Storage Sales Director for EMEA
LenovoBratislava, svkUpdate time: October 17,2019
Job Description
#### Position Description:
Lenovo is not just another technology company. We make the technology that
powers the world’s best ideas. We are looking for driven leaders who thrive in
a truly global company and culture. This is a great opportunity to join
Lenovo’s EMEA Sales organization and apply your expertise, sales leadership
skills in a role that has high visibility and impact. We are seeking a Senior
EMEA Storage Sales Director for driving market share growth in Lenovo’s
growing Storage Solutions Business.
The Lenovo Storage Sales Team is a world-wide group of subject matter expert
sellers responsible for the growth of Lenovo storage solutions. This
organization works directly with Lenovo’s customers, partners and direct
sellers to promote and close storage solutions.
In this position, you will be leading the EMEA storage sales organization and
responsible for the entire 9 figure sales plan and a large group of storage
sales and business development personnel. You will be responsible for
developing a business plan with your team and extended team to meet and exceed
assigned quota.
The ideal candidate for this role will:
\- Create a focused and impactful organization that will lead Lenovo in a
consultative approach to selling with clients.
\- Create a partnership with the Lenovo’s GMs and country leaders along with
the ecosystem of technical sellers, account executives and partners in EMEA.
\- Create a plan to deliver on quarterly and yearly sales and business
commitments.
\- Demonstrate excellence in the ability to drive Lenovo Storage opportunities
within Lenovo’s client base and acquisition prospects across all industries.
\- Demonstrate clear awareness of data center solutions market pressures,
trends, and transitions.
\- Articulate the business value Lenovo next generation data center solutions
to C-Level executives and partners.
\- Have extensive experience selling to companies greater than 1500 employees,
complex selling cycle technology adopters, and Fortune 500 companies.
\- Manage large and geographically diverse team across EMEA
\- Create strong relationships with Lenovo country managers, Lenovo’s channel
execs, and Distribution to drive strategic territory plans.
\- Recruit new Channel partners that enhance the Lenovo solution selling
approach.
\- Work with channel partners in territory and to drive and execute a Lenovo
data center solutions sales plan.
#### Position Requirements:
\- Minimum of 5-10+ years of successful experience managing people and
delivering on a large territory plan in a growing business environment.
\- Minimum of 10 years’ experience selling data center technologies
specifically in the storage and Data Management space.
\- Strong Channel experience and relationships across EMEA market
\- Proven track record in leading and winning major Server, Networking, and/or
Storage business.
\- Candidate should have excellent written and verbal communications skills as
well as good listening and strong presentation skills
\- Experienced in multi-level selling and comfortable in influencing CxOs, IT
Directors, Systems Managers, IT Managers, etc.
\- Strong solutions focused selling expertise based around a combination of
Application, Server, Virtualization, Networking and Storage technologies
\- Fluent knowledge of English language
Minimum base salary starts from 3800 EUR, the final offer depends on
experience and variable part
Lenovo is not just another technology company. We make the technology that
powers the world’s best ideas. We are looking for driven leaders who thrive in
a truly global company and culture. This is a great opportunity to join
Lenovo’s EMEA Sales organization and apply your expertise, sales leadership
skills in a role that has high visibility and impact. We are seeking a Senior
EMEA Storage Sales Director for driving market share growth in Lenovo’s
growing Storage Solutions Business.
The Lenovo Storage Sales Team is a world-wide group of subject matter expert
sellers responsible for the growth of Lenovo storage solutions. This
organization works directly with Lenovo’s customers, partners and direct
sellers to promote and close storage solutions.
In this position, you will be leading the EMEA storage sales organization and
responsible for the entire 9 figure sales plan and a large group of storage
sales and business development personnel. You will be responsible for
developing a business plan with your team and extended team to meet and exceed
assigned quota.
The ideal candidate for this role will:
\- Create a focused and impactful organization that will lead Lenovo in a
consultative approach to selling with clients.
\- Create a partnership with the Lenovo’s GMs and country leaders along with
the ecosystem of technical sellers, account executives and partners in EMEA.
\- Create a plan to deliver on quarterly and yearly sales and business
commitments.
\- Demonstrate excellence in the ability to drive Lenovo Storage opportunities
within Lenovo’s client base and acquisition prospects across all industries.
\- Demonstrate clear awareness of data center solutions market pressures,
trends, and transitions.
\- Articulate the business value Lenovo next generation data center solutions
to C-Level executives and partners.
\- Have extensive experience selling to companies greater than 1500 employees,
complex selling cycle technology adopters, and Fortune 500 companies.
\- Manage large and geographically diverse team across EMEA
\- Create strong relationships with Lenovo country managers, Lenovo’s channel
execs, and Distribution to drive strategic territory plans.
\- Recruit new Channel partners that enhance the Lenovo solution selling
approach.
\- Work with channel partners in territory and to drive and execute a Lenovo
data center solutions sales plan.
#### Position Requirements:
\- Minimum of 5-10+ years of successful experience managing people and
delivering on a large territory plan in a growing business environment.
\- Minimum of 10 years’ experience selling data center technologies
specifically in the storage and Data Management space.
\- Strong Channel experience and relationships across EMEA market
\- Proven track record in leading and winning major Server, Networking, and/or
Storage business.
\- Candidate should have excellent written and verbal communications skills as
well as good listening and strong presentation skills
\- Experienced in multi-level selling and comfortable in influencing CxOs, IT
Directors, Systems Managers, IT Managers, etc.
\- Strong solutions focused selling expertise based around a combination of
Application, Server, Virtualization, Networking and Storage technologies
\- Fluent knowledge of English language
Minimum base salary starts from 3800 EUR, the final offer depends on
experience and variable part
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