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Ericsson Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Engagement Consultant BSS - EP RSSA
Location: Lagos, NG
Req ID: 23501
Job Summary
Accountable for customer centric offerings, including re-use, based on the complete Ericsson portfolio & 3PP. Responsible for creating & taking forward offerings to existing or new markets & customers with potential for substantial growth through innovative business & go-to-market models, cross all engagement models. Responsible for sales of offerings within respective practice. Responsible for Lead Management to establish a long term business growth. Partner with the KAM/AM in driving customer engagements by providing thought leadership & support in identifying & capturing opportunities. Responsible for creating a highly capable & experienced organization, able to work with C-level with customers, long-term engagements & to prove Ericsson credibility in the field with successful business cases.
Responsibilities & Tasks
- Deliver customer value & thought leadership
- Lead virtual/functional team to support KAM to grow within & beyond current business
- Conduct in-depth business focused discussions with the customer & analyze customer business environments, requirements, plans & issues
- Generate & manage leads to increase the 36 month sales funnel
- Perform value argumentation through generating customer business cases
- Identify & proactively drive new business opportunities
- Perform value argumentation through generating customer business cases
- Identify & proactively drive new business opportunities
- Build, manage & expand the regional offering portfolio in a specific area of competence &/or business
- Drive knowledge transfer among relevant communities within Ericsson
- Support in developing & delivering customer presentations including solutions, value argumentations & business cases
Qualifications
Core Competences:
- Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking
- Customer Insight
- Consultative Selling Skills
- Negotiation & argumentation Skills
Preferred Skills:
- Commercial Understanding
- Market Insight
- Presentation & Communication Skills
- Teamwork & Collaboration
Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements:
- 5-10 years experience of relationship sales & from ICT industry
- Relevant business/engineering degree or MBA
- Minimum 5 years in leadership positions for
Additional Requirements, Physical Demands, Region/Local Specifications:
- Strong personal track record of sales and delivery within the OSS/BSS practice area.
- Deep experience in selling Systems Integration with understanding of impact on scope, commercial and contractual matters.
- Proven track record in engaging with C-level at customers to sell and deliver in the OSS/BSS practice area.
- Strong in consultative selling, fluent across engagement models - SI, Managed Services, Product engagement.
Application Closing Date
Not Stated
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should :
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