Partners selling in the territory
Be focal point to all relationships between Technical Sales and the partner including but not limited to Credit, Accounts Receivable/Day Sales Outstanding, delivery metrics and initiatives.
Develop new sources of revenue to meet market demand for specific emerging solution areas
Business Planning - Drive business plans with the Partners, set partnership objectives, annual and quarterly sales targets
Training - Conduct sales training for Partners
Enablement - Equip Partners with sales enablement tools; Work with Channel Marketing to implement marketing programs for awareness and lead generation to their customer install base.
Meet and exceed sales targets; increase partner revenues
Accurate Reporting Provide weekly Partner Sales Reporting ( Pipeline, Forecasting)
Manage expectation of partners, their customers and business needs
Define Strategic Initiatives to grow Technical Sales Portfolio sales via Business Partners.
Work with Integrated Operations Team Sales Manager to Deploy, Execute, and refine sales programs which support the Technical Sales strategy.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree
At least 3 years experience in Channel Sales
English: Fluent
Desired Experience / Skill:
Extensive knowledge of the Global Technology Services (GTS) offerings portfolio.
Ability to identify and resolve skills and program issues and apply knowledge of tools and selling offerings, programs and initiatives.
Ability to support the BP's strategic and tactical plans in assigned solution area, while exceeding GTS solution area business objectives and measurements at assigned BP account
Ability to clearly understand the BP's vision, strategy, goals and objectives, and be able to link them to IBM business programs in assigned solution area.
Ability to successfully co-sell and manage sales execution of GTS services specialties across assigned territory.
Posted on Tue 23rd Dec, 2014 05:55:02 GMT by business develo
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