EMEA Solutions Selling Director
LenovoBasingstoke, england, united kingdomUpdate time: April 8,2021
Job Description
Position Description:
Lenovo is a US $50 billion global Fortune 500 company and we rank #212, and a
leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial and enterprise
technologies. Globally, our product lines include a full range of commercial
and consumer PCs, servers and workstations, and a family of mobile internet
devices including tablets and smart phones. Our aim is to provide smart
solutions for all and that our technology helps those who do, do better.
We are looking for an exceptional talent to lead our newly created dedicated
solutions selling teams, and to drive the solutions selling culture and
transformation across our sales organizations.
We are a multicultural, highly matrixed organization; with stakeholders at
EMEA, WW and country levels. You will need to have the entrepreneurial and
collaborative skills to evangelize our solution offerings within Lenovo and
to customers, partners and across multiple markets.
You will have initially a small team and together you will identify & develop
key opportunities in our key strategic accounts.
You will define sales and go-to-market strategies create sustainable quarterly
business plans and collateral materials.
More broadly, you will guide our sellers and business leaders on execution
strategies against milestones considering the different aspects of the
Marketing Mix such as Channel Strategy and Product Positioning mix as well as
seasonal promotion activities / campaigns.
This is a great opportunity for you to leverage your entrepreneurial
experience and passion for growth and success within a global leader.
Organization
You will report to the EMEA leader of our Enterprise Business.
Work location is flexible within the EMEA region with a preferred location of
candidates in the UK, Germany, France and Denmark.
What actions and challenges await you?
• People management & team leadership for B2B solutions selling in key target
markets across EMEA
• Develop & maintain a clear strategy for target routes to market and ensuring
this is aligned with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Represent company in key initiatives and develop relationships with relevant
partners and system integrators and ensure that Lenovo is the Vendor of choice
• Develop and track objectives and KPIs to measure the team performance
• Liaising regularly with a number of internal stakeholders including sales
staff, services and operations team members
• Support sellers in strategic solutions accounts.
KPIs
\- Meeting Sales targets relating solutions
\- Provide accurate weekly business metrics, demand, forecast
\- Working with other teams to build trackable and measurable go to market
programs and initiatives.
#### Position Requirements:
\- 10+ years of sales leadership experience working in or with technology
leaders/senior decision makers in solving technology challenges and
influencing decisions on client, server, services decisions
\- Have a good working knowledge of the entire Lenovo portfolio, competitive
solutions, and how they relate to customer’s requirements
\- Demonstrable success in creating and growing new businesses and in
establishing credibility with the most senior decision makers and influencers
in IT
\- High proficiency in executive level communication and the ability to
deliver high impact short duration work packages along with building and
motivating team members
\- Leadership skills with ability to inspire others to achieve a common
objective
\- Superior organizational skills and time management abilities
\- High levels of business and financial acumen and the ability to apply
critical thinking in identifying value propositions for clients.
\- Excellent communication skills with ability to simplify and explain complex
problems
\- Excellent execution skill and assertiveness to follow through on behalf of
customer across Lenovo departments
What We Will Offer You:
• A multitude of professional and personal opportunities.
• An open and stimulating environment within one of the most forwarding
thinking IT companies.
• Flat structures and fast decision-making processes.
• A modern and flexible way of working to combine personal and professional
life.
• An international team with a high focus on Diversity.
We are looking forward to discussing this position with you soon!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any
employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age,
national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a
veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local
protected class.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any
employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis
of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
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