Job description 

Summary:

Responsible for sales of SAS software products, solutions and services in a high volume, multi-tasking environment to State Government is must.

Location - Delhi

Primary Responsibilities:

• Sells software, solutions and services to current and prospective customers; works with other sales/pre-sales/domain/personnel to position and leverage sales opportunities to acquire, grow and retain customers within assigned territory.
• Fulfills wide range of requests for information from prospective customers. Qualifies level of opportunity and resources required.
• Prospects within a territory or account to uncover business needs.
• Implements aspects of territory and account management and development; identifies accounts with high "close" potential, qualifies, advances opportunity through milestone steps of sales cycle and forecast time frames to close business within Orion.
• Works closely with pre-sales resources and executives to facilitate timely response to highly qualified, high revenue potential opportunities.
• Prepares standard quotations and proposal information as needed; works with other departments to create and finalize contracts and set time schedules for delivery services.
• Follows up with customers to track satisfaction levels and to discover additional revenue opportunities.
• Develops a basic understanding of company pricing, licensing procedures and approvals matrix.
• Fully utilizes account planning process and tools (Account Plans and Opportunity Plans within BASE).
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of company marketing goals and objectives, SAS applications, supported hardware platforms, marketing and business trends, and industry knowledge to assess account needs.
• Recommends appropriate solutions.
• Works closely with virtual sales team, account managers and executives to facilitate timely response to highly qualified, high revenue potential leads.
• Assists in evaluation of territory or account potential; uses BASE or Strategic selling methodology, pipeline management and forecasting to identify accounts with high "close" potential, qualifies, and forecasts time frames to close business.
• Develops action plans to close business for accounts.
• Develops plans to identify accounts that have the potential for further development and executes them.
• Teams with pre-sales resources and executives on strategic account development opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic sales techniques; knowledge of hardware and/or software acquisitions cycles and buying influences.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate territory dynamics and develop a sales plan; ability to communicate technical and business concepts and relate them to SAS applications and user needs; ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to travel.