Storage Sales Specialist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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

Requirements

  • Ability to work in a hybrid model (average 2 days per week from an HPE office)
  • Experience or knowledge in storage products and solutions sales
  • Strong sales skills including prospecting, negotiating, and closing deals
  • Technical expertise in storage to provide support and knowledge transfer
  • Proficiency in using internal sales tools for pipeline and account management
  • Ability to engage with clients up to C-level in smaller accounts
  • Skills in developing pursuit plans, proposal development, and deal negotiations
  • Capability to assess solution feasibility from technical and business perspectives
  • Consultative approach to understand client business needs
  • Experience collaborating with account managers, presales, channel partners, and stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Sell storage products and solutions in assigned territory, industry, or accounts
  • Seek out new opportunities by expanding and enhancing existing ones
  • Develop pursuit plans and build/manage the storage sales pipeline
  • Contribute to proposal development, negotiations, and deal closings
  • Build sales readiness and reduce client learning curve through knowledge transfer in storage
  • Support Account Managers with technical expertise in client engagements
  • Direct and coordinate supporting sales activities related to pipeline hygiene with stakeholders
  • Maintain healthy pipeline and account plans using internal sales tools
  • Collaborate across HPE teams for consistent business development and account planning
  • Assess solution feasibility to determine qualify-in/qualify-out status
  • Negotiate profitable deals to expand opportunities and increase revenue/footprint
  • Drive sales of the Storage portfolio through prospecting, negotiation, and closing
  • Establish professional, consultative relationships with clients
  • Interface with internal/external experts to anticipate needs and develop solutions
  • Work with channel partners to forge relationships, enable technologies, and co-sell
  • Lead, evangelize, and coordinate Storage marketing campaigns aligned with account strategy
  • Act as trusted storage solutions consultant for accounts/region
  • Reinforce HPE's strategy/portfolio to partners/champions to uncover new opportunities
  • Use references to simplify complex technologies for customers
  • Actively generate customer opportunities (incomplete in description)

Skills

Storage Sales
Sales Pipeline Management
Proposal Development
Negotiation
Deal Closing
Technical Expertise
Knowledge Transfer
Account Management

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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