Commercial Sales Specialist – Storage & Data Services (f/m/d) at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Ratingen, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Cloud Computing, Data StorageIndustries

Requirements

  • Academic degree in business administration or similar
  • +5 years of sales experience with complex IT solutions
  • Profound knowledge of the storage and data services market
  • Ability to take the sales responsibility for storage, data services, PCBE, VME opportunities
  • Sales excellence in building a sales pipeline, forecasting and customer management
  • Eagerness to develop a deep knowledge of our products and solutions with differentiation from the competition
  • Distinctive customer orientation and consulting skills combined with assertiveness and sales attitude
  • Team- and goal-oriented work
  • Creativity, initiative and reliability
  • Excellent communication skills
  • A team player good at partnering, innovating, and making things happen (aligned to core values)

Responsibilities

  • Position the HPE Storage product, data services and solution portfolio working on selected Commercial accounts in middle Germany
  • Expand existing and develop new long-term storage solutions customer and strong channel partner relationships
  • Focus on business outcomes for our customers, gladly with the support of our GreenLake Offerings and our Private Cloud and AI portfolio
  • Identify and engage customers seeking scalable and secure private cloud solutions using HPE Private Cloud Business Edition (PCBE); position PCBE as the ideal solution for businesses accelerating digital transformation while maintaining control over their data and infrastructure
  • Drive adoption of HPE VM Essentials by showcasing its ability to optimize workloads and simplify virtualization for small and medium-sized businesses; highlight its cost-effectiveness and seamless integration to enhance system performance and reduce complexity
  • Promote Zerto’s portfolio for data protection and disaster recovery, emphasizing near-zero recovery time and point objectives; empower customers to safeguard critical workloads and ensure business continuity against unexpected disruptions
  • Develop a deep understanding of the end customer's business drivers to implement customer requirements in sustainable HPE business via a comprehensive consulting approach at all levels of the customer
  • Lead projects over the entire lifecycle from initial contact, PoCs, preparation and response to tenders, negotiations to the conclusion of the contract as a lead, managing contracts over the lifecycle
  • Work closely with Digital Sales and Sales Support teams as well as with Presales, the GreenLake team, Zerto Sales, the Hybrid Solutions Group and the Storage Category

Skills

HPE Storage
Data Services
HPE GreenLake
Private Cloud
PCBE
Cloud-Native Platforms
Edge-to-Cloud
Channel Partners
Sales Positioning
Customer Relationships

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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