Storage Sales Specialist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Ability to work in a hybrid model (average 2 days per week from an HPE office)
  • Experience or capability in sales of storage products and solutions
  • Technical expertise in storage to provide support and knowledge transfer
  • Proficiency in using internal sales tools to maintain pipeline and account plans
  • Strong leadership, initiative, prospecting, negotiation, and deal-closing skills
  • Ability to engage with clients up to C-level for complex solutions
  • Consultative approach to understand unique business needs in industries
  • Capability to assess solution feasibility from technical and business perspectives
  • Experience collaborating with account managers, presales, channel partners, and HPE teams
  • Skills in leading and coordinating marketing campaigns

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
  • Work closely with Account Managers, providing technical expertise and support
  • Participate in client engagements up to C-level for complex solutions in smaller accounts
  • Direct and coordinate supporting sales activities related to pipeline hygiene with stakeholders
  • 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, footprint, and revenue in storage
  • 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
  • Focus on channel relationships, enablement, and co-selling to end-users
  • Lead, evangelize, and coordinate Storage marketing campaigns aligned with account strategy
  • Act as trusted storage solutions consultant for accounts/region
  • Reinforce HPE's strategy and portfolio to partners/champions to uncover opportunities
  • Use references to simplify complex technologies for customers
  • Actively generate customer opportunities (incomplete in description)

Skills

Storage Sales
Sales Pipeline Management
Pursuit Plans
Proposal Development
Negotiations
Deal Closing
Knowledge Transfer
Technical Expertise
Account Management
Customer Engagements

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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