1099684 Federal Financial Account Manager

This role has been designated as ‘Edge’, which means you will primarily work outside of an HPE office.

Job Description:

At HPE, we bring together the brightest minds to create breakthrough technology solutions and advance the way people live and work. Our legacy inspires us as we forge ahead dedicated to helping our customers make their mark on the world.  We’re solving the world’s most complex challenges, and our people are at the forefront of progress.

HPEFS provides financial services for our clientele in purchasing technology solutions. The Federal Financial Account Manager serves as the overall account lead (single point of contact) for numerous, large named accounts in an assigned country, geographic territory and/or industry; understands a client’s key business and IT challenges and requirements and is focused on driving value for the client, while maximizing revenue and margin for the company. They specialize in a value or volume specialty (computers, servers, storage, services, printers) with focus on growing the base business, complex solutions, and new business opportunities. Accounts may be managed remotely. The Federal Financial Account Manager is supported primarily by presales and inside sales resources. These jobs focus on selling to customers, typically through work that occurs outside the company offices. This position requires up to 50% travel.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes a professional working relationship (up to the executive level) with Federal System Integrators, HPE/HPI Federal Account Teams, and develops a core understanding of the unique business needs.
• Coordinates/Owns account plans for strategic Federal accounts in the account planning process
• Focuses on larger Federal deals/opportunities and value and/or volume portfolio management and selling a range of company products and solutions.
• Uses specialty to leverage existing opportunities and branch into more than one BU in the account.
• Engages partners effectively to improve win rates on selective deals.
• Builds growth opportunities using the account planning process; actively manages planning process through scheduled reviews and updates.
• Generates leads for company volume products and certain value products and collaborates with other specialists or partners as needed.
• Responsible for achieving/managing quarterly, half yearly or yearly quota.
• Enters opportunities in pipeline tools and updates them weekly. Recommends and Implements Pipeline management practices.
• Sell solutions that include hardware, software and services.
• Build and deploy a territory account plan that includes working with partners, specialists.
• Ability to implement margin recovery activities/strategies in full ownership of the account or in partial ownership depending on account coverage.
• Acts as a first interface for international accounts in collaboration with members of global business teams, and local teams.
• Identifies customer requirements, matches with company capabilities and chooses the respective company supply chain accordingly (Direct or Indirect).
• Reviews and designs sales policy and strategy.

Education and Experience Required:

• United States Citizenship
• University or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Has deep knowledge of the System Integrator space with enhanced products, solution and service offerings as well as competitors' offerings.
• Extensive vertical industry knowledge and advanced degree of selling skills.
• Typically 5-8 years of experience as referenced above.
• Account management experience in product specialty (computers, printers, servers, storage).

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge/experience of US Federal contracting and financing principles, or willingness and ability to learn quickly
• Ability to adapt commercial programs/offers to the US Federal segment
• Familiarity with pricing tools and concepts
• Ability to review solicitations and contracts and identify key issues and develop appropriate solutions (i.e., you are not selling std. t’s & c’s with rate card rates
• Flexibility/adaptability to various markets/consist tents (e.g., print partners, large partners, government COs, SI’s, vendor reps, vendor solution teams, and combinations of all of the foregoing)
• Broad understanding of the customer's needs; applies standard as well as creative solutions to meet those needs.
• Ability to coordinate internal and external partners to deliver appropriate solution sale.
• Able to interface with senior levels internal to the company and external client and partner groups.
• Knows when to adjust business plans based on account and industry segment opportunities.
• Use consultative selling skills to proactively help customer's with making IT business decisions.
• Partner organization intelligence aligned with partner management skills.
• Conceptualizes and articulates well-targeted solutions in area of specialty - from proposal to contract sign off.
• Ability to understand the customer's business issues and translate to the company's solutions.
• Ability to prioritize and drive strategic sales activity on a solution basis.
• Excels in competitive selling skills.
• Needs a good understanding of the channel and how to partner.

What we can offer you:
Extensive benefits, a competitive salary and participation in the shared values and purpose that make Hewlett Packard Enterprise one of the world´s most attractive employers! At HPE, our goal is to provide equal opportunities, flexible work-life balance, and constantly evolving career growth.
If you are looking for challenges in an exciting, supportive and international work environment, then we definitely want to hear from you. Continue the conversation by clicking apply now below, or directly via our Careers Portal at www.hpe.com/careers.

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