Service Line Representative

Job description

IBM is seeking a Service Line Representative for GTS Networking Services. As a member of our team, you will support sales productivity and deal progression by securing the “technical close” in Network Service solutions. In this role, you will collaborate with service, engineering, and technical support resources to ensure proposed deals include technical solutions that accurately address customer needs and are appropriately supported by key customer technical decision-makers. You will be responsible for achieving a signings quota with quarterly objectives.

An ideal candidate will be a team player with the ability to adopt a leadership role where necessary. You should have technical solution expertise and a proven ability to multi-task and prioritize under pressure.

Your responsibilities in this role will include:
• Works deals assigned to the sales team supported, prioritizing effort based on maximizing total impact on team productivity and profit.
• Proactively scopes the technical solution required to address customer requirements, assesses customers met and unmet needs, and recommends solutions that optimize value for both the customer and the firm.
• Secures input from all necessary solution stakeholders within the customer and adapts solutions, as necessary, to ensure appropriate support.
• Coordinates closely with internal sales, sales support, and service resources to align solution design with customers' business requirements.
• Secures from customer technical staff commitments needed to ensure a deal's “technical close.”
• Meets assigned targets for profitable sales growth in assigned product lines, market areas, channel, or teams supported.
• Opportunistically pursues additional business development opportunities with the customer. Collaborates with sales to ensure these opportunities are effectively covered and advanced.
• Monitors customer support for technical solutions proposed throughout the sales process, and alerts the sales and account teams to potential risks of deal closure.
• Provide answers to (technical) questions in a Request for Information (RFI) or a Request for Proposal (RFP).

Position is available in Western Canada - Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver.
Auto req ID

331154BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Client Representative
State / Province

ALBERTA
Primary job category

Sales
Company

(0026) IBM Canada Limited - IBM Canada Limitee
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

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

Yes
Travel Required

Up to 25% or 2 days a week (home on weekends- based on project requirements)
IBM Business Group

GTS
Preferred Education

Master's Degree
City / Township / Village

Calgary
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

·  8+ years of sales or pre-sales technical support experience in a business-to-business, large/strategic customer segment.
·  8+ years experience presenting and demonstrating business benefits and value to a customer of a technical solution.
·  8+ years experience translating technical and business requirements into cost-efficient solutions.
·  4+ years experience selling OEM network hardware and software.
Country/Region

Canada
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  2+ years experience selling Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service.
·  2+ years experience selling Cisco, Palo Alto, Aruba, Dell, F5, Juniper and other related technologies.
·  2+ years experience selling SDLan/Wan solutions.
·  Certifications on Cisco, Dell and other industry certifications.
·  Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related discipline.
Secondary Job Category

Client Sales
Eligibility Requirements

Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship.
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
Location Statement

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