HP
State Local and Education Enterprise Account Manager
San Francisco Bay Area, US - Computer Hardware
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company and ranked 10 on the Fortune 500 list for 2012, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to serve more than 1 billion customers in over 170 countries on six continents. HP invents, engineers, and delivers technology solutions that drive business value, create social value, and improve the lives of our clients. And at HP, we know that our people and values are the most important elements in this success.
The Global Sales Organization delivers HP's market-leading products, services, software and solutions to customers big and small across the globe. Our sales force is made of great communicators who are able to listen to what a customer wants and then exceed their expectations. HP offers a number of opportunities and ongoing development for professionals to build a long-term sales career. We hire people for a range of different sales roles including inside sales, channel sales, reseller sales, retail sales, enterprise account management, global account management, enterprise architect, client principal, sales management and presales. You have the opportunity to specialize in a specific product area such as software, a vertical or solution area, or focus on an entire portfolio by leading a global account team. You can build a rewarding career that meets your personal and professional goals while helping HP grow and make a difference in the world.
HP Enterprise Group sells a converged infrastructure portfolio of standards-based, integrated products & services developed specifically to solve the complexities of the extended enterprise and deliver advanced solutions and services for traditional “brick and mortar” data centers, as well as for customers looking to the “cloud” to manage their IT environment. The Enterprise Group Sales organization is comprised of over 11,000 professionals in sales, solution architecture, and service and support functions. Together with our partners, we deliver HP’s Converged Infrastructure to our Global, Commercial and Public Sector and SMB customers throughout the regions.
Client/Account Relationship
- Builds strong professional working C-level relationships with the client. Establishes a high level of personal credibility as a trusted advisor to key client executives.
- Leverages executive sponsors and other HP resources to strengthen HPs relationship and credibility with client influencers and decision makers.
- Engages in the Relationship Assessment Program (RAP) where possible. Implements TCE initiatives that improve the customer loyalty index.
- Researches and understands the client's industry. Deeply understands client business strategies and challenges.
- Acts as a trusted advisor to client leaders, aggressively shapes deals early in the sales cycle. Advances opportunities that result in profitable revenue growth for HP
- Demonstrates breadth and depth of knowledge in aligning HP capabilities to client business and IT priorities, and positioning relative to competitors.
- Leverages existing engagements and run-rate business to seed and grow new opportunities.
- Advocates for client needs during sales cycle and in addressing any delivery issues.
- Maintains high-level of customer loyalty and builds trust and integrity, as indicated in HP-conducted surveys and reports.
Business Management
- Builds and executes an Account Business Plan (ABP) that includes both transactional and strategic initiatives to grow HPs presence and share in the account.
- Actively drives ABP results through effective account management and reviews.
- Builds and orchestrates sales pipeline activity. Ensures active nurturing of deals and movement of opportunities to close.
- Identifies, nurtures, and closes new solution opportunities that result in substantial growth in HP share, revenues, and margin. Represents the entire HP portfolio of products and services.
- Facilitates/engages with Solution Opportunity Approval & Review process (SOAR)
- Proactively protects HP's position and claims HP leadership positions in strategic and emerging solution areas.
- Proactively engages and manages partners to strengthen solution capabilities and drive greater value for the client and HP.
- Meets or exceeds quarterly and annual revenue & margin quotas. Uses margin management techniques
- Participates in/drives account Team Management
- Orchestrates all HP resources and sponsorship essential for executing the account business plan.
- Engages and manages team members in presales, sales specialists and inside sales to support complex deals.
- Drives integrated planning and execution; coordinates both sales and BU delivery organizations to ensure aligned client engagement and service.
- Proactively engages executive sponsors to build a strategic relationship and favorably positions long-term business opportunities for HP.
- Engages HP sales specialists, channel and alliance partners to fully leverage HPs portfolio. Proactively engages partners to define and pursue joint growth opportunities with the account
- Interfaces with both internal and external industry experts to anticipate client needs, drive industry mindshare, and facilitate solution development.
- Drives the account internationally/Globally
Scope and Impact
- Typically manages 1 to many accounts.
- Typically qualifies and closes large deals of moderate to high complexity and cross-GBU scope.
- Works with all levels of decision-makers in the client organization including the CEO.
- Participates in account investment decisions in pricing and resources.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Required:
- University or Bachelor's Degree; advanced degree or MBA desired
- Experience in IT industry
- Experience in vertical industry preferred
- Typically 12+ years account management experience
- Extraordinarily strong track record of account management and sales performance
Knowledge and Skills Required:
Account/Business Development
- Uses consultative, solution selling and business development skills at the CXO level to align the client's business needs with HP's solutions.
- Highly developed business development and negotiation skills at the CXO level.
- Focuses on client's key business challenges and drivers to position himself/herself as a trusted advisor at the CxO level.
- Advocates for client needs in negotiating solution sales and troubleshooting solution delivery issues.
- Submits timely and accurate forecasts and continually coaches team to do same.
Account/Team Leadership
- Creates an account governance plan where EAM identifies, and leads the account team appropriately for the client's needs and styles to continue to move a deal forward.
- Coaches teams on their individual contribution to their success in achieving the targeted business results.
- Strong coaching and team leadership skills.
- In-depth knowledge of client's business, organizational structure, business processes and financial structure.
- Develops a comprehensive business-case approach in crafting client proposals and in HP-internal requests for resource and / or investments.
- Attracts, leads, and retains global resources.
- Expertise in managing end-to-end sales processes involving complex, multi-portfolio, large deals.
- Demonstrates strong presentation and communication skills at the client CEO level.
- Adheres to SBC and HP's code of ethics
Industry Acumen
- Deep knowledge of the vertical industry and the client's position, challenges and strategy within the industry including security, risk and compliance issues
- Keeps abreast of industry trends as related to opportunities to create added value for the client.
- Demonstrates strong presentation and communication skills.
- Applies IT best practices specific to the client's industry.
Portfolio Knowledge
- Knows HP's broad portfolio and how to integrate different solutions, or engages the appropriate resources, to create unique and innovative solutions for the customer.
Specialty Knowledge
- Is considered an expert in knowledge of basic enhanced products, solution or service offerings as well as competitor's offerings to be able to sell large solutions.
- Uses expertise in specialty, consultative, solution selling and business development skills to align the client's business needs with solution.
- Demonstrates leadership and initiative in successfully driving specialty sales in accounts - prospecting, negotiating and closing deals.
- Demonstrates a successful ability to leverage Hp's portfolio of products and services to change the playing field against our competition.
- Expert in the sale of IT services and outsourcing
No salary provided
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