Commercial Sales Executive at Microsoft Nigeria

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. 

At Microsoft our mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Sales Executive

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• As a Commercial Executive, you will independently lead collaborations with sellers and business stakeholders to meet revenue targets.
• You will utilize critical resources and engage in strategic conversations to align commercial strategies with customer needs.
• Your role involves proactive engagement in planning and executing strategies with partners, driving accountability, and resolving cross-functional issues.
• You will lead strategic collaborations, drive revenue growth, and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Your role will involve deep engagement with stakeholders, leveraging advanced knowledge of sales strategies, and fostering strong partnerships to achieve business goals.

Responsibilities

• Deep Proactive Engagement: Lead collaborations, leverage resources, and drive strategic conversations internally and externally.
• Strategic Selling: Develop pricing scenarios, conduct competitive analysis, and act as a trusted advisor in the sales process.
• Sales Process Optimization: Lead sales and management teams, craft deals, handle objections, and develop deal strategies.
• Opportunity Identification: Identify business opportunities, secure upsells, and create customer-centric offers.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Drive adherence to commercial solutions policy, assess and escalate risks, and serve as a trusted advisor on compliance.
• Negotiation Leadership: Partner with leaders to negotiate complex commercial terms and drive accountability for negotiation outcomes.

Qualifications
Required:

• 7+ years of sales and negotiation experience (essential)
  • Or Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Law, Marketing, Finance, Communication, Education (or related field) and 5+ years of sales and negotiation experience
  • OR equivalent experience

Preferred:

• 9+ years of sales and negotiation experience
  • Or Bachelor's Degree and 7+ years of sales and negotiation experience
  • Or Master's Degree and 6+ years of sales and negotiation experience
  • Or equivalent experience

Skills & Capabilities:

• Communicating with Impact: Conflict resolution, oral and written communication, presentations, technical communication.
• Cultivating Strategic Partnerships: Building business partnerships, executive relationships, influencing others.
• Maximizing Business Opportunities: Business acumen, competitive analysis, market and technology industry knowledge.
• Optimizing Account Operations: Account management, compliance management, decision making, sales strategy.
• Selling Solutions: Consultative selling, deal and contract negotiation, problem solving, technical sales.
• Strategically Managing Sales Pipelines: Business, data, and financial analysis, forecasting, project management.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.