Account Executive, CSP

General Information Req # WD00062343 Career area: Sales Country/Region: United States of America State: California City: San Jose Date: Monday, March 25, 2024 Working time: Full-time Additional Locations: * United States of America - California - San Francisco * United States of America - California - San Jose Why Work at Lenovo We are Lenovo.
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Description and Requirements We are seeking an Account Executive for our Tier 1 Cloud Service Partner (CSP) business in the San Jose/Bay area.
This person will maintain key relationships with some of our most valued customers.
This individual will also be in a very high-profile segment within Lenovo and must be comfortable with Executive Level Discussions and critical decision-making abilities.
In addition, the candidate must be able to perform the following: Ensure sufficient opportunities to meet and exceed quota targets Assist in sales pursuit of Lenovo solutions to Hyperscale clients coordinating design and build with Lenovo’s Hyperscale organization Build and maintain relationships with account decision-makers and decision influencers, key business partners, and influencers in the territory Manage large-scale GPU deployments to meeting the demanding requirements of GenAI workloads Work closely with engineering, supply chain, and services organizations to position Lenovo value, achieve revenue objectives, and maintain customer satisfaction Conversant in the market and customer business requirements and trends for the Hyperscale market and maintains market and competitive knowledge to ensure credibility with customers Educate customers on Lenovo’s technology and develops a working knowledge of Lenovo’s Data Center Infrastructure offerings Understand and effectively communicate the value of Lenovo solutions to customers within the Hyperscale market Conceptualize, develop, and storyboard industry and technical presentations to all levels of the organization Develop long-term sales pipeline and relationships with your team to increase Lenovo’s market share Create and grow the best in the industry relationships Set direction for business development and solution replication.
Sell/Manage in a complex, technical environment Contribute to enduring executive relationships that establish Lenovo’s consultative professionalism and promote its total capabilities Maintain expertise on typical budgets, objectives, and sales plans while growing profit and revenue from your team Scope and Impact: Work with some of our best highly skilled salespeople A significant percentage of time is spent directly with customer interfaces with all levels and team members supporting those accounts.
Direct time with customer's technical buyers as well as procurement Typically accountable for higher-than-average revenue Candidates can be based anywhere in the San Francisco, San Jose, or Silicon Valley area.
Basic Qualifications: 7+ years of technical sales experience required; Account Manager, Server Sales Specialist, and/or Sales Engineer.
7+ years of sales in server product experience and ODM space 5+ years of experience in the strategic selling of future and current technologies Understanding of HPC Solutions and Deployments Preferred Qualifications: Ability to create quarterly business plans and annual Playbooks Integrity, willingness to provide feedback in challenging situations Knowledge of the supply chain is very important Project Management Skills Proficient in selling to engineers B.
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or equivalent training The base salary range budgeted for this position is $155,820 - $207,720, if a candidate is located in California, the range is $169,020- $225,360.
Individuals may also be considered for bonuses and/or commissions.
Lenovo’s various benefits can be found at www.
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com.
In compliance with Colorado's EPEWA, the expected Application Deadline for this position is 05/01/2024 – this applies to both internal and external candidates.
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, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.
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