Sales Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - SAS

SAS

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

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Nice to meet you
We're the leader in analytics.

Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We're also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job
We are looking for a Sales Manager to be responsible for contributing to the achievement of
SAS's strategic corporate and business unit objectives through the implementation of sales and marketing

strategy within a defined region or industry.

As a Sales Manager, you will:

Be responsible for achievement of total software revenue target and management business objectives
Plans and implements growth plans for software, consulting services, and education services
Act as an individual contributor to some key customers in the commercial sector
Coach and mentor junior members of the sales team
Represent the Country manager upon request during their absence for any Country level activities internally or externally
Directs management of sales and sales support activities for staff members to implement growth plans and sales activities.
Develop and implement marketing, sales and business development plans to exceed target levels.
Generate new business through strategicbased selling and managing relationships with key customers.
Assigns appropriate sales goals and assignments to sales staff; determines optimal utilization of staff and resources to achieve sales goals.
Formulate business plan to support the business development process.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated understanding of strategic sales techniques and principles specifically in the hardware and software industry
Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or quantitative field.
Preferably ten years of experience in software sales.
You're curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

LI-GM1

Diverse and Inclusive
At
SAS, it's not about fitting into our culture - it's about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference.

Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it's essential to who we are.

To put it plainly:

you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

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