A&PS Sales Specialist - Retail & Manufacturing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, Manufacturing, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Solid understanding of the services value proposition and how customers assign services contracts
  • Knowledge of marketing campaigns to align initiatives with account planning activities
  • Advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and regarded as a subject matter expert
  • Ability to prospect, qualify, negotiate, and close opportunities using specialized knowledge and skills
  • Experience working on complex problems requiring in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
  • Capability to lead and/or provide expertise to functional project teams and participate in cross-functional initiatives
  • Ability to represent the organization to external customers/clients and exercise significant independent judgment
  • Skills to develop consultative customer proposals, tailoring strategy and solutions to meet customer needs
  • Understanding of customer’s business challenges/objectives to provide value-added services and solutions

Responsibilities

  • Creating and driving their sales pipeline, capturing leads outside of specialization, and using closed-loop lead management
  • Maintaining knowledge of competitors in account to strategically position the company's products and services
  • Using specialty expertise to seek out new opportunities and expand/enhance existing opportunities to build the pipeline and drive pursuit
  • Providing support to Account Managers and input regarding business development and solution expertise
  • Development of quota objectives and future direction for defined product category
  • Selling outsourcing deals (for some specialists)
  • Establishing a professional, working, and consultative relationship with the client, up to C-level for mid-to-large accounts, by developing a core understanding of unique business needs
  • Leading pursuit in assigned focus areas, collaborating with and supporting Account Managers, and providing specialist expertise within the sales team
  • Selling technology, services, and/or technology management services (TMS) to end-user customers (and/or partners) in an assigned geographic territory or industry, focusing on new business or up-selling

Skills

Sales
Account Management
Prospecting
Negotiation
Pipeline Building
Retail Sales
Manufacturing Sales
Solution Selling
Subject Matter Expertise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Provides enterprise IT solutions and services

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides enterprise IT solutions with a focus on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and edge computing. Their products include HPE Ezmeral for managing containers, HPE GreenLake for cloud services, and HPE Aruba for networking. These solutions help businesses improve their performance and adapt to digital changes. HPE's business model includes selling hardware, software, and services, as well as offering subscription-based services and long-term contracts. What sets HPE apart from competitors is its commitment to open-source projects and its active developer community, which supports collaboration and innovation. The company's goal is to empower organizations to transform digitally and optimize their operations.

Houston, TexasHeadquarters
1939Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Hardware, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Integration challenges with Juniper Networks may delay AI-driven networking benefits.
Competition from startups like Flywheel could impact HPE's AI and cloud services.
HPE's acquisition strategy may strain resources and distract from core operations.

Differentiation

HPE's GreenLake offers a unique hybrid cloud platform for diverse IT environments.
HPE Ezmeral provides advanced container management, enhancing enterprise AI and analytics capabilities.
HPE's Aruba solutions integrate cloud security and networking for seamless, secure connectivity.

Upsides

HPE's acquisition of Juniper Networks boosts AI-driven innovation in networking.
OpsRamp acquisition enhances HPE's IT management with AI-based automation capabilities.
Axis Security integration strengthens HPE's cloud security offerings with SASE solutions.

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