Services Sales Expert

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

The Services (Senior) Account Executive Specialist has influence on the development and growth of new Services business and develops and maintains effective relationships with senior executives in assigned account(s). They are responsible to ensure business growth through business development activities and ensure they are delivered in accordance with the organizational strategy. This role represents the SAP Services organization from a sales and business development perspective and is a key contributor to the overall success of the customer and partner relationships. This is a business development role and is expected to generate qualified opportunities based on holistic understanding of customer challenges, establishing and developing the SAP Services footprint within their assigned accounts(s).

Account and Stakeholder Management

• Builds a foundation within assigned account(s) on which to harvest future Services business opportunities
• Actively understand each of their assigned key customer's technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and competitive landscape
• Single Point of Contact for the customer representing the SAP Services organization for assigned account(s) to establish and develop SAP footprint
• Supports the development of best-practice comprehensive Services account plans to address customer and prospects priorities and pain points. Utilize SAP Intelligent tools and standards to support the customer's decision process.
• Direct contributor to overall long-term success of customer and partner relationships within the account
• Orchestrate and be integral to the Virtual Account Team

Commercial Accountability

• Responsible for booking and revenue Services targets for assigned account(s)
• Generation and management of opportunities and bids, deal closure through formal sales cycle
• Shapes deals that are compliant, aligned to agreed governance process, controls and targets
• Advance and close sales opportunities - through the successful execution of the sales strategy and roadmap.
• Sells the complete Services portfolio aligned to customer needs (according to defined Sales bag)
• Maintain internal systems with accurate customer and pipeline information

Service Delivery Management

• Responsible for sales hand-over to delivery, ensuring contracts are in place and team can successfully mobilize per contract obligations
• Responsible for all Services Commercial aspects in assigned account, supporting Delivery Teams engaged in delivering against existing contracts

Collaborative Working Environment

• Acts as a key team member within the extended Sales Account Executive teams
• Is self-aware – understands their own strengths and weaknesses, looks to leverage strengths and work on weaknesses
• Treats customers and colleagues with respect, fairness and consideration
• Strong collaboration with the SAP ecosystem and technology partners

Experience and Education

Functional Experience

• Demonstrated success with medium to large transactions in a fast-paced, consultative and highly competitive market
• Experience in managing customers and partners
• 2+ years direct quota carrying selling experience in the enterprise software and services industry. Ideally, a combination of both direct enterprise software sales and direct services sales.
• 3-5 years' experience in sales activities including generation and management of opportunities and bids, deal closure and client relationship management
• Demonstrable track record of value selling and solution selling experience
• Good knowledge of enterprise software projects (e.g. Cloud, hybrid, XO) and the overall lifecycle management of enterprise applications
• 1+ years of industry/domain expertise

Partner Ecosystem Expertise

• Awareness of SAPs Partners, Competitors and the regional IT Industry
• Effective collaboration with the SAP partner ecosystem as relative to the assigned account(s) (incl. joint deals/business development)

International Experience

• Experience with Multinational Customers would be advantageous

Education

• Bachelor or Master's Degree

Professional Training and Certification

• Sales training, account and opportunity planning, negotiation skills, etc.

Language Requirement

• English: Fluent
• Hungarian: Fluent
• Other: fluency in additional languages a distinct advantage

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 444877 | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid