Job Description -Be the first contact point for many customers, deliver a strong first impression and set the foundation for long term customer relationships. -Quarterback sales from lead to purchase; be the main point of contact for the client customers, leading the sales strategy, overcoming objections and negotiating success. -Engage with small and medium businesses across industries, company sizes and types to determine their needs and identify opportunities to fulfill their needs with the client leading cloud technologies. -Obsess over Microsoft’s customers and prospects to deliver a world-class customer engagement experience. -Secure customer wins for Microsoft Cloud: Maximize up-sell and cross-sell opportunities collaborating with Solution Specialists and Partner Connection Managers -Position competitive offerings and solutions in the context of customer needs and experiences -Demonstrate verbally and in writing how customers can capture value and envision their future with client's technologies.
-Effectively turn prospects and qualified leads into opportunities and revenue pipeline by filtering them through different criteria, e.g. BANT (budget, authority, need and timeline) -Meet and exceed targets for net-new revenue and sales pipeline; accurately forecast sales, pipeline and usage for the products and solutions in scope; contact 200 leads and create 30 Opportunities per month; maintain high daily activity, minimum ~60-90 activities/day. -Leverage social, digital, video, chat, phone and demonstration environments to effectively reach, sell to and manage Microsoft customers. -Collect feedback from customers and articulate it back to the business: “Voice of customer.” -High school diploma required; BA/4-year degree preferred. -2-3+ years sales experience with a proven track record of success is required. Minimum 1 year IT industry experience required. -Minimum 1 year sales account management or customer management experience required. -Familiarity with moder