Supports the AMs in the presales, in designing the solution (Uniflow) to the client site and responsible for doing part of the (including commercials).
What we give
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- Meet B2B clients with Accounts Managers (AMs) to take brief
- Handle Software presales configuration (gathering the solution requirements from client stakeholders and potential users and providing the correct configuration).
- Understand customer's business and critical processes, and devise business solutions or services that will help customers to increase productivity and reduce costs
- Evaluate competitors’ solutions in the marketplace to understand the business environment and competitive landscape of the client and how our product can add value
- Validate configuration to avoid any errors at presales stage
- Undertake and do survey’s and assessments using relevant tools
- Provide monthly competition and market analysis (from configuration, pricing, strength and weaknesses)
- Being a part of and supporting tender team from software perspective (provides the solution diagram)
- Providing training to AMs on the software
- Provide proof of concept and doing Demo for clients and also partners on the same
- Conduct webinars, trainings, presentations, and sales demos to increase sales team awareness and solution selling capability
- Design and document the Print Policy (document filled with clients required printing criteria) and the Solution Design Document
- Maintain and assess software assurance expiries and renewals and alert AMs
- Upon design sign off, communicate the proposed solution to concerned after sales department (project Dept) for implementation
- Support marketing activities in business seminars and business technology show
What we ask
- Degree in Computer Science or IT related field
- Experience in Presales IT, software Industry
- Minimum 2 years of working experiences in Presales, Programming, Consulting or IT
- Sound knowledge of operating systems, SQL Database, VM Ware, Active Directory, Remote Print Service (RPS)
- Strong competency in Document Management, Print Management & Managed Services Solutions
- Technically competent and able to integrate business and technical requirements into a good business proposal, maintaining excellent understanding of solutions and services in conjunction with business benefits
- Good sales mentality to engage, present and work closely with sales operations
- Proficiency in architecture & design experience with complex IT solutions that encompass applications, data & technologies across multiple platforms
- Extensive know how in business process optimization and digital transformation themes
- Strong customer service orientation, & excellent communication skills both on the phone & in person
- Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel & PowerPoint
- Excellent organization / prioritization skills to meet deadlines & manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Exceptional attention to detail
- High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive & confidential situations
You will need
- Ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service & provide creative solutions to clients
- dynamic & a 'finisher' with an eye for detail & the ability to drive through solutions
- Strong commercial orientation with broad business understanding & skills, equipped with a sharp intellect in order to focus on key issues with an attention to detail & accuracy of information
- Drive for Results
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong communication, presentation & writing skills
- Strong interpersonal & teamwork skills
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to think creatively & come up with innovative solutions to business problems
- Flexible to new situations & challenge
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