Small and Medium Business Account Representative

Paris, hybrid

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About the job

The Alliance and Channel team is looking for a Senior Small and Medium Business Account Representative 

based in Paris

As a SMB Account Representative, you will be responsible for sales of SAS software products, solutions, hosting, education, and services in a high volume, multi-tasking environment to prospective and current accounts.

In this role you'll:

• Create and execute territory and account strategies to grow revenue (New Recurring Revenue, Non- Recurring Revenue & Existing Recurring Revenue) and exceed sales quotas.
• Sell software, solutions, hosting, consulting services, and education  to current and prospective customers (new logos). Ability to execute all aspects of sales cycle (prospecting, discovery, proposal, proof, close, renewal).
• Create and execute territory-specific pipeline generation plans to maintain pipeline necessary to achieve revenue objectives. Generate pipeline through effective lead management/conversion and proactive prospecting efforts.
• Build and lead virtual teams for opportunities of necessary internal and external resources (i.e., Customer Advisors, Consulting, Industry/Domain Experts, Legal, Enterprise Negotiations, Partners, Value Engineering).
• Lead virtual team and prospect/customer through process of thoroughly qualifying opportunities, mapping and proposing appropriate SAS offerings to buyers’ needs, and efficiently executing sales cycles resulting in new contracts.
• Prepare standard and nonstandard quotations and proposals leveraging a deep understanding of pricing, licensing policies, packaging, and approvals process.

· You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Work Location: Paris

Required qualifications:

·minimum 3 years of experience in a sales, channel, indirect sales role. 

• Applies advanced prospecting and strategic selling techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of hardware and software acquisition cycles and buying influences.
• Ability to quickly establish and build relationships with customers, including comfortably engaging C-levels; ability to communicate technical and business concepts via phone and relate them to SAS system applications and user needs.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate territory dynamics, develop a sales plan, and accurately forecast sales on a consistent basis.
• Leverages in-depth knowledge of industry/market trends and complex business / finance concepts in selling.
• Broad knowledge of SAS products and solutions required.
• French and English fluent.

· An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

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