Data Analytics Solutions Sales Specialist - Leicester

Are you an experienced Technology sales professional with a solid understanding of Data Analytics.  Are you a driven professional with a natural flair for winning new business? Then you may want to learn more about this fantastic opportunity. 

We are working with a Microsoft Gold Partner Data Analytics Consultancy to recruit a new data solutions sales speicalist for their growing team. Our client have grown over the past 3-4 years and have established themselves as a key player in certain industry verticals, they now have exciting plans to break into new industries and are looking for a natural leader to help them do this! 

So if you want to work for a business with a fantastic work ethic and company culture and people at the heart of their business this could be for you. Our client invests in their employees, encouraging them to reach their career aspirations and supporting them to achieve their potential through ongoing personal development plans and providing access to training and developing. A comprehensive and competitive benefits package includes basic salary, bonus, car allowance and holidays plus health insurance, income protection insurance and multiple social activities and perks to ensure they engage and reward our employees appropriately.

Enough of the good stuff, let's get into what you'll be doing if you come on board! 

• To meet with customers in a sales environment to drive product sales and knowledge
• Manage existing accounts and maintain strong customer relationships
• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge
• Follow up with clients to make sure they are satisfied with proposals
• Make sales appointments with clients
• Create sales proposals
• Generate leads both personally and with the Sales and Marketing team
• Find new target sectors and markets, and penetrates them to drive sales
• Work with the marketing department to develop both existing and new sales strategies
• Demonstrate advanced sales knowledge and skills
• Work as a “team player” to lead and assist in sales where required
• Keep a keen eye on the industry and see where changes in the market are happening and how we should react
• You will be required to travel and at times this role will require flexible working and travel hours
• Adhere to any and all company policies and procedures

If this sounds exciting to you and you can satisfy all (or at least the majority) of the following requirements then we want to hear from you! 

• 4+ years’ experience in an outbound sales role
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets and goals
• Will potential have a background in Data Analytics project delivery
• Experience in selling Microsoft products (ideally) or IBM Cognos 
• Product knowledge ability to demonstrate technology and propose solutions to customer requirements
• Understand pricing strategies
• Ability and skills to deliver product demonstrations
• Professional presentation skills
• Comfortable with public speaking
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Effective time management
• People person and a Team Player
• Self-motivated
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products
• Financially driven