Red Hat Business Development Representative

Job description

The Red Hat Business Development Representative (BDR) will be responsible for identifying and developing new opportunities for Red Hat. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a new strategic initiative within the Digital Sales organization to help drive synergy between IBM and Red Hat.
·  Develop an understanding of Red Hat's technologies, solutions and subscription model
·  Identify, develop and nurture leads generated from both inbound and outbound prospecting, and convert responses into qualified opportunities to pass to Red Hat
·  Target IBM clients with little to no Red Hat spend and generate customer interest in Red Hat's solutions portfolio with targeted value proposition
·  Identify customer business needs and communicate how Red Hat's offerings can address those needs
·  Leverage digital tools to run outbound campaigns with targeted approach at existing IBM client base to generate interest for Red Hat offerings
·  Collaborate with Marketing to build proactive sales plays that help uncover sales leads in new territories through outbound prospecting via phone calls and email, as well as digital prospecting via blogs, social listening, twitter, & reps pages
·  Qualify prospects based on established BANT criteria prior to passing validated lead to appropriate Sales route
·  Facilitate introductory meetings for Red Hat's sales teams as appropriate
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
·  Communication Skills (written and verbal)
·  Ability to Influence
·  Positive Attitude
·  Persistence
·  Sales Ability
·  Attention to Detail
·  Time Management
·  Ability to work and learn on your own, as well as a team
·  At least 1 years of experience in sales or customer-facing roles
·  Previous experience building relationship and growing existing business accounts
·  Experience cold calling and identifying potential leads
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
·  Prior IBM sales or external experience in technology or business development role (complex solutions) & IBM Global Sales School training

Auto req ID

310205BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Digital Representative
State / Province

SOUTH EAST
Primary job category

Sales
Company

(1354) IBM Innovation Services Pte Ltd
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

Yes
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Digital Sales
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

SINGAPORE
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Please refer to the job description
Country/Region

Singapore
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

Please refer to the job description
Secondary Job Category

Client Sales
Position Type

Early Professional
Early Professional Track

Industry Early Professional
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
New Collar Role

No
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